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PPP-led govt in Balochistan on the cards
QUETTA, March 8: A first-ever People’s Party-led government in Balochistan became a distinct possibility after the number of MPAs-elect pledging support to the party reached 28 on Saturday....
‘Clash’ between Asif, Fahim averted
LAHORE, March 8: A meeting of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy, hurriedly called by its president Makhdoom Amin Fahim for Sunday, was called off on Saturday reportedly after some...
Musharraf asks parties to get down to business
MULTAN, March 8: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that parties which were in a position to form governments at the Centre and in provinces must end “politicking” and focus on putting the country on the path to progress and prosperity....
PPP, PML-N trying to ‘find way out’ over oath
LAHORE, March 8: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N put up a ‘show of strength’ here on Saturday night even though they are yet to formalise an understanding on sharing power....
US in wait-and-see mode on Fata
WASHINGTON, March 8: The United States is “anxiously watching” to see how the new political government in Pakistan will deal with the situation in tribal areas, says a top Pentagon official....
US suspends investment treaty talks
ISLAMABAD, March 8: The United States has suspended negotiations with Pakistan aimed at sorting out differences on remaining issues for finalising the much-awaited bilateral investment treaty (BIT)....
Official results of 11 NA seats withheld
ISLAMABAD, March 8: The official results of 11 of the 342 National Assembly seats have been withheld because of litigation and other complications....
Five tribesmen killed in ambush
HANGU, March 8: At least five tribesmen were killed when their vehicle came under fire in Gudar, in the Orakzai Agency, on Saturday....
Summary sent to the PM’s office
ISLAMABAD, March 8: A spokesman for the prime minister’s office said on Saturday that a summary sent by the ministry of parliamentary affairs for summoning the National Assembly session had been received at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat earlier in the day....
SCBA fails to hold meeting as locks put on court gates
ISLAMABAD, March 8: The authorities locked the gates of the Supreme Court on Saturday in an attempt to stop members of the executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)...
India puts N-deal talks on hold
NEW DELHI, March 8: The Indian government said on Saturday it had decided not to pursue a controversial nuclear deal with the United States in the near future, a prospect that would have angered the Left Front and prompted snap polls....
Kashmir Singh changes statement again
NEW DELHI, March 8: An Indian who was recently freed by Pakistan has said he was not a spy, denying his earlier claim of working for Indian intelligence, news reports said on Saturday....
Ex-minister remanded in FIA custody
RAWALPINDI, March 8: A judge on Saturday remanded a former state minister for minorities, Mushtaq Victor, in custody of the Federal Investigation Agency for seven days....
Human trafficking victims return from Iran
HYDERABAD, March 8: Twenty-three victims of human trafficking, including women and children, arrived at the FIA’s office here on Saturday after serving for a year as unpaid labourers on the agricultural land in Iran’s Zarabad area....
Women vow to fight against abuse, job discrimination
PARIS, March 8: Calls to end forced marriage, domestic abuse and job discrimination marked International Women’s Day on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets worldwide....
Saudi mufti’s warning
RIYADH, March 8: Saudi Arabia’s top religious authority warned Saudis against giving money to charities financing ‘evil’ groups, a local daily reported....
Man killed in Kohlu blast
QUETTA, March 8: A man was killed and two others were injured in a bomb blast at a tea stall in the Kohlu bazaar on Saturday....
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