CDA chairman may be replaced soon
ISLAMABAD: Another close associate of President Pervez Musharraf, the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), is likely to face the same
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CM office seeks progress on installation of CT scan
RawalpindiThe CM office has asked the District Headquarters Hospital chief to provide it details on progress of work regarding installation of
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Foreign players may appear in NMSG
KARACHI: The national federations of bridge, chess and scrabble are pushing hard to secure participation of foreign players in the open competition of
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Talibanisation to plunge Karachi into ethnic, sectarian violence: Sattar
HYDERABAD: The Deputy Convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee, Dr Farooq Sattar, has said efforts are being made to plun
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Pakistan, UK agree to curb extremism, terrorism
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have commonality of interest on a range of issues to tackle extremism and terrorism through economic and s
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Iftikhar gets warm welcome in Bahawalpur
RAWALPINDI: A very enthusiastic welcome was accorded to the caravan led by deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in Bahawalpur early Sunday
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Indian troops fire at LoC: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing at the Line of Control (LoC) between 1000 to 1100 hours on Saturday, said the Inter-Services P
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Senate meeting called on August 4
ISLAMABAD: Acting chairman of the Senate has called the meeting on August 4 on requisition of the opposition.Opposition leader in the Senate Kamil Ali Agha told Geo News on telephone that the meeting was demanded in the requisition to discuss the issues of internal and external threats to the country, increase in terrorism, rapid growth of inflation and bids to abolish the district governments.
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No compromise on quality of flour: Shahbaz
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions to the administration that no compromise be made on quality and rates of
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Govt considering to reduce diesel price, subsidy
ISLAMABAD: The government is considering a strategy of reducing both the price of diesel and the subsidy.This was told by acting secretary Oil Gas and Natural Resources G. A. Sabri in an exclusive talk with Geo News in Islamabad.He said that the prices of petroleum products were reviewed in a meeting of the special committee, constituted on directive of prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.The government is giving a subsidy of Rs 35.42 on diesel.According to the secretary Petroleum, after the formula of reducing the price of diesel and subsidy is completed, it would be presented at the meeting of the economic coordination committee for final approval.
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