Tareen unveils plan to line up $4bn
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tareen unveiled a plan on Saturday to line up $4 billion with a short-term financial lifeline to bridge the deficit in balance of payments and build foreign exchange reserves....
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Beijing to help build 2 N-plants: Islamabad eyes new era in ties
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: President Asif Zardari’s visit to China has thrown up indications that Islamabad is looking forward to bolstering ties with Beijing in a big way....
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Taliban won’t lay down arms: Talks offer reiterated
KHAR, Oct 18: As Security forces claimed killing 13 more militants in Bajaur, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan said their offer for talks was still valid, but they would not lay down arms....
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168 foreigners arrested
PESHAWAR, Oct 18: Security forces have arrested 168 foreigners during a crackdown against illegal immigrants in different parts of the NWFP and tribal areas over the last few days....
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US vows to help govt against militants
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Apprehensive of the growing influence of Taliban militants in settled areas of the NWFP, the top American diplomat for South Asia, Richard Boucher, assured Pakistan on Saturday of...
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Pakistan to get 32-year-old US frigate
WASHINGTON, Oct 18: Pakistan is receiving a multi-purpose frigate from the United States as a major non-Nato ally that allows it to receive excess defence articles from the US forces....
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Pakistan team in Delhi for negotiations on water
NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Pakistan-India talks on the Chenab water dispute will be held here on Oct 23 and 24 to address Islamabad’s concerns over the curtailing of water flows by New Delhi....
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Pepco allowed up to 11 hours of loadshedding
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The ministry of water and power on Saturday ‘officially’ allowed the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) to carry out loadshedding for up to 11 hours daily until the...
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Parliament session gives PML factions a chance to reunite
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The ongoing in-camera session of the parliament on the country’s security situation has proved a blessing in disguise for the two main but rival factions of the Pakistan...
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Musharraf says he’s not entering politics
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said he has no intention of entering politics....
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India orders deportation of Hurriyat chief’s wife
NEW DELHI, Oct 18: The Indian government has told the wife of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, head of Kashmir’s All Parties Hurriyat Conference, to leave the country immediately as the visa on...
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Economists’ panel suggests steps to overcome crisis
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: An advisory panel comprising some of the country’s top economists submitted to the government on Saturday an interim report that suggested home-grown solutions for the current economic problems....
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IMF chief faces probe for affair with staffer
WASHINGTON, Oct 18: The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday it was investigating whether IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn abused his power in an affair with a subordinate who has since left the institution....
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UK plans to restrict immigration
LONDON, Oct 18: Britain will impose tougher restrictions on immigration as the global financial crisis lifts unemployment to the highest rate in nearly a decade, the country’s new immigration minister said on Saturday....
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China keeps up media freedom rules
BEIJING, Oct 18: China extended media freedoms for foreign reporters on Friday, enshrining rights originally granted only for the Olympics....
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US woman leads Friday prayers in Britain
OXFORD, Oct 18: An American academic has become the first woman to lead British Muslims in mixed congregational prayers and deliver the Friday sermon, organisers said....
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Thousands protest against US-Iraq deal
BAGHDAD, Oct 18: Angry supporter of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr chanted anti-US slogans and burnt effigies of American leaders in a mass rally here on Saturday....
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Autumn temperature in Arctic hits record high
WASHINGTON, Oct 18: Autumn temperatures in the Arctic region are a record 5 degree Celsius higher than normal due the melting of the ice cap, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report said....
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