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Accord on 23-member cabinet reached
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) has agreed to form a preliminary cabinet of 23 ministers which will be later expanded to accommodate more people from coalition partners, it is learnt....
WB counsels price ‘adjustments’
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Rapid adjustments and reforms are necessary to avert “an economic crisis” in Pakistan, says a senior World Bank official....
Two IB men trailing Al Qaeda shot dead
KARACHI, March 27: Two officers of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) believed to be involved in anti-Al Qaeda operations were gunned down on Thursday on a busy street near Regal Chowk, in Saddar, witnesses and police said....
Ambulance ambushed; 2 women among seven killed
PARACHINAR, March 27: Seven people, two women among them, were killed and two others were injured when gunmen ambushed a government ambulance in the Lower Kurram tribal region on Wednesday....
Iftikhar’s meeting with Asif invites criticism
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, along with some of the deposed judges of the Peshawar High Court, met PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari at the latter’s residence here on...
US has intensified Fata strikes: WP
WASHINGTON, March 27: The United States has escalated air strikes against Al Qaeda fighters operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas fearing that the new government in Islamabad may object to future strikes, The Washington Post reported on Thursday....
Rehman and Haqqani join Gilani team
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday appointed former FIA official Rehman Malik and Hussain Haqqani as his advisers....
Hoti pledges comprehensive dialogue to end militancy
WHEN the Awami National Party romped home in the February elections, many an analyst described it as a vote for peace and rejection of elements practising radical violence....
Pilot error blamed for Multan Fokker crash
LAHORE, March 27: Pilot’s error was the ‘sole’ cause of the crash of a PIA Fokker in Multan about two years ago, according to the report of an investigation jointly carried...
Rs428m food security project
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and the Rural Support Programme Network (RSPN) have signed a Rs428 million contract to maximise crop production in over 1,000 villages...
13 leaders of outlawed group held in India
NEW DELHI, March 27: India on Thursday said it had arrested 13 of the most wanted leaders of a banned Islamic outfit, including a man linked to the 2006 blasts on trains that killed 185 commuters in Mumbai....
Vatican moves away from man baptised by Pope
VATICAN CITY, March 27: The Vatican on Thursday distanced itself from an Egyptian-born Muslim journalist who was baptised by Pope Benedict XVI at the weekend. The man is a vocal critic of Muslim extremists....
Two held for shipping arms to Taliban
KOHAT, March 27: Security forces on Thursday arrested two suspected militants in Spina Thana area and confiscated their pick-up....
Senate body for greater empowerment of women
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has called for creation of conditions to promote and facilitate greater empowerment of women through better education and employment opportunities with a view to bringing them into the mainstream....
Terror war policy to be continued, says Malik
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The newly-appointed Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior, Mr Rehman Malik, said on Thursday that the new government would bring killers of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto to justice....
Bhutan party loses seat after fresh count
NEW DELHI, March 27: Election officials on Thursday dealt Bhutan’s fledgling opposition another blow days after voters in the world’s newest democracy handed it a stunning defeat, trimming its presence in parliament to just two seats....
Ukrainian helicopter crashes
KIEV, March 27: A helicopter belonging to Ukraine’s border guards crashed off an island in the Black Sea on Thursday and the fate of 12 of its 13 passengers was unknown, the Emergencies Ministry said....
Gas pipeline blown up
QUETTA, March 27: Gas supply was suspended to a private power plant and seven other industrial units when some people blew up the main gas pipeline near Kolpur on Thursday....
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ISLAMABAD, March 27: Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, along with some of the deposed judges of the Peshawar High Court, met PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari at the latter’s residence here on...
WHEN the Awami National Party romped home in the February elections, many an analyst described it as a vote for peace and rejection of elements practising radical violence....
