Dacoits shot dead man in Orangi Town

KARACHI: The dacoits shod dead a person and injured his daughter in Orangi Town area of Karachi.Police sources said that dacoits killed a man who resisted them while they were trying to plunder after entering into the house in Ghazi Goth area. His daughter was injured during the incident. Police have registered the case.

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Security tightened in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Peshawar police further tighten the security arrangements after suicide blast at Kohat Road and after reviewing general situation of law and order in the city.Security has beefed up at markets, key buildings, mosques and Imambargahs. Special contingents of police have been deployed at entry and exit routes whereas police patrolling has been also increased within the city. A ban has been imposed on pillion ride.

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Two mortars found in Karachi

KARACHI: Police have recovered two mortar shells from Shershah’’s Jahanabad area in Karachi late Tuesday. While one of the mortars was already dead, the bomb disposal squad defused the other one.According to police sources, the residents of Jahanabad spotted the mortars in a sewerage line near a junkyard and informed the Pak Colony Police. The police rushed to the spot along with the bomb disposal squad which defused one of the mortars while the other one was already dead. Police said each of the locally made mortars weighs two kilogram and cannot be detonated automatically.

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Dry weather forecast in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD: Meteorological Department forecast dry weather in most parts of the country during next 24 hours. According to met office expected temperatures during next 24 hours would be Islamabad 34 C, Lahore 35 C, Karachi 37 C, Peshawar 37, Quetta 30 C, Muzaffarabad 36 C,Gilgit 29 C and Skardu 24 C. The highest maximum temperature was recorded 40 C in Turbat.

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Pakistan enters Zardari era

ISLAMABAD: PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as the 12th president of Pakistan on Tuesday at a closely-guarded ceremony at the presidentia

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Govt to announce wheat support price after Ramazan

ISLAMABAD: The government has deferred the announcement of the support price of wheat for 2008-09 season for at least a month as the move may cause un

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SBP reply sought in Saudi Pak Commercial Bank sale case

LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court has issued notice to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to find out where the sale deed of the Saudi P

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Zardari greeted on becoming president

ISLAMABAD: Politicians belonging to the ruling and opposition parties on Tuesday congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on assuming the office of the presiden

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Saudis ready to offer reduced financial support

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi authorities are understood to have given a green signal for its special oil facility (SOF) for Pakistan but they might curtail th

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Naheed not invited to oath-taking ceremony

ISLAMABAD: Naheed Khan, who worked as political secretary to slain Benazir Bhutto for two and a half decades, was not invited to the oath-taking cerem

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