Reduction in petrol prices proposed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The ministry of petroleum has proposed a reduction of Rs5 per litre in prices of diesel and petrol for next month....
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Govt hopeful of funds to generate 3,000MW: ‘Smart electricity meters’ to be introduced
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Multilateral lenders have agreed to provide funds to help Pakistan generate over 3,000MW to overcome power shortages, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Salman Faruqui said on Monday...
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Quetta car bomb blast kills two
QUETTA, Oct 27: Two people were killed and 12 others injured on Monday when a bomb planted in a car went off....
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Mini-jirga urges joint strategy to bring peace
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: A mini-jirga between Pakistan and Afghanistan began on Monday with calls for a joint strategy to bring peace to the two countries....
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Barbaric killing of teenager unfolds
KARACHI, Oct 27: Parents of 18-year-old Tasleem Solangi, who was killed in an extremely inhumane manner allegedly by some elders of her tribe, have appealed to President Asif Ali Zardari and...
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Four civilians among 15 killed in Swat
MINGORA, Oct 27: A paramilitary soldier, 10 militants and two civilians were killed in clashes on Monday while Taliban claimed executing two more hostages....
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Asif’s credibility questioned: Senate denounces missile attack
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Both foes and friends raised questions about President Asif Ali Zardari’s credibility as the Senate began debating his last month’s address to parliament on Monday, after demanding “more...
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Commander among 20 killed in US drone raid
WANA, Oct 27: An important Taliban commander, Muhammad Omar, was among 20 militants killed in a missile attack by a US drone in Shakai area of South Waziristan on Sunday night, sources said....
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US forces enter Syria to disable ‘foreign fighters’
WASHINGTON, Oct 27: US forces in Iraq staged a “successful” raid into Syria against foreign fighters, an American official said on Monday, as a furious Damascus accused Washington of “terrorist aggression”....
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Gunfire forces US helicopter to land
KABUL, Oct 27: A US military helicopter was forced to land after it was damaged in firing by militants in Wardak province of Afghanistan on Monday, while a suicide bomber killed two American soldiers at a police compound in Baghlan....
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Tokyo market at record low
LONDON, Oct 27: European stock markets fell heavily on Monday after the Nikkei index in Japan closed at its lowest in 26 years as the financial crisis raised recession fears and...
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Banks to accept 60pc of bills
KARACHI, Oct 27: The State Bank of Pakistan notified to all banks on Monday that they should accept 60 per cent of the outstanding amount of electricity bills for September in...
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Tareen upbeat on IMF help
LAHORE, Oct 27: Prime Minister’s adviser on finance, Shaukat Tareen, on Monday sounded quite confident of securing financial help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for shoring up Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves and stabilising deteriorating macroeconomic indicators on Islamabad’s conditions....
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NA in-camera session in Nov
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: The National Assembly is likely to hold another in-camera session in the third week of next month to discuss the economic crisis....
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5 militants killed in Bajaur
KHAR, Oct 27: Five suspected militants were killed and several others injured as security forces continued pounding militant hideouts in the Bajaur Agency on Monday....
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Protests led US to stop ground attacks: paper
NEW YORK, Oct 27: Following “furious complaints” by Islamabad, Washington has backed away from using American commandos for further ground raids into Pakistan, relying instead on an intensifying campaign of airstrikes...
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WB cancels loan
KARACHI, Oct 27: The World Bank has withheld payment on a $300 million programme meant to support Pakistan’s ailing economy and announced that the loan had been cancelled, a BBC report said on Monday....
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Plot to murder Obama foiled
WASHINGTON, Oct 27: A US government agency says it has broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102 black people in a murder spree in the state of Tennessee....
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Kashmir shut on occupation anniversary
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Shops, businesses, schools and government offices remained closed as people across occupied Kashmir observed a general strike on Monday to mark the anniversary of the day Indian troops took control of the region in 1947....
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Gilani leaves for Turkey
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday left for Turkey to lobby for the Friends of Pakistan initiative to help the country overcome its financial problems....
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