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Bush calls Fata most dangerous region
WASHINGTON, April 12: President George Bush has said that Pakistan, and not Afghanistan or Iraq, is now the most likely place where a plot could be hatched to carry out any 9/11-type attack in the US....
Punjab CM house to be converted into IT institute: Khosa
LAHORE, April 12: The newly elected Chief Minister of Punjab, Dost Mohammad Khosa, on Saturday announced that the new Chief Minister’s House built by his predecessor Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be converted into an information technology institute for women....
Plan to reinstate judges soon after NA resolution
ISLAMABAD, April 12: The heads of parties in the ruling coalition are likely to approve a plan for reinstatement of deposed judges through an executive order immediately after the passage of...
‘Post-Nov 3 amendments have made Constitution disputed’
ISLAMABAD, April 12: Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq Naek on Saturday said that he had stopped the distribution of newly published copies of the Constitution containing amendments made...
Iftikhar won’t quit, says bar chief
ISLAMABAD, April 12: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday dispelled speculations about his willingness to say goodbye as the top adjudicator under a government formula after being restored by...
Qaim hopeful of success in talks with MQM
LARKANA, April 12: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Saturday that talks with the leadership of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement had resumed after a deadlock and expressed optimism about the outcome of the negotiations....
Suddle new Sindh police chief
ISLAMABAD, April 12: The new government made on Saturday changes in the top-level bureaucracy, including the IGP Sindh and Intelligence Bureau director-general....
Poor woman commits suicide with two children
LAHORE, April 12: A woman committed suicide with her two children by throwing herself in front of a train in Naseerabad area of the city on Saturday....
Trade barriers should be removed, says Musharraf
BOAO (China), April 12: President Pervez Musharraf has called for sharing expertise and experiences, removing trade barriers, involving public and private sectors and setting up regional cooperation networks to raise environmental and energy efficiency....
Dar hints at continuity in some policies
WASHINGTON, April 12: The new government does not want to indulge in a “blame game” with the previous rulers, says Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, adding that he plans to continue some economic policies of the outgoing government as well....
Hike in steel, cement prices likely to fuel unemployment
ISLAMABAD, April 12: An unprecedented rise in the prices of cement, steel and other construction material is not only threatening growth in the housing and construction industry, but is also likely to increase unemployment in the country....
C’wealth likely to readmit Pakistan, says Maleeha
ISLAMABAD, April 12: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr Maleeha Lodhi said on Saturday that the Commonwealth was working out modalities for the restoration of Pakistan’s membership in the organisation....
Maoists take stunning lead in Nepal elections
KATHMANDU, April 12: Nepal’s ex-rebel Maoists were emerging on Saturday as the surprise single biggest victors in early results from landmark elections aimed at rebuilding the Himalayan nation after a bloody civil war....
Qazi, Nawaz discuss judges restoration
LAHORE, April 12: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Hussain Ahmad and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif reiterated their stand on the judiciary issue on Saturday, saying that judges should be restored within 30 days of the formation of the federal cabinet....
Welfare fund remains unutilised: report
ISLAMABAD, April 12: An amount of Rs59 billion of the Workers Welfare Fund aimed to resolve housing problems of labourers has not been properly utilised yet, it is learnt....
Gwadar women project in doldrums
ISLAMABAD, April 12: An audit report has detected slow implementation, under-utilisation of funds and ineffective coordination between stakeholders in the Rs39.785 million Jafakash Aurat project....
Sarki shifted to Quetta hospital
QUETTA, April 12: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz secretary-general Dr Safdar Sarki was shifted from the Zhob district jail to civil hospital in Quetta on Saturday....
Two killed in mine blast
QUETTA, April 12: Two people were killed in a landmine explosion in the Pat Feeder area of Dear Bugti district on Saturday....
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LAHORE, April 12: The newly elected Chief Minister of Punjab, Dost Mohammad Khosa, on Saturday announced that the new Chief Minister’s House built by his predecessor Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi would be converted into an information technology institute for women....
