Ulema open their heart to MPs on terror
RAWALPINDI: Religious scholars belonging to all schools of thought on Thursday passionately appealed to the members of the Parliament that military op
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Dow plunges 6.5 percent in seventh straight loss
NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 599 points or 6.48 percent to 8,658 at the closing Thursday, the seventh straight loss for the Wall Street index as jitters intensified over the global financial crunch.
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Bank default rumours continue to fan panic
LAHORE: Withdrawals of huge amounts from the banks continued on Thursday as the efforts of central bank to dilute the impression of financial sector i
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Serene capital turns into a battlefield
IslamabadBarbed wires and barricades halt the traffic and armed security personnel screen the vehicles and ambulances roam around in Islamabad
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Impressive show by lawyers
LAHOREAFTER the gap of a month, lawyers on Thursday in an impressive show of their ongoing movement boycotted courts and staged protest rallie
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Zardari briefed on nuclear, missile programmes
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday visited the Joint Staff Headquarters and the Strategic Plans Division in Rawalpindi.The pres
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Wild cat on the prowl in DHA
KarachiAn endangered wild cat (also known as Water Cat) escaped from a bungalow in the Sea View area, creating panic among the residents of su
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Stanford 20/20 gets go-ahead
ST JOHN”S: The 20-million-dollar Stanford 20/20, the world’’s richest cricket match which had been in danger because of a bitter row over commercial rights, will go-ahead as planned, organisers said on Thursday. The match, between the Stanford Supertars and England, had been thrown into doubt after a High Court hearing had backed objections made by West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sponsors Digicel. The telecommunications company argued that the WICB had entered an agreement with Stanford that “wholly compromises the exclusive rights granted to Digicel as principal sponsors of West Indies cricket”. That legal decision meant that either the match would have to be called off or that the Stanford Superstars side would be weakened by the withdrawal of most of the leading West Indian players. But the match, the highlight of the week-long Stanford Super Series, will now take place as scheduled on November 1 after talks between the two sides proved successful.”Following the recent findings of the arbitrator in the dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and Digicel, Stanford 20/20 and Digicel held a series of extremely productive discussions during which they each committed to achieve a successful outcome for both their organisations and, most importantly, cricket in the West Indies,” said a Stanford statement.Sir Allen Stanford, the man behind the cricket revolution in the Caribbean, said: “I am pleased with both parties” solution-oriented approach and most importantly that this matter has been finally resolved. “We look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to the Stanford Cricket Ground to enjoy a fantastic week of cricket.”
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Zardari orders regularisation of over 10,000 employees
KarachiPresident Asif Ali Zardari has ordered for the regularization of more than 10,000 contractual employees of Pakistan Steel, Civil Aviati
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Signal-Free Corridor-II inaugurated
KarachiSindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad on Thursday said that despite scepticism surrounding the continuation of the local government system in
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