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Bhootani and Agha elected unopposed
QUETTA, April 7: Aslam Bhootani and Syed Matiullah Agha were elected unopposed as speaker and deputy speaker of the Balochistan assembly on Monday. They were joint candidates of a coalition which is likely to form the provincial government....
‘Pepco to give KESC 500MW’
KARACHI, April 7: The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation will get 500 megawatts from Wapda/Pepco networks to meet the gap between power generation and demand and minimise power cuts in the city, says federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf....
Dr Khan says he confessed to save Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 7: Detained nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said he took the blame four years ago for passing atomic secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya in order to “save his country”....
Pemra asked to probe TV channel blackout
KARACHI, April 7: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to investigate how transmissions of two major satellite television networks were suspended on Monday....
US not against political approach to fight terrorism
WASHINGTON, April 7: US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has said that the United States has nothing against Pakistan pursuing a political approach to combating terrorism, if the military option is not taken off the shelf....
Two security men killed in attacks
QUETTA, April 7: Two security personnel were killed and five others injured in bomb blasts and armed attacks on security forces in Khuzdar, Noshki and Hub areas of Balochistan on Monday....
Terrorists in Pakistan and UK linked, says minister
ISLAMABAD, April 7: British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said here on Monday that there were connections between terrorist organisations operating in the UK and Pakistan....
Lovebirds separated, but spared execution
MIANWALI, April 7: Two Afghan lovebirds who had fled a refugee camp on Thursday evening but were caught by Kalabagh police, were separated by an Afghan jirga on Monday....
3 girls commit suicide
NAWABSHAH, April 7: Two sisters and another teenage girl committed suicide by taking pesticides in the village of Daim Khan Magsi in Sanghar on Monday, reportedly because of some domestic problems....
NA session likely from 10th: Uncertainty over judges’ issue
ISLAMABAD, April 7: The government has proposed to President Pervez Musharraf to summon the National Assembly’s first regular session on Thursday, official sources told Dawn here on Monday....
UNHRC action against Kashmir abuses sought
NEW YORK, April 7: The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) should insist that the Indian government take strong steps to hold accountable members of its security forces responsible for torture,...
Afghans blame Pakistan for their woes
LONDON, April 7: Most Afghans blame Pakistan for their terrorist troubles, said Labour MP Sadiq Khan here on Monday....
Diana death blamed on negligent driving
LONDON, April 7: Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed by the grossly negligent driving of their chauffeur and paparazzi photographers pursuing them into a Paris road tunnel 10 years ago....
Gold proposal
WASHINGTON, April 7: The International Monetary Fund on Monday proposed the sale of 403.3 tons of gold for 11 billion dollars as part of a wide-ranging financial overhaul, managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said.—AFP...
President, PM order probe into PA incident
KARACHI, April 7: President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have contacted Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan and expressed their grief over the incident which took place in the Sindh Assembly on Monday....
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ISLAMABAD, April 7: British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said here on Monday that there were connections between terrorist organisations operating in the UK and Pakistan....
