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Asif, Malik head for London
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif went to the British Foreign Office on Wednesday to meet British Foreign Secretary David Miliband....
EC reverses decision; by-poll on June 26
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The Election Commission has decided to hold by-elections on 38 National Assembly and provincial assembly seats on June 26, reversing its decision to put off by-elections for two...
NWFP backtracks on law and order stance
PESHAWAR, May 7: The NWFP on Wednesday backtracked on its stance on the law and order situation and said it would be willing to hold by-elections earlier than the date set...
By-poll row under probe, Senate told
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The government told the Senate on Wednesday it was probing who manipulated a two-month postponement of by-elections for 38 national and provincial assembly seats just as the Election...
Nawaz needs to be watched, US house panel told
WASHINGTON, May 7: A US congressional panel was told on Wednesday that while the PPP was doing a good job in Pakistan, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif needed to be watched....
New govt bid to resume talks with N. Waziristan militants
TANK, May 7: The government made contacts with key militant figures on Wednesday in a bid to resume talks for the restoration of peace in tribal region, a source privy to the development said on Wednesday....
Policeman, passerby killed
QUETTA, May 7: A police constable and a passerby were killed and another policeman was injured in an attack here on Wednesday....
‘Militants’ in Rs123m heist
NOWSHERA, May 7: Suspected militants escaped with Rs123 million in what is said to be one of the biggest highway robberies in the country. The robbers who attacked a bullet-proof vehicle...
Security linked to uplift: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, May 7: President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that the armed forces were equipped with advanced weapon systems, with high operational preparedness, to make the country’s defence impregnable....
India tests long-range missile
BHUBANESWAR, May 7: India successfully tested a home-grown, long-range missile on Wednesday, capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets more than 3,000km away, the government said....
Russia under twin leadership
MOSCOW, May 7: Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in on Wednesday as Russian president in a glittering Kremlin ceremony, then immediately nominated his predecessor Vladimir Putin to be prime minister, launching an uncertain era of joint rule....
Myanmar storm may affect world rice supply
BANGKOK, May 7: The cyclone that tore through Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta could turn the country from an exporter of rice to an importer, adding to global concerns about food supply shortages, said the UN’s food agency on Wednesday....
Five Pakistanis held in Spain
MADRID, May 7: Spanish police say they have arrested five Pakistani men on suspicion of trafficking in fake luxury goods and forcing people to work in illegal conditions....
Air travel to cost more
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The government has revised the rate of Federal Excise Duty (FED) on domestic and international air tickets....
‘Summary for UN probe under study’
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The ministry of law and justice has moved a summary to foreign ministry seeking a probe by the the United Nations into assassination of former prime minister Benazir...
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MOSCOW, May 7: Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in on Wednesday as Russian president in a glittering Kremlin ceremony, then immediately nominated his predecessor Vladimir Putin to be prime minister, launching an uncertain era of joint rule....
