Rs50 billion lifeline for stock market
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The SECP held consultations with the three stock exchanges on Wednesday night, paving the way for a Rs 50 billion package for the equity market, aimed at providing...
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Call for urgent review of war on terror: Joint session adopts resolution
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The joint session of the two houses of parliament on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for “an urgent review of the national security strategy and revisiting the...
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15 troops killed in Swat ambush
MINGORA, Oct 22: Fifteen security personnel, five militants and two civilians were killed in fierce fighting in Swat valley on Wednesday....
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Balochistan peace must for oil exploration: Zardari
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that the government would restore peace in Balochistan and make it safe for oil and gas exploration after holding dialogue with stakeholders....
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Pakistan has sought help, says IMF
WASHINGTON, Oct 22: The International Monetary Fund moved on Wednesday to bail out cash-strapped Pakistan in the Fund’s first bid to shore up an Asian economy following global financial turmoil....
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India launches moon mission
SRIHARIKOTA, Oct 22: India launched its first unmanned moon mission on Wednesday, joining the Asian space race in the footsteps of rival China and reinforcing its claim to be considered a global power....
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Revised KESC bills on hold for 10 days
KARACHI, Oct 22: Amid mounting outrage and objections raised by the general public and the business and industry, recovery of KESC dues at revised rates has been put on hold for ten days pending a resolution of the issue....
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Reports of wrongdoing force govt to fix urea price
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: The government has fixed urea price at Rs635 per bag after receiving reports of overpricing and sale of sub-standard fertilisers across the country....
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Kabul admits holding talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD, Oct 22: Afghanistan admitted on Wednesday it had held talks with the Taliban, but said the peace process could go ahead only with those who are ready to reconcile and live peacefully....
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Militants see signs of West’s ‘weakening’
BERLIN, Oct 22: The global financial crisis has emboldened some Muslim militants who see it as proof the western system is flawed and can be defeated, according to the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency....
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Nato troops kill nine Afghan soldiers
KHOST, Oct 22: Foreign troops killed nine Afghan soldiers in a mistaken air strike in the southeast of the country overnight, the Afghan defence ministry said on Wednesday....
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Cross-LoC trade gets another route
MIRPUR (Azad Kashmir), Oct 22: A second route for trade activities across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir was opened on Wednesday. The first one had been opened on Tuesday....
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Summit on crisis next month
NEW YORK, Oct 22: The White House set a date of Nov 15 for the first of a series of international crisis summits as the biggest financial disaster in 80 years wrought more havoc from Budapest to Buenos Aires on Wednesday....
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Scientists grow mouse organ from single cells
PARIS, Oct 22: Molecular biologists reported on Wednesday that they had grown prostates in mice from single cells, marking an important step forward in the quest to grow transplant tissue in the lab....
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Myanmar army abuses displace 66,000: NGO
BANGKOK, Oct 22: Up to 66,000 civilians have been forced to flee their homes in eastern Myanmar in the past year because of systematic abuses by the country’s ruling military, an aid group said on Wednesday....
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Russia test-fires old missile
MOSCOW, Oct 22: Russia test-fired an intercontinental Stilet missile on Wednesday as part of the checks needed to extend the service of the weapon until 2010, the strategic missile forces said....
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Woman dies after eight hospitals turn her away
TOKYO, Oct 22: A woman in Japan suffering a brain haemorrhage while about to give birth died after being turned away by eight hospitals, prompting anger over Japan’s strained medical system....
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Protesters pelt Thai PM with shoes, bottles
BANGKOK, Oct 22: Hundreds of angry anti-government protesters pelted Thailand’s Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat with shoes and bottles in Bangkok on Wednesday, witnesses said....
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