PM to chair Economic Rabita Committee session today

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani would chair session of Economic Rabita Committee today.The session would review the aid prices of the wheat yield that is in the offing for this season.According to sources, the preliminary summary of Rs. 800 to Rs. 900 has been forwarded to PM for aid price of per 40-kilogram wheat.Also, committee would review the stock of wheat, rice sugar for the months to come in current fiscal year.

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Zardari pleads power to the people

ISLAMABAD: While the whole nation mourns the Marriott Hotel tragedy, it is equally appreciative of President Asif Ali Zardari’’s address to the joint s

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Our own proxies on the rampage: 10,000 dead and counting

ISLAMABAD: As our national defence strategy appears to have collapsed, our own proxies — the Taliban and the Jihadis — are now waging a war on Pakis

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Football: EU to bolster UEFA crackdown on soccer betting

PARIS: UEFA president Michel Platini said Monday the European union is to bolster the efforts of European football’’s governing body to crack down on betting in football.”We are going to reinforce our activities regarding betting and bolster our inspectors,” Platini said in an interview for Tuesday publication with French newspaper Dauphine Libere.”We already have an early warning system, which tells us there is some kind of irregularity surrounding a match. From there, we investigate. We have had an inquiry into some 15 or 16 matches - 14 cases resolved and there was a problem with one or two. We”re looking into those a little more closely,” said Platini. “We must be vigilant. If matches are being bought then what is the point of playing football? it’’s not the act of betting on (football) which annoys me but that one should buy off a player to throw games. “If I come across players who have done that they will be banned for life, we will not yield on that. Zero tolerance, as for racism and hooliganism. “There have been many prevention campaigns but when we have a European police dossier on it then things will be better still,” said Platini.

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IMF team leaves Islamabad after Marriott blast

ISLAMABAD: After the suicide attack on Marriot hotel in Islamabad, four members of the visiting mission of the IMF have left Pakistan and only mission

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Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali observed

LAHOREMUSLIMS across the country observed the Martyrdom Day of Hazrat Ali (RA) with complete religious zeal and fervour on Monday.Spec

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Heavy rain, hailstorm create havoc

LAHOREHEAVY rain accompanied with hailstorm on Monday played havoc in various city localities and caused inconvenience to the residents as wel

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PU to launch operation against illegal boarders

LAHORETHE Punjab University administration may launch a search operation to expel rusticated students and miscreants illegally residing in hos

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PCB now officially under control of Ministry of Sports

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Sports finalised and approved an administrative order on Monday, directing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to refer all th

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Blast aftermath

LAHORETHE suicide attack on a hotel at Islamabad had badly hit the hotel industry of the country as 50 per cent of locals and 100 per cent for

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