US pours cold water on hopes for immediate remedy
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Richard Boucher, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, on Monday said ‘Friends of Pakistan’ were committed to helping the country overcome the financial crisis, but “wouldn’t throw money on the table”....
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SBP comes up with package for stock market
KARACHI, Oct 20: The State Bank of Pakistan on Monday announced a rescue package of Rs33 billion to avert any sharp fall of the stock market after the removal of the ‘floor’ from under the KSE-100 share index on October 27....
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Ministry told to ensure uniform power tariff
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have directed the water and power ministry to ensure uniform electricity tariff structure across the country with immediate effect....
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Groundwork for meeting with Friends
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday jointly chaired a preliminary meeting of the core group of ‘Friends of Democratic Pakistan’....
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Deposed chief justice to disclose ‘many things’ on Nov 3
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry announced on Monday he would disclose ‘many things’ on Nov 3 — the first anniversary of the emergency proclaimed by former president Pervez Musharraf....
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Pakistan and India to open cross-LoC trade today: Change may help resolve dispute: Mirwaiz
SRINAGAR, Oct 20: India and Pakistan are due to start trading on Tuesday across the Line of Control in Kashmir, raising hopes that the violence-hit region could see a major drop in tensions....
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Action urged against Sindh government
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q has welcomed the statement of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani that neither was Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi named in the FIR nor was involved...
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PM allays PML-Q fears over FIR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: PML-Q lawmakers’ protest and token walkout from the joint session of the two houses of parliament on Monday marred the debate on the policy on war against terror....
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Pakistani team inspects Baglihar dam
NEW DELHI, Oct 20: A three-member Pakistani delegation headed by Indus Water Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah on Monday inspected the Baglihar dam in Occupied Kashmir’s Jammu region and collected data of water inflow, outflow and storage capacity of the dam....
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Aid worker shot dead in Kabul
KABUL, Oct 20: The Taliban killed a Christian aid worker in Kabul on Monday that the militants accused of spreading her religion. Violence around the country has spiked in recent days. Armed men kidnapped a former presidential candidate in Kabul.....
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‘Nato’s political will wavering’
LONDON, Oct 20: Nato members are wavering in their political commitment to Afghanistan, one of the alliance’s top commanders said on Monday, describing the near seven-year campaign against the Taliban as disjointed....
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Maoists kill 12 Indian police
RAIPUR, Oct 20: Twelve paramilitary policemen were killed and six others injured in an ambush by suspected Maoist rebels in central India, police said on Monday....
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Relief for some KESC subscribers
KARACHI: The federal government on Monday afternoon directed the Karachi Electric Supply Company to reduce the power tariff from 70 per cent to 5.5 per cent for the consumers who use up to 100 units in a month....
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Russia, India start work on nuclear deal
NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Russia and India on Monday started laying the groundwork for the signing of a civil nuclear energy deal, following New Delhi’s signing of similar pacts with Washington and Paris....
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Videogame delayed over ‘offence’ to Muslims
LONDON, Oct 20: Developers delayed release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation because of concerns that some of the background music might offend Muslims, the developers said on Monday....
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Rail track blown up in Quetta
QUETTA, Oct 20: Rail link between Quetta and the rest of the country were cut off after a powerful blast blew up a track in Sariab late on Monday night....
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Russia rejects McCain’s fund request
NEW YORK, Oct 20: The Russian Federation’s United Nations mission in New York was not amused when it received a letter from Senator John McCain’s campaign committee on Monday asking for donation towards his election campaign....
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BNP registers for polls
DHAKA, Oct 20: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its staunch ally, Jamaat-i-Islami, submitted applications on Monday to the Election Commission on the last day of registration for the Dec 18 poll....
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