Quake survivors battle biting cold, hunger
QUETTA, Oct 30: Thousands of earthquake survivors braved sub-zero temperatures under open skies on Thursday night. Provincial authorities sent tents, blankets and other relief goods to the areas....
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Dubai talks with IMF conclude
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund concluded on Thursday their negotiations on a proposed macro-economic stabilisation programme for the country....
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Turkish PM hosts talks between Gilani, Karzai
ISTANBUL, Oct 30: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed efforts to restore peace in the region at a meeting here on Thursday with Turkish Prime Minister...
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Serial blasts kill 65 in Assam
GUWAHATI, Oct 30: At least 11 bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of India’s Assam state and three other towns on Thursday, killing at least 65 people and wounding 335, police said....
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Balochistan has first claim over its resources, says Zardari
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that the government was committed to solving the problems of Balochistan....
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—— Resigned to God’s will ——
QILLA CHARRI VILLAGE (Balochistan), Oct 30: It’s cold and miserable out here in the open. The Kakar Pashtuns, who have called the inhospitable terrain of Ziarat their home for centuries, have had to deal with their share of hardships....
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More than 250 aftershocks recorded
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: More than 250 aftershocks have shaken southwest Pakistan since the devastating 6.4-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 215 people, seismologists said on Thursday....
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Balochistan appeals for aid to help survivors
QUETTA, Oct 30: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani has appealed to the international community and aid agencies to help his government in carrying out effective relief and rehabilitation work for the people displaced by Wednesday’s earthquake....
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Cut in power tariff promised
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The government has decided to reduce loadshedding hours from 11 to six as the power shortfall has come down to 1,800MW from 7,000MW thanks to improved coordination between...
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USC told to send 10,000 bags of relief goods
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The government asked the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) on Thursday to send 10,000 bags of relief goods to the earthquake-affected areas of Balochistan....
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Help arriving from abroad
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Chinese Ambassador Luo Zahao called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday and presented a cheque for one million US dollars for the people affected by Wednesday’s earthquake in Balochistan....
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Relief work termed inadequate
QUETTA, Oct 30: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party has appealed to international agencies to provide aid for the earthquake-affected people of Balochistan....
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Suicide bomber storms Afghan ministry, kills five
KABUL, Oct 30: Taliban commandos stormed an Afghan ministry in the heart of Kabul on Thursday, shooting their way into the building where one of them blew himself up and killed five people....
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Sherry spells out govt strategy: Earthquake relief
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Federal Minister for Women Development Sherry Rehman has said the government was not considering any amendment to the local government ordinance to reduce the number of seats reserved for women....
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US embassy shut as Syrians protest over raid
DAMASCUS, Oct 30: The US embassy in Syria shut its doors on Thursday as thousands marched through Damascus to protest at a deadly American raid on a village near the Iraqi border that Syria branded a barbaric act....
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Indian police quiz serving colonel in mosque blast
NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Federal police are investigating a serving lieutenant colonel of the Indian army for his alleged role in last month’s mystery blast near a mosque in Malegaon, Press Trust of India said on Thursday....
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Hasina’s bail plea rejected
DHAKA, Oct 30: The Supreme Court denied bail to former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on Thursday, preventing her from participating in upcoming elections, her lawyers said....
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Zambians vote for president in tense poll
LUSAKA, Oct 30: Zambians voted for a successor to the late President Levy Mwanawasa on Thursday in an election the main opposition leader accused the ruling party of rigging....
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