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Shujaat rules out joining govt ‘at this stage’
ISLAMABAD, April 30: President Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan Muslim League-Q Chief Chaudhry Shujaat met on Wednesday and discussed matters relating to reinstatement of the deposed judges and the ongoing talks between the PPP and PML-N in Dubai....
MQM gets big share in Sindh cabinet
KARACHI, April 30: The Pakistan People’s Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement have finalised a power-sharing formula under which the MQM will join the Sindh government with 13 ministers, one adviser and one special assistant....
Petrol, diesel prices raised by Rs3
ISLAMABAD, April 30: The government on Wednesday announced an increase in the prices of petrol and diesel by Rs3 a litre....
All tools in place for Fata peace deal to work: US
WASHINGTON, April 30: The United States said on Wednesday that Pakistan’s latest attempt to end militancy in the tribal region by engaging the militants has a better chance to succeed than...
Militants retake Darra Adamkhel
KOHAT, April 30: The local Taliban retook control of Darra Adamkhel after talks between the administration and tribal elders to guarantee safety of the Indus Highway were deadlocked....
Seven die in raid on Karzai attackers
KABUL, April 30: Afghan security forces on Wednesday raided the Kabul hideout of Taliban militants behind an attack on President Hamid Karzai, sparking a battle that left seven people dead, including a woman and child....
Claim refuted
ISLAMABAD: Chief military spokesman Maj-Gen Athar Abbas has dismissed as baseless an allegation that the attack on Afghan President Hamid Karzai had its roots in Pakistan’s tribal areas....
Delegation tasked to start groundwork for Balochistan all parties conference
ISLAMABAD, April 30: A committee on Balochistan formed by PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has decided to send a three-member team to Quetta for talks with local leaders, intellectuals and politicians before convening an all parties conference....
Safdar Sarki released; cases withdrawn
QUETTA, April 30: Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) secretary-general Dr Safdar Sarki was released on Wednesday after the Balochistan government withdrew cases against him....
New satellite among 33 projects approved
ISLAMABAD, April 30: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) of the Planning Commission on Tuesday approved 33 projects to be executed at a cost of Rs164 billion, including indigenous development of a communications satellite....
China begins 100-day Olympic countdown
BEIJING / HONG KONG, April 30: China began counting down 100 days to the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday with songs, a mass run and prayers, as the torch arrived back on Chinese soil after a tumultuous world tour....
10 US diplomats ordered to leave Belarus
MINSK, April 30: Ten US diplomats were ordered to leave Belarus within 72 hours on Wednesday, intensifying a row over sanctions and human rights....
Food crisis to cause malnutrition, says UN
GENEVA, April 30: Global food shortages and higher prices are more likely to cause malnutrition than outright famine, at least in the near term, the coordinator of a new United Nations task force said on Wednesday....
Hopes for Pakistan’s return to C’wealth
KUALA LUMPUR, April 30: Malaysia on Wednesday expressed optimism that Pakistan’s suspension from the Commonwealth would be lifted, saying the country had made progress towards returning to democracy....
Opposition leader defeats Mugabe
HARARE, April 30: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe’s presidential election, winning 47 per cent of the vote against the president’s 43 per cent, senior government sources said on Wednesday....
Hizb leader killed
SRINAGAR, April 30: Indian forces in occupied Kashmir shot dead a senior leader of a militant group late on Tuesday, police said....
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ISLAMABAD, April 30: As the 30-day deadline for reinstatement of the deposed judges expired on Wednesday, the top leadership of PPP and PML-N remained engaged in talks in Dubai in an effort to resolve differences over the issue....
BEIJING / HONG KONG, April 30: China began counting down 100 days to the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday with songs, a mass run and prayers, as the torch arrived back on Chinese soil after a tumultuous world tour....
