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PPP delays naming premier candidate
ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) again put off on Thursday a decision about its candidate for the office of the prime minister....
ANP names its 12 ministers
ISLAMABAD/Peshawar, March 6: The Awami National Party, which is forming a coalition government with the PPP in the NWFP, announced on Thursday names and portfolios of its 12 ministers....
Three major parties short of two-thirds majority
ISLAMABAD, March 6: The combined strength of PPP, PML-N and ANP in the newly-elected National Assembly is slightly short of the two-thirds majority. However, they may cross the two-thirds mark if...
Suicide plot suspects arrested
LAHORE, March 6: Police on Thursday claimed arresting three suspected would-be suicide bombers belonging to a banned militant organisation near a bus stand in Shafeeqabad....
UK urges Nato allies to help new govt
BRUSSELS, March 6: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Nato countries on Thursday to foster good relations with the new government in Pakistan and to encourage its ties with Afghanistan....
$320m ADB fund for small loans in rural areas
ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $320 million to commercial banks, microfinance banks, leasing companies and Pakistan Post Office to help them offer small loans for poverty alleviation, mainly in rural areas....
Drug review board’s work termed inadequate
RAWALPINDI, March 6: The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has expressed concern over the pace of implementation of the national drug policy of Pakistan....
Security man killed in Dera Bugti mine blast
QUETTA, March 6: A security man was killed and four others were injured in a landmine explosion on Thursday, and security forces claimed to have foiled a terrorist attempt to blow up an airstrip in the Pir Koh area....
Muslim envoys meet Dutch minister: Anti-Islam film
THE HAGUE, March 6: The Dutch foreign minister met ambassadors from 30 Muslim countries on Wednesday to discuss the imminent broadcast of an anti-Islam film made by a far-right Dutch parliamentarian, his office said....
Eight die in attack on Jewish school
JERUSALEM, March 6: Eight people were killed when two armed men opened fire in a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem on Thursday....
Buffett world’s richest man, Bill Gates third
NEW YORK, March 6: Warren Buffett, the famed US investor who heads Berkshire Hathaway Inc, replaced his friend and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday....
UN panel urged to condemn Israel
GENEVA, March 6: Muslim countries called upon the top UN rights body on Thursday to condemn Israel’s recent military strikes in Gaza....
BNP-M urges Akhtar Mengal’s proper medical care
QUETTA, March 6: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) on Thursday held rallies in Quetta and other parts of the province to protest against what it termed denial of proper medical facilities...
PFUJ expresses concern over kidnapping of journalists
ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) has expressed deep concern over the kidnapping of two journalists in Balochistan, three weeks after the murder of a senior journalist....
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KARACHI/LAHORE, March 6: Karachi suffered a major power breakdown on Thursday after the National Transmission and Dispatch Company disconnected supplies to the privatised Karachi Electric Supply Corporation over outstanding dues....
THE HAGUE, March 6: The Dutch foreign minister met ambassadors from 30 Muslim countries on Wednesday to discuss the imminent broadcast of an anti-Islam film made by a far-right Dutch parliamentarian, his office said....
NEW YORK, March 6: Warren Buffett, the famed US investor who heads Berkshire Hathaway Inc, replaced his friend and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday....
