ISLAMABAD: Siddiqan Bibi, mother of Rasheed Khalid, a contributing reporter of ?The News? and an assistant professor at the Department of Defence and
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Karachi Chief Controller Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) Manzoor Qadir has said that the KBCA could resolve their problems with the
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BRAZILIA: Pakistan Tennis star, Aisam-ul-Huq and his Mexican doubles partner Santiago Gonzalez cruise to the final of the ATP Challenger Tennis Championship.In the semi-finals, Aisam and Gonzales beat Marcio Torres of Brazil and Izak Van der Merwe of South Africa 6-3, 6-4. Both the players will now face the local pair of Daniel Silva and Caio Zampiri for the title. Aisam, and his doubles partner Rohan Bopanna of India won three ATP titles in the last 12 months.
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Pakistan faced growing international pressure during a summit of south Asian leaders at the weekend to rein in Islamic militants accused of carrying out cross-border terrorist attacks in neighbouring countries.
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An ice avalanche on Pakistan’s K2 - the world’s second-highest mountain - has killed 11 people. The accident occurred Aug. 1 when a chunk of ice broke off, tearing fixed lines from a steep gully called the Bottleneck, according to wire reports.
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LAHORE: ICC Champions Trophy, which is already in doldrums due to foreign teams? security fears, is now facing yet another impediment due to the lethargic attitude of the management in administrative matters. The construction work of Qaddafi Stadium is underway at such a slow pace that it doesn?t seem to be getting completed within the fixed time. The Stadium?s College-end construction work had started in February and the deadline for its completion was fixed at August 31 in a bid to hand over the Stadium to the ICC Champions Trophy Management, but the construction work doesn?t seem to be meeting the deadline because of its slow pace. The construction company is mostly relying on laborers instead of deploying the latest construction machineries. Besides, rain spells have also delayed the work. Experts said that the completion of the three-storey building in the next 28 days would not be less than a miracle. A media center equipped with the latest gadgets besides accommodation for additional 6000 viewers is being constructed at the College-end at a cost of Rs150 million. However, PCB Chief Operating Officer, Shafqat Naghmi seems satisfied with the pace of work.
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by Staff Writers Colombo (AFP) Aug 3, 2008 Tensions between India and Pakistan overshadowed a South Asian summit that ended in Sri Lanka Sunday, but the two nuclear-armed rivals vowed to work together and save a tenuous peace process.
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KARACHI: President Pervez Musharraf stated on Sunday, conspiracies are being hatched against the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) that would be akin to deterioration of country.Addressing at the occasion of reception in his honor from industrialists President drew attention towards the current ongoing economic and security conditions of the state, termed the country?s position under likely threat of foreign invasion and sought all parties leaders? round table conference to reach solutions of crisis country is encountering. He further added that ISI was a sincere and vigilant agency whose stability was must for the sovereignty of the nation and country.
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GALLE, Sri Lanka: India captain Anil Kumble said he was proud of his players after they bounced back on Sunday to level the series against Sri Lanka w
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