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Nawaz firm on judges issue: Warning issued over 58(2)b
ISLAMABAD, April 26: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that his party wants reinstatement of deposed judges through a parliamentary resolution by the deadline of April 30....
Al Qaeda-linked foreigners are in tribal areas: Musharraf
LAHORE, April 26: President Pervez Musharraf has said that foreigners, particularly Uzbeks and Afghans having links with Al Qaeda, are hiding in tribal areas and they carry out terrorist activities not...
Karzai backs Pakistan’s talks with Taliban
NEW YORK, April 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday decried the British and the US conduct of “war on terror” in his country and expressed support for “the new Pakistani government’s efforts to make peace with the Taliban”....
Security forces lift siege of Mehsud areas
TANK, April 26: Security forces have lifted the siege of certain areas in the Mehsud territory while military sources acknowledged that a peace agreement between the government and the Mehsud tribes was to be signed shortly....
Ahmadinejad to press for early signing of IPI deal
ISLAMABAD, April 26: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s stopovers in Islamabad and New Delhi will focus on helping both governments overcome glitches in the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project and seek an early signing of the agreement, according to Iranian diplomats....
PTA asked to block dubious SIMs by May 22
ISLAMABAD, April 26: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior took the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to task here on Saturday for not going after multiple and unverifiable SIM (subscriber identity module)...
Blast damages intelligence agency’s office
QUETTA, April 26: The offices of an intelligence agency and the executive district officer of the public health department were damaged in a bomb explosion in the Dear Bugti town on Saturday....
Eight of a family slain over enmity
BAHAWALPUR / VEHARI, April 26: Eight members of a family, four children among them, and a maid were slaughtered while they were sleeping in their house in Mauza Luddan Riasti village early on Saturday....
CM blames ‘anti-peace elements’ for blast
PESHAWAR, April 26: NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti said on Saturday that some elements had been trying to sabotage the peace process started by the government in the province and Fata....
BD govt stops the poor from collecting rotten rice
CHITTAGONG, April 26: Bangladesh deployed troops at a dumping site near the country’s main Chittagong port on Saturday to stop poor people from collecting rotten rice, officials said....
Pakistan on US list of countries ‘violating copyright laws’
WASHINGTON, April 26: The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia, Pakistan and six other nations of failing to protect American movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy....
Conservatives strengthen grip on Iran parliament
TEHRAN, April 26: Conservatives have consolidated their grip on Iran’s parliament after run-off votes for undecided seats, state radio reported on Saturday....
‘Mastermind of Sept 11 attacks’ meets counsel
WASHINGTON, April 26: The Guantanamo prisoner accused of masterminding the Sept 11 attacks has met for the first time the US military lawyer assigned to defend him on war crimes charges...
Erra urged to speed up activities
ISLAMABAD, April 26: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday directed the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) to expedite its activities in the earthquake-hit areas....
Three Taliban, four others killed in clash
GHALANAI (Mohmand Agen-cy), April 26: Three Taliban and four suspected criminals were killed and several others, including women and children, injured in a clash in the Dadukhel area of the Mohmand Agency on Saturday....
Balochistan University gets acting VC
QUETTA, April 26: Baloch-istan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has appointed Prof Dr Masoom Khan Yasinzai of the Biochemistry department as the acting vice-chancellor of the Balochistan University for one month....
Govt asked to take up matter with Spain: Detained Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, April 26: The families of nine Pakistanis, who are under detention in Spain on the suspicion of planning a terrorist attack, have appealed to the government to pursue the matter...
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CHITTAGONG, April 26: Bangladesh deployed troops at a dumping site near the country’s main Chittagong port on Saturday to stop poor people from collecting rotten rice, officials said....
