High hopes pinned on Zardari’s China visit
BEIJING, Oct 14: President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in China on Tuesday for his first official visit since taking office, aiming to cement economic and commercial ties with the long-time ally....
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Opposition terms briefing ‘shallow and inadequate’
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Opposition lawmakers, especially those of the PML-N, criticised the ‘civilian’ briefing on the war on terror given on Tuesday by Information Minister Sherry Rahman in the joint session...
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Suicide attack un-Islamic, says ulema’s edict
LAHORE, Oct 14: Ulema of all major schools of thought have declared suicide attacks ‘haram’....“It is a unanimous decree of the ulema that suicide attacks in Pakistan are haram and illegitimate. But it seems....
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US Senate urged to help upgrade Pakistan’s F-16s
WASHINGTON, Oct 14: The US administration on Tuesday held a special briefing to persuade Senate to help finance mid-life upgrading of Pakistan’s ageing fleet of F-16 aircraft....
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KSE to remove ‘floor’ on 27th
KARACHI, Oct 14: The Board of directors of the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) decided on Tuesday to remove the ‘floor’ from under the KSE-100 index on Oct 27....
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12 militants killed in Bajaur
KHAR, Oct 14: Twelve suspected militants were killed when security forces, backed by helicopter gunships and planes attacked Taliban bunkers in Charmang and Rashakai areas of Bajaur region on Tuesday....
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Pepco facing 4,000MW deficit
LAHORE, Oct 14: The Pakistan Electric Power Company is facing a deficit of over 4,000MW against a demand of over 14,000MW, causing countrywide protests against loadshedding....
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‘Inefficient’ Pepco officials face the axe
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday decided to shake up the Pakistan Electric Power Company by firing and transferring a majority of its operational...
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Need for a new era of strategic ties with China
PRESIDENT Zardari is visiting China at a time when the global economic power balance is undergoing a historic shift....
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Narayanan swayed by Durrani’s charm
NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The national security advisers of India and Pakistan, who turned out to be old friends from their Track II days, struck a positive note for peace on...
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Japan donates $4.06m for the displaced
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Japan has donated $4.06 million for helping the people displaced by recent conflicts and floods in the northern parts of Pakistan....
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In new era, US to buy $250bn in bank stakes
NEW YORK, Oct 14: The United States ushered in a new era in banking on Tuesday with plans to take equity stakes worth up to $250 billion in financial institutions, an...
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Eight killed as bus falls into ditch
QUETTA, Oct 14: At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus fell into a ravine on the Hub-Sakran road on Tuesday....
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Six killed in Khuzdar clash over ownership of a hill
QUETTA, Oct 14: Six people were killed and eight others injured in a gunbattle between two groups of Jatak tribe in the Mula area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday....
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Synagogue built in Al Aqsa premises
RIYADH, Oct 14: Criticising Israel for building a synagogue within the premises of Al Aqsa, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu termed it an aggression against the Mairaj of holy Prophet Muhammed...
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Benazir Income Support to cover four million poorest of poor
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The government has decided to enhance the ambit of Benazir Income Support Programme from existing 3 million to 4 million poorest of the poor households throughout the country....
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UN cautioned against selective implementation of resolutions
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14: Saying that selective implementation of the United Nations resolutions undermines world body’s credibility, Pakistan on Monday demanded that the “use of force should be consistent with the charter’s principles relating to collective security.”...
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Russia cedes territory to China
MOSCOW, Oct 14: Russia ended a decades-old border dispute with China on Tuesday by giving it a stretch of river island territory in a ceremony symbolising the Cold War rivals’ warming ties....
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