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Azizuddin is home after 97 days
PESHAWAR, May 17: Militants released Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, on Friday night after holding him in captivity for 97 days....
Govt claims credit for envoy’s release
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Authorities have claimed that the Pakistani ambassador to Kabul was freed as a result of an ‘action’ taken by security forces in South Waziristan....
Lawyers’ ‘long march’ on June 10
LAHORE, May 17: Lawyers on Saturday vowed to set off on a ‘long march’ to Islamabad or Rawalpindi on June 10 for pressuring the government for reinstating the deposed judges....
Parties not to become hostage to president’s wishes: Gilani
ON BOARD PM’S SPECIAL PLANE: Political parties will not become hostage to President Pervez Musharraf’s wishes but they had to have a working relationship with him “despite our reservations”, according to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani....
Jaipur blasts targeted ties with Pakistan: Singh
NEW DELHI, May 17: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned that the recent blasts in Jaipur were of a piece with the objectives of their perpetrators to derail improving ties with Pakistan....
Hoarders of wheat warned of stocks confiscation
ISLAMABAD, May 17: The government on Saturday warned wheat hoarders of confiscation if they did not release their stocks to procurement agencies by Monday....
Indian troops kill six militants in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 17: Indian troops shot dead six militants on Saturday in a gunbattle that broke out in Tral area, about 40km south of occupied Srinagar, officials said....
Nirmala’s ashes immersed in Indus
SUKKUR, May 17: The ashes of Nirmala Deshpande, an Indian peace and human rights activist, were immersed in the Indus River at the steps of the Sadhu Bela temple on Saturday....
Mob lynches another robber
KARACHI, May 17: An angry mob set on fire two robbers caught mugging bus passengers here on Saturday killing one of them, just three days after another mob had burnt three robbers to death, police said....
26 ex-envoys call for judges’ reinstatement
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Twenty-six former diplomats have called upon the government to immediately reinstate the deposed judges and not to validate judges appointed after Nov 2....
PM briefed on S. Waziristan situation
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani was on Saturday briefed by army officials on the situation in South Waziristan Agency....
Development of modern medical curriculum urged
ISLAMABAD, May 17: Experts at a workshop here on Saturday stressed the development of medical curriculum at par with that being followed in the developed countries so that doctors could be equipped with modern knowledge....
Kabul urges Islamabad to abandon talks with militants
WASHINGON, May 17: Afghanistan has joined the growing chorus in Washington against Pakistan’s peace efforts in the tribal areas, urging it to abandon its talks with militants....
Delhi releases 14 Pakistani fishermen
LAHORE, May 17: India released 14 Pakistani fishermen and handed them over to the Pakistani authorities at the Wagah border on Saturday....
Major killed
UNITED NATIONS, May 17: A Pakistan Army officer serving in the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Ivory Coast (Unoci) died in a road accident, according to a UN announcement issued on Friday....
TV, movies contributing to Japan suicide rate: survey
TOKYO, May 17: Almost 20 per cent of Japanese adults have considered killing themselves, a survey has found with half the respondents saying movies and television are contributing to the high suicide rate....
Earthquake-hit Chinese flee homes after flood threat
BEICHUAN (China), May 17: Thousands of Chinese fled homes on Saturday amid fears a lake could burst its banks, hampering rescue efforts after the deadliest earthquake in more than three decades hit the nation....
Survivors found
HONGBAI: Five people buried in rubble were pulled to safety on Saturday by Chinese rescue teams, state media said....
PESHAWAR, May 17: Militants released Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, on Friday night after holding him in captivity for 97 days....
SUKKUR, May 17: The ashes of Nirmala Deshpande, an Indian peace and human rights activist, were immersed in the Indus River at the steps of the Sadhu Bela temple on Saturday....
