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Judges’ reinstatement in 30 days: Naek
KHAIRPUR, April 4: Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek has said that deposed judges will be reinstated ‘within 30 days’ in accordance with the Murree Declaration....
PPP, MQM discuss power-sharing deal
KARACHI, April 4: An eight-member committee comprising leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement met here on Friday night to work out a power-sharing formula for Sindh....
Gilani vows to accomplish Bhuttos’ mission
LARKANA, April 4: The 29th death anniversary of the founder of the Pakistan People’s Party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was observed across the country on Friday with fervour and solemnity....
Half of Pakistanis ‘food insecure’, says WFP
ISLAMABAD, April 4: Nearly half of the country’s 160 million people are at risk of going short of food due to a surge in prices, the UN World Food Programme said on Friday....
US backs political reforms
WASHINGTON, April 4: Political reforms in Pakistan are not only good for the country but also beneficial for US interests in the region, says the US State Department....
4 Al Qaeda suspects arrested
QUETTA, April 4: Four foreigners suspected of having links with Al Qaeda have been arrested from the Dera Murad Jamali area of Nasirabad district. They were travelling in a Peshawar-bound bus....
Nato-Russia accord on Afghan land transit
BUCHAREST, April 4: Nato and Russia have concluded a key agreement on the land transit of non-military freight destined for Afghanistan, a Nato spokeswoman said on Friday....
Iftikhar receives official protocol
QUETTA, April 4: In a surprising development, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry received official protocol when he left his hometown for Islamabad on Friday. His vehicle was escorted by 25 vehicles of...
China to build frigates for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 4: China will start manufacturing the first F-22P frigate for Pakistan Navy next week, official sources told Dawn on Friday....
Over 80pc say America going in wrong direction
NEW YORK, April 4: More than 80 per cent of Americans believe the country is going in the wrong direction, a CBS News-New York Times poll released on Friday revealed....
Jet bombing plot mastermind visited Pakistan, court told
LONDON, April 4: The mastermind of the eight Britons, who allegedly planned to blow up airliners in mid air, had travelled to Islamabad from Heathrow just two months before his arrest in August 2006....
Flood severs Karachi-Quetta road link
QUETTA, April 4: The road link between Quetta and Karachi was cut on Friday when a road linking the Purali Bridge with the RCD Highway in the Bela area of Lasbela district was inundated after a flash flood....
Mugabe prepares for run-off poll
HARARE, April 4: Zimbabwe’s ruling party launched its fight-back on Friday after its weekend elections reverse, saying Robert Mugabe would stand in a presidential run-off....
Accord on finding ways to cut emissions from planes, ships
BANGKOK, April 4: More than 160 nations agreed on Friday to consider how to reduce rapidly growing emissions from air and sea travel as they worked towards drafting an ambitious new treaty on global warming....
UN concerned over Iraqi killings
UNITED NATIONS, April 4: The United Nations has expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Iraq in the wake of recent clashes between Iraqi forces and Shia militias in Basra....
US bomber explodes
DUBAI, April 4: A US B-1 bomber exploded on Friday while landing in a Qatari air base due to a technical fault, according to the Al Jazeera TV....
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LAHORE, April 4: The PML-N is committed to reinstating deposed judges within 30 days of the formation of the federal government, says Mian Nawaz Sharif, the chief of the party....
LARKANA, April 4: The 29th death anniversary of the founder of the Pakistan People’s Party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was observed across the country on Friday with fervour and solemnity....
HARARE, April 4: Zimbabwe’s ruling party launched its fight-back on Friday after its weekend elections reverse, saying Robert Mugabe would stand in a presidential run-off....
