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Shahbaz to remind Asif of deadline on judges
LAHORE, April 27: A PML-N delegation headed by the party’s president Mian Shahbaz Sharif was to leave for Dubai on Sunday night to ‘remind Mr Asif Ali Zardari of the approaching deadline set for reinstatement of judges’....
Karzai escapes deadly attack on Kabul parade
KABUL, April 27: Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unharmed on Sunday after militants attacked a high-profile military parade with rockets and gunfire, killing three people, including an MP, and wounding around 10....
Taliban execute ‘outlaw’ in public
GHALANAI, April 27: A man was executed in public by Taliban militants in the Rahim Korona area of the Mohmand Agency on Sunday....
Several Punjab towns without gas
QUETTA, April 27: Gas supply to a vast area in southern Punjab suspended on Saturday night because of blasts in pipelines could not be restored on Sunday....
14 Al Qaeda men killed in Algeria
ALGIERS, April 27: Algerian forces killed 14 Al Qaeda fighters and destroyed a number of hideouts in mountains east of Algiers, newspapers reported on Sunday....
Adviser calls for inquiry
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman A Malik has expressed concern over the blowing up of gas pipelines in Dera Bugti and Jaffarabad and asked the government...
Mogadishu town occupied by insurgents
MOGADISHU, April 27: Fighting between radicals and Somali troops killed 10 people in Mogadishu, and the insurgents took control of the provincial town of Jowhar, residents and officials said on Sunday....
Iran asks Azerbaijan to release N-spares
TEHRAN, April 27: Iran has urged Azerbaijan to release a cargo of parts from Russia for its first nuclear power plant, the foreign ministry said on Sunday....
US working to link subcontinent with C. Asia
WASHINGTON, April 27: Pakistan and Afghanistan enjoy a pivotal role in US policies which also envisage India playing a key role in the region....
PM condemns attack
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday condemned the attack on a ceremony in Kabul, attended by President Hamid Karzai....
BD national held for passport fraud
BANGKOK, April 27: Thai police arrested and charged a man from Bangladesh found in possession of hundreds of fake passports and visas, a senior police official said on Sunday....
Four killed in Pindi, Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Four persons were killed in separate incidents in the twin cities during the last 24 hours, police said on Sunday....
Two Muslims killed in Thai south
NARATHIWAT (Thailand): Suspected separatists shot dead two Muslims in the Thai south on Sunday, police said, as the army warned of possible strikes by militants on the anniversary of a deadly mosque raid....
Former Israeli minister jailed for graft
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court sentenced an ultra-Orthodox MP and former minister to 18 months in jail on Sunday on corruption and fraud charges which automatically suspend him from parliament....
Audit report finds poor monitoring of funds: Women ministry
ISLAMABAD, April 26: An Auditor General report has detected improper monitoring of funds amounting to Rs250 million released to district governments by the ministry of women development....
49 more deportees arrive from Turkey
RAWALPINDI, April 27: A batch of 49 illegal immigrants, deported by the Turkish authorities arrived here on Sunday, immigration authorities said....
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KABUL, April 27: Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped unharmed on Sunday after militants attacked a high-profile military parade with rockets and gunfire, killing three people, including an MP, and wounding around 10....
