Pakistan seeking Utah business ventures (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, touted his country Friday as a promising arena for Utah business owners eager to expand internationally.

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Interior Ministry not taking Question-Hour session seriously

ISLAMABAD: Top bosses of the Interior Ministry are not taking the Question-Hour session seriously as it emerged on Friday that all the important quest

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Pakistan looks to increase oil imports (UPI)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 21 (UPI) — Pakistani oil officials said Friday they notified oil companies they may import over 100,000 tons of fuel oil to stave off a national shortage.

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Women protest against torture, violence

LAHOREMinhajul Quran Women League staged a demonstration outside the Lahore Press Club on Friday to condemn the increasing violence against wo

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Fourth SA Shooting Champ kicks off

ISLAMABAD: Fourth South Asian Shooting Championship has kicked off with a glorious inauguration ceremony at Gun Shooting Club here in Islamabad on Friday.Federal Minister for Sports Aftab Shah Jilani was the chief guest who, earlier, officially inaugurated the championship.On the occasion Aftab Jilani said, this shooting championship and more of its kind, would help enhance sporty ties among countries in sub-continent which he termed a good sign to bring the neighboring countries closer.As many as 120 shooters representing India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, would be participating in the championship which would feature two events of Short Gun, three of Pistol and five of Rifle.

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U.N. concerned over US attacks in Pakistan

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday voiced his concern over the cross-border attacks by the U.S. military on the tribal areas of Pakistan in the wake of Thursday’’s missile strike in Bannu.”The secretary-general is concerned,” his spokesperson Michele Montas said, when asked to clarify media reports in Pakistan that quoted her as saying that the latest attack was a bilateral issue.Montas said when what she had said on Thursday when her attention was drawn to the strike deep inside Pakistani territory was that she would not comment as Pakistan had taken up the matter with the US bilaterally. She did not say that the attack was a bilateral issue.

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EPD all set to check hospital waste disposal

LAHORETHE Environment Protection Department (EPD), Punjab, is going to start the registration of all big and small hospitals, medical centers,

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Jouranlists, opposition stage walkout

LAHOREOPPOSITION and journalists staged a walkout during Punjab Assembly proceeding on Friday to protest against the deputy medical officer of

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School heads fired for poor Matric results

LAHORETHE School Education Department has fired six heads of schools showing extremely poor results in recent matriculation examinations.

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FIR registered for maltreatment of pregnant woman

LAHORETHE Punjab IGP has informed the Lahore High Court that an FIR has been registered against the accused who tortured and humiliated a preg

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