Pakistan, China sign 12 agreements, protocols: Beijing offers to boost economic cooperation, supports Islamabad’s efforts to safeguard sovereignty
BEIJING, Oct 15: Pakistan and China signed here on Wednesday 12 agreements, memorandums of understanding and protocols to enhance cooperation on a sound footing in various sectors, including infrastructure, information technology,...
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Major offensive in Bajaur likely: Taliban ‘ready for talks’
KHAR, Oct 15: A curfew was clamped on Khar town on Wednesday as fresh troops arrived in the region amid reports that a major offensive was being planned in Charmang and Mamond subdivisions....
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Three-way talks on security along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: Top Pakistani, Afghan and Nato military commanders met on Wednesday for their first three-way talks since US forces infuriated Pakistan last month with an attack on a Pakistani border village....
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Mystery over detention of US citizen in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Oct 15: Mystery surrounding the detention of a US citizen from a remote tribal area thickens as Pakistani authorities say they have released him while the US State Department says he is still in custody....
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Guards quell jail revolt; five killed
KARACHI, Oct 15: At least five prisoners were killed and 11 others were injured when guards opended fire to quell what was described as a revolt at the Malir Jail in Landhi on Wednesday....
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PML-N softens stance on parliament briefing
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: The joint session of the two houses of parliament continued for the fourth day on Wednesday without any sign of a consensus emerging on the national strategy for combating terrorism and coping with the threat of Talibanisation....
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Draft bill on rights commission approved
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft of a bill for the establishment of an independent commission on human rights and decided to undo the changes made...
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Scheme for the poor unlikely to achieve objectives: Lack of monitoring system, favouritism big threats
PESHAWAR, Oct 15: A cash-strapped Pakistan risks squandering billions of rupees earmarked for the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) which in its present shape is unlikely to improve the socio-economic profile...
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Oil price hits 13-month low
NEW YORK, Oct 15: Oil tumbled on Wednesday, touching 13-month lows on expectations that the deepening economic slowdown will cut into already weakening demand....
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Ethics must also apply to economy, West told
NEW DELHI, Oct 15: Leaders from emerging economic powers – India, South Africa and Brazil – on Wednesday slammed rich nations over what they said is a self-made financial crisis....
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BB’s death felt across world: Queen
LONDON, Oct 15: Benazir Bhutto’s death was felt throughout the world, said Queen Elizabeth while remembering her meetings with the slain former prime minister of Pakistan. The British monarch was exchanging views with Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the UK Wajid Shamsul Hasan after he had....
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Police to launch search for explosives
RAWALPINDI, Oct 15: Police have decided to constitute special mobile teams to carry out random “stop and search” operations to detect explosives in the city....
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Abraaj acquires control of KESC
KARACHI, Oct 15: The Dubai-based Abraaj Capital on Wednesday said it had entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in the biggest shareholder of Karachi Electric Supply Company....
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Minister warns against unannounced outage
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday warned all power distribution companies that unannounced loadshedding in any part of the country would not be tolerated....
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Government decides to revamp LG system
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: The government has decided to revamp the Local Government system introduced by Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in 2001 to replace the 150-year old magistracy system, Dawn has learnt....
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2 security men killed in attack
KOHAT, Oct 15: At least two security personnel were killed and six others injured in a mortar attack on a checkpost near Darra Adamkhel on Tuesday night....
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Three Congo virus patients admitted to Quetta hospital
QUETTA, Oct 15: Three victims of Congo virus, from Quetta, Chaman and Sanjavi areas, have been admitted to the Chest Hospital here over the past four days....
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Riyadh hosts Afghan talks to help Pakistan
RIYADH, Oct 15: Saudi Arabia is mediating between Taliban and Afghan officials to prevent its ally Pakistan from sliding into violence and to wean the Taliban away from Al Qaeda, diplomats said on Wednesday....
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