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Baitullah orders militants to stop attacks in Fata, NWFP
TANK, April 23: The leader of Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, has ordered his fighters to “immediately cease their activities” in the tribal region as well as the NWFP....
US says it’s not against talks with militants for peace
WASHINGTON, April 23: A senior US official indicated on Wednesday that Pakistan had taken the United States into confidence before initiating a dialogue with the militants and said that the US was not against any talks that would lead to peace....
Differences likely to delay resolution: Reinstatement of judges
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Differences between the Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N over the issue of a proposed constitutional package might delay for a few days the tabling of...
Punjab seals local govts’ record, freezes accounts
LAHORE, April 23: The Punjab cabinet has decided to seal the record and freeze accounts of all district, tehsil and union councils in the province for a special audit....
Clash at border after ‘misunderstanding’
KHAR, April 23: A havaldar of the Bajaur Scouts was killed and another injured in an exchange of fire with the Afghan National Army at Nawa Pass on Wednesday after the...
Pak-Afghan accord to revive joint jirga
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to resume the process of joint peace jirga and to improve relations....
Progress made in talks on four-nation gas project
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Petroleum ministers of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India made “some headway” in talks held on Wednesday to work out a framework for the $6 billion TAPI gas pipeline project....
38-strong Balochistan cabinet sworn in
QUETTA, April 23: Thirty-eight members of the Balochistan cabinet, four women among them, were sworn in by Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi on Wednesday....
Investment conference planned on Thar coal reserves
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The government on Wednesday sounded both dim and bright hopes to overcome power cuts blamed on the neglect of the previous regime, telling the National Assembly some relief...
Two NGO workers kidnapped
GHALNAI, April 23: Two workers of a non-governmental organisation were kidnapped from the Karapa area in Pandyali tehsil on Wednesday....
Hillary scores vital win over Obama, but needs money
NEW YORK, April 23: Senator Hillary Clinton kept her presidential hopes alive on Tuesday night, winning a crucial victory in the Pennsylvania primary over her rival Senator Barack Obama by 10 points....
Three militant commanders killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, April 23: Indian security forces shot dead three top commanders of the main militant group fighting in occupied Kashmir, police said on Wednesday....
15 gunmen killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, April 23: US troops said on Wednesday they killed 15 gunmen overnight in Baghdad where fighting has raged for weeks between militiamen loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and security forces....
Danish, Dutch embassies in Afghanistan evacuated
COPENHAGEN, April 23: Denmark and The Netherlands have moved all the staff from their embassies in Afghanistan to secret locations because of concerns about their security, Foreign Ministry officials said on Wednesday....
Ordeal of hijacked ship’s crew
BOSASSO (Somalia), April 23: The Pakistani crew of a Dubai-flagged cargo ship said on Wednesday they were lucky to be alive after being captured by Somali pirates then rescued in a shootout at sea....
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to resume the process of joint peace jirga and to improve relations....
QUETTA, April 23: Thirty-eight members of the Balochistan cabinet, four women among them, were sworn in by Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi on Wednesday....
NEW YORK, April 23: Senator Hillary Clinton kept her presidential hopes alive on Tuesday night, winning a crucial victory in the Pennsylvania primary over her rival Senator Barack Obama by 10 points....
SRINAGAR, April 23: Indian security forces shot dead three top commanders of the main militant group fighting in occupied Kashmir, police said on Wednesday....
