China urges Pakistan to rescue missing engineers (AFP via Yahoo! News)

China on Tuesday urged Pakistan to rescue two Chinese engineers who went missing near the Afghan border, after Taliban militants claimed responsibility for kidnapping them.

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39 Pakistani probable announced for 4-nation hockey tournament

KARACHI: Thirty-nine probable for the four-nation hockey tournament, to be held in Germany from October 3, have been announced. The training camp will continue from five to thirty September at Hockey Club of Pakistan in Karachi.Beijing Olympics participants Muhammad Saqlain, Rehan Butt, Zeshan Ashraf and Salman Akbar have been left out for providing rest while Waqas Akbar and Haider Abbass have excused playing on account of engagement abroad.Former Olympian Jahangir Butt is Chief Coach and Kamran Ashraf and Danish Kaleem would partake as Coaches.

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Pakistan politics testy ahead of presidential vote (AP via Yahoo! News)

Pakistan prosecutors confirmed Tuesday they were pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a move his supporters said was aimed at further sidelining Sharif’s party ahead of presidential elections.

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First of Ramazan marked by power cuts

KarachiThe city welcomed Ramazan on Tuesday with unabated spells of power load-shedding on account of an electricity supply shortfall of 330 M

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Pakistan politics testy ahead of presidential vote (KXXV Waco)

Associated Press - September 2, 2008 2:23 PM ET ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - The U.S. is keenly awaiting the outcome of this Saturday’s presidential elections in Pakistan, considered a key ally…

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JI to observe World Hijab Day on 4th

LAHORE: The Jamaat-e-Islami has announced that the World Hijab Day, September 4, will be observed with the pledge to convince the world to acknowledge

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Why we should not worry about President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Almost in unison, the upwardly mobile Pakistanis that I met at various diplomatic receptions last week have been feeling grieved and offend

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US pushing Pakistan to accept draft of investment treaty

ISLAMABAD: The US administration is pushing Pakistan to accept newly placed draft of Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which has been signed only by

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Shopkeepers refuse to display price lists in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The consumers faced difficulties on the first fasting day when they faced extra charging almost on each food and other essential items.

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Official: Pakistan Taliban, al-Qaida tied (UPI)

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) — Pakistan’s top security official says the country’s Taliban is a “mouthpiece” of al-Qaida.

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