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Move for APC on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday set up a committee to convene an all-party conference (APC) on Balochistan for addressing the grievances of its people and bringing them into the national mainstream....
UK backs policy of talks with militants
PESHAWAR, April 20: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband supported the coalition government’s policy of using peaceful means to end militancy and extremism....
Draft resolution onjudges issue ready
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The government has finalised the draft of a resolution for reinstatement of all deposed judges, including Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, PPP sources told Dawn on Sunday....
Naek and Nawaz Discuss plan for judiciary
LAHORE, April 20: Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek called on former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif here on Sunday and discussed with him matters relating to reinstatement of deposed judges....
PPP, MQM in fresh efforts for reconciliation
KARACHI, April 20: A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, led by the party’s deputy-convenor and MNA Dr Farooq Sattar, met Pakistan People’s Party’s provincial leadership at Bilawal House here on...
Security plan for Karachi
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The coalition government has chalked out a comprehensive security plan for lasting peace in Karachi in cooperation with the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM)....
Flour shortage in Balochistan as govt hikes ex-mill price
QUETTA, April 20: An increase in the official ex-mill and retail prices of flour by the provincial government has severely affected the availability of the staple food item, with retailers taking advantage of the situation to fleece the common man....
Fata is the place to fret about, US officials say
WASHINGTON, April 20: The US preoccupation with Iraq should not cloud American military planners’ ‘vision of threats’ emanating from Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), says Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff....
Documentary planned to counter anti-Quran film
ISLAMABAD, April 20: A senator has launched a project to make an international documentary on the Holy Quran in response to a controversial film released by a Dutch parliamentarian....
10 of a family die on road
SHEIKHUPURA, April 20: Ten members of a family, including four women and a child, were killed and 11 other people injured when a mini-bus collided with a truck on the Faisalabad bypass on Sunday....
26 killed in Somalia fighting
MOGADISHU, April 20: At least 26 people were killed on Sunday in the heaviest clashes to rock Mogadishu in two months, bringing to 44 the death toll for two days of fighting between Ethiopian-backed Somali forces and Muslim militants....
China seeks to contain protests
BEIJING, April 20: China sought on Sunday to contain an outpouring of nationalism triggered by protests along the route of the Olympic torch relay, with state media urging people to channel their patriotism into “rational” expressions....
Air force gets new UAV systems
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The upgradation and modernisation programme of Pakistan Air Force is progressing at a rapid pace and PAF is looking forward to equipping its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) with...
Reconciliation policy being pursued: Sherry
ISLAMABAD, April 20: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that the government is committed to freedom of expression and it will take all necessary steps to address concerns of the media....
Rs800m irregularities found in purchase of Wapda equipment
ISLAMABAD, April 20: The Auditor-General of Pakistan has found irregularities of about Rs800 million in the purchase of equipment by distribution companies of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda)....
Call for judicial probe into April 9 incident
MANCHESTER, April 20: The Sindh Doctors Forum (SDF) of the United Kingdom has praised the leadership of the Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N for remaining steadfast on their commitment to restore Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and other deposed judges....
Iqbal Manzil’s repair comes to a halt
SIALKOT, April 20: The repair work of the dilapidated Iqbal Manzil, the birthplace of poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, has abruptly been come to a halt....
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PESHAWAR, April 20: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband supported the coalition government’s policy of using peaceful means to end militancy and extremism....
QUETTA, April 20: An increase in the official ex-mill and retail prices of flour by the provincial government has severely affected the availability of the staple food item, with retailers taking advantage of the situation to fleece the common man....
