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Tribal elders warn US against direct action
LANDI KOTAL: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met tribal chiefs at the Khyber Rifles mess in Landi Kotal on Wednesday....
Discord over plum posts delays cabinet formation
ISLAMABAD, March 26: Differences between the two main coalition partners over the allocation of some key ministries have hamstrung Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani by delaying the formation of his cabinet, political sources said on Wednesday....
Gilani to unveil 100-day relief, reform package on 29th
ISLAMABAD, March 26: The new coalition government is expected to announce on March 29 a 100-day reforms package to offset the effects of unprecedented price hike and high cost of energy and to ensure macro-economic stability, Dawn has learnt....
Bush waives restriction on $300m assistance
WASHINGTON, March 26: US President George W. Bush has waived democracy-related restrictions on Pakistan, allowing the country to receive $300 million of US assistance this year....
‘President has no objection to release of judges’
LAHORE, March 26: President Pervez Musharraf has not objected to the release of detained judges on the orders of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, official sources say....
Govt request needed for UN probe: Ban
UNITED NATIONS, March 26: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon assured Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday that the world body would make a decision on setting up a commission to...
Saifullah arrested soon after release on bail
KARACHI, March 26: Qari Saifullah Akhtar, an alleged Al Qaeda militant booked for his involvement in suicide blasts during the homecoming procession of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto here on Oct...
Aga Khan opens centre in Dubai
DUBAI, March 26: The Aga Khan on Wednesday inaugurated an Ismaili culture centre here, the first of its kind in the Middle East....
US to attend inter-faith dialogue
WASHINGTON, March 26: The United States on Wednesday welcomed Saudi King Abdullah’s initiative for dialogue among Muslims, Christians and Jews and will send its envoy to participate in the proposed talks....
Ducks, rice, people spreading avian flu, says FAO report
UNITED NATIONS, March 26: Ducks, rice and people — and not chickens — have emerged as the most significant factors in the spread of avian influenza in Thailand and Vietnam, says...
Sarkozy pledges more troops for Afghanistan
LONDON, March 26: French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged in a speech to Britain’s parliament on Wednesday to send more troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan and called for a “new Franco-British brotherhood”....
Azad calls for reviving peace process
SRINAGAR, March 26: The chief minister of occupied Kashmir on Wednesday urged Pakistan’s new premier to revive a slow-moving peace process with New Delhi, while a hardline separatist struck a more pessimistic note....
Car bomb kills eight civilians in Afghanistan
KABUL, March 26: A car bomb exploded on Wednesday in a farmers’ market in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians, as the Taliban warned they will use new techniques and draw on years of fighting experience to increase attacks this spring....
UK enlists women’s support in terror fight
LONDON, March 26: In a school in south London, women in headscarves are learning English, childcare skills and citizenship, to smooth their integration into British life....
‘Hutt River ambassador’ charged with fraud
DUBAI, March 26: A man claiming to be the ambassador of a self-proclaimed state in Australia has appeared in a Dubai court charged with fraud, a newspaper reported on Wednesday....
Editor jailed for Mubarak rumours
CAIRO, March 26: Outspoken Egyptian editor Ibrahim Eissa was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday for writing rumours about President Hosni Mubarak’s health....
UN medals for Pakistani military men
UNITED NATIONS, March 26: A contingent of 1,023 Pakistani soldiers and nine military observers were decorated with the United Nations peace-keeping medal at a ceremony in Cote d’Ivoire Bouake, says a UN press statement issued here on Wednesday....
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ISLAMABAD, March 26: The visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met Prime Minister Yusuf Raza...
LONDON, March 26: French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged in a speech to Britain’s parliament on Wednesday to send more troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan and called for a “new Franco-British brotherhood”....
