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Institutions must adhere to Constitution: Gilani
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani took oath of office here on Tuesday at a ceremony characterised more by seriousness than any joy usually witnessed at such events....
New cabinet on Saturday after vote of confidence
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Prime Minister Makhdoom Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will be running the government all alone till Saturday when he is expected to form his cabinet after getting the vote of confidence from the National Assembly....
Indian PM seeks ‘best ever’ ties with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, March 25: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his new Pakistan counterpart Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday that he expects India-Pakistan relations to evolve to become the “best ever” between the two countries....
Punjab and parts of NWFP hit by power breakdown
LAHORE, March 25: People in most parts of Punjab — from Rawalpindi to Multan — and in Islamabad besides some areas of the NWFP suffered a power breakdown for almost seven...
UNSC may consider request for probe: US
NEW YORK, March 25: Zalmay Khalilzad, US Ambassador to the United Nations, said on Monday that the world body can consider Pakistan’s request for a UN investigation into the December assassination of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto....
Pakistan on UK rights watch-list
LONDON, March 25: Britain for the first time included Pakistan on a list of countries of concern over human rights on Tuesday, saying there had been “very little progress” towards pledged improvements....
Pakistani art collector regains rare paintings
LONDON, March 25: A Dubai-based Pakistani art collector regained possession of two of his rare paintings by an Indian artist, Francis Newton Souza, costing an estimated $600,000 when a British court...
Millions at risk in S. Asia from global warming
KOLKATA, March 25: Rising seas and water shortages will displace about 125 million people living along the coasts of India and Bangladesh by the turn of the century, Greenpeace said on Tuesday....
Iraqi forces, Sadr militia fight in four cities
BAGHDAD, March 25: Iraqi leader Moqtada al-Sadr’s militiamen on Tuesday battled troops in four Iraqi cities on Tuesday, including Baghdad, as the cleric threatened a countrywide campaign of civil disobedience....
Somalia declared polio-free country
GENEVA, March 25: A vaccination campaign has rid Somalia of polio, encouraging hopes that the virus can be halted in other insecure regions, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday....
Hearing in Azam Tariq murder case adjourned
RAWALPINDI, March 25: Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No. 1 Special Judge Chaudhry Habibur Rehman here on Tuesday put off the hearing in Azam Tariq murder case till April 16 as lawyers from both sides were not present to pursue the case....
Bilawal leaves for Dubai
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday evening left for Dubai after staying in the capital for five days....
Three shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, March 25: Three young men were killed and another injured late on Tuesday night when gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on them in Korangi area, police said....
Spring splendor outside deposed CJ’s house
ISLAMABAD, March 25: If there is a place in the capital where bouquets of all kinds and sizes are to be found, it is the official residence of deposed Chief Justice...
Indian court orders fresh riots probe
NEW DELHI, March 25: India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a special team to start fresh investigations into some of the worst incidents during sectarian rioting in the western state of Gujarat in 2002, a report said....
Lawyers celebrate release of deposed judges
HYDERABAD, March 25: Jubilant and excited lawyers of the city danced on main roads suspending their appearances before the courts in order to celebrate release of deposed judges of superior courts...
Six perish in accident
MULTAN, March 25: At least six people were killed and 22 injured when a speeding minibus hit a roadside tree on Old Shujabad Road here on Tuesday....
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Editor: Abbas Nasir
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani took oath of office here on Tuesday at a ceremony characterised more by seriousness than any joy usually witnessed at such events....
HYDERABAD, March 25: Jubilant and excited lawyers of the city danced on main roads suspending their appearances before the courts in order to celebrate release of deposed judges of superior courts...
