Mastaung firing wounds 4 people

MASTAUNG: Four people were left wounded as unidentified people opened firing on a vehicle here on Thursday.According to police sources, the wounded include Muhammad Hanif, Zafar Hussain, Safar Khan, and Sikandar Ali.The injured were admitted to Civil Hospital Quetta where as the police started probing into incident.

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Wife of Pakistan’s detained nuclear scientist seeks his release (Islamic Republic News Agency)

Pakistan - Nuclear Wife of Abdul Qadeer Khan, founder of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, Thursday submitted a letter to the Chief Justice Islamabad High Court, seeking his release.

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U.K. Doubles Pakistan Aid to Support Fight Against Extremists (Bloomberg.com)

July 4 (Bloomberg) — The U.K. doubled its aid program for Pakistan to help the government tackle extremism in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan by relieving poverty and improving health care and education.

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Pakistan ex-PM Sharif angrily reacts to US diplomat, Musharraf’s remarks (Islamic Republic News Agency)

Pakistan - Politics Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday angrily reacted to remarks from a top US diplomat that President Musharraf is not an issue.

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Pakistan gets Champions Trophy nod (Adelaide Now)

PAKISTAN will host September’s Champions Trophy as scheduled “at this stage”, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said following a board meeting overnight.

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Afghanistan seeks inquiry of two citizens’ execution in Pakistan (Islamic Republic News Agency)

Pakistan - Afghan Request Afghan Government has requested Pakistan to launch an inquiry into the beheading of two of its citizens by Pakistani Taliban in the country’s tribal region, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

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Pakistan stands with world community in war against terror, says Gilani (Islamic Republic News Agency)

Pakistan - Gilani The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan today stands committed to the war against terrorism alongside the international community.

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Pakistan Rupee Slightly Down Against Dollar (Nasdaq)

(RTTNews) - The Pakistan Rupee weakened slightly against the dollar in early deals on Friday.

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Pakistan’s future in the balance (BBC News)

When a civilian coalition took power in Pakistan there were high hopes for the future. But Barbara Plett reports that the democratic government is not fulfilling people’s expectations.

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Work on most hydropower projects to start next year

LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority is striving for optimal exploitation of hydropower potential to cope with increasing demand of elect

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