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Girls’ schools, gas pipeline blown up
MINGORA, May 21: Two more girls schools and a gas pipeline were blown up, two picnic points and a house were set on fire and a policeman was killed and another...
US wants Baitullah arrested, talks abandoned
WASHINGTON, May 21: Both the US administration and Congress have increased pressure on Pakistan to abandon talks with militants and demonstrate sincerity to the war on terror by capturing Baitullah Mehsud....
US ‘reserves judgment’
WASHINGTON: The US said it would “reserve judgment” on Pakistan’s peace deal with militants in Swat and would monitor how effective it is in stopping attacks....
Four close relatives of MNA killed
LANDI KOTAL, May 21: Four close relatives of MNA Maulana Noorul Haq Qadri and Senator Hafiz Abdul Malik were gunned down on Wednesday morning....
Constitutional package to beef up CCI, NEC
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The draft 18th Constitution amendment bill envisages not only the reinstatement of judges, but also proposes strengthening of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and the National Economic Council (NEC)....
Private sector allowed to import wheat at zero duty
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Faced with a staggering decline in wheat output this year, the government on Wednesday allowed private sector to import wheat and withdrew 10 per cent customs duty....
Gilani promises budget relief for ‘poorest of the poor’
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his government has decided to provide relief to the poorest of the poor in the new budget to help them cope with sky-rocketing food prices....
Musharraf denies offering to resign
ISLAMABAD, May 21: President Pervez Musharraf has described as baseless reports that he had made an offer to the Pakistan People’s Party to resign if actions taken by him under the...
Britain backs negotiations with militants
WASHINGTON, May 21: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told a US audience on Wednesday that his government supports talks between Pakistan’s new rulers and tribal leaders aimed at curbing insurgency along the Afghan border....
Mengal, Jalib Exonerated from charges
QUETTA, May 21: The Balochistan High Court has exonerated Sardar Akhtar Mengal and Habib Jalib Baloch, leaders of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal), from treason charges....
Pakistan elected to UN rights panel
UNITED NATIONS, May 21: The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday re-elected Pakistan as a member of the Human Rights Council for a three-year term (2008-2011) despite a vicious campaign by some western nations’ non-governmental organisations and watchdog groups....
League final goes into extra time
MOSCOW, May 21: The 1999 Champions League winners Manchester United were level with fellow Premiership side Chelsea at 1-1 after normal time of the Champions League final here on Wednesday....
Call for reopening consulates
KARACHI, May 21: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has urged Pakistan and India to immediately reopen their consulates in Karachi and Mumbai to provide better visa facilities to the people of the two countries....
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan is ready for ‘grand reconciliation’ with India and the next round of peace talks will begin in mid-July in New Delhi....
PESHAWAR, May 21: The NWFP government and militants led by Maulana Fazlullah signed an agreement on Wednesday to restore peace in Swat....
