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Foreigners’ haunt bombed in capital: woman dead
ISLAMABAD, March 15: Terrorists on Saturday night targeted a popular hang-out of foreign nationals, mostly western diplomats and journalists, by hitting the place with a powerful explosive device, killing a Turkish...
MQM decides to join opposition in NA
KARACHI, March 15: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will be part of a Pakistan Muslim League-Q-led combined opposition in the inaugural session of the National Assembly....
PPP stands for free judiciary, says Asif
ISLAMABAD, March 15: PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari reiterated on Saturday that his party is committed to the Murree Declaration that pledges to restore deposed judges and make judiciary independent....
Petrol price increased by over Rs4: Second revision in a month
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The caretaker government on Saturday announced a second consecutive increase in prices of petroleum products in one month, drawing immediate criticism from opposition parties....
Fazl to support PPP-led govt unconditionally
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) has decided to sit on the treasury benches without any pre-condition and the party is unconditionally supporting the new coalition government led by the Pakistan People’s Party....
Taliban leader offers truce
BAJAUR, March 15: Militant commander Maulana Faqir Mohammad on Saturday offered the new government a ceasefire and opening of dialogue if it stopped supporting President Pervez Musharraf....
Clash at jirga leaves five dead
MIRAMSHAH, March 15: Five people were killed and three others injured in an exchange of fire between two groups in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan on Saturday....
NBP admits gang withdrew Rs20m in Multan
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The National Bank of Pakistan on Saturday said that some people had fraudulently withdrawn Rs20 million from its automated-teller machines (ATMs) in Multan, while the Federal Investigation Agency...
Inquiry into prisoner’s death sought
NEW DELHI, March 15: The World Human Rights Protection Council, an Indian Punjab-based voluntary group, has called for an independent probe into the custodial death of a Pakistani national, Khalid Mehmood, in an Indian jail on Feb 12....
India seeks link to C. Asia via Pakistan
CHANDIGARH, March 15: Advocating close cooperation between India and Central Asia, Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for establishing a direct surface transportation route through Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq....
Conservatives leading in Iran elections
TEHRAN, March 15: Conservatives are leading with 120 seats against 46 for their reformist opponents in an election for Iran’s 290-seat parliament, Iran’s state Press TV said on Saturday....
Britain to deport three Pakistanis
LONDON, March 15: As Britain launches a crackdown against illegal immigrants, three Pakistanis and a family are under detention, ready to be deported....
US asked to support Asif-Nawaz coalition
NEW YORK, March 15: A leading US newspaper on Saturday asked Washington to support, Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif “as they try to set their country on a new course”....
Lawyers’ black flag week concludes
QUETTA, March 15: Lawyers boycotted courts and took out a procession calling for reinstatement of deposed judges here as their black flag week concluded on Saturday....
Ex-judges say NA resolution enough for reinstatement
KARACHI, March 15: Eight former judges of the Supreme Court, three chief justices among them, have affirmed that the removal of judges under the emergency decree on Nov 3 was unconstitutional...
6 killed in Gujar Khan road accidents
GUJAR KHAN, March 15: Six persons, including two women, were killed and another woman was injured in two road accidents in Gujar Khan on Saturday, police and hospital sources told this reporter....
Bill for setting up of ROZs moved in Congress
WASHINGTON, March 15: The US Congress has taken up a piece of legislation that will allow President Bush to designate reconstruction opportunity zones (ROZs) in the border regions and earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan and throughout Afghanistan....
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ISLAMABAD, March 15: Terrorists on Saturday night targeted a popular hang-out of foreign nationals, mostly western diplomats and journalists, by hitting the place with a powerful explosive device, killing a Turkish...
QUETTA, March 15: Lawyers boycotted courts and took out a procession calling for reinstatement of deposed judges here as their black flag week concluded on Saturday....
