LAHORE: A young man committed suicide after strangulating himself with ceiling fan here on Sunday night.According to police, the deceased, Habibullah, was a resident of South Waziristan and was doing preparations to appear in Central Superior Services (CSS) competitive examinations. He had been residing at a private hostel situated on Luton road in Lahore.Habibullah locked himself in the room and hanged himself with the fan. The corpse was two days old. The decision about autopsy would be taken after arrival of family members.
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LAHOREPunjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the efforts made for the provision of Sasti Roti to the people should further be
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that terrorists in the tribal areas of Pakistan are being funded from Afghanistan and other countries.
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ISLAMABAD: Afghan foreign minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta will visit Pakistan on October 22.He would be holding meetings with the Pakistan officials in connection with release of Ambassador Abdul Khaliq Farahi.The Afghan foreign ministry has urged Pakistan to take practical steps to secure the release of their ambassador-designate who was kidnapped by militants last month.
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China declines to commit up to $3 billion to cash-starved Pakistan, and Islamabad may have to take the politically unpopular step of asking the IMF for a rescue plan.
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ISLAMABAD: The deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry arrived at Islamabad airport on Sunday after his visit to Karachi and Hyderabad.He was accorded a very warm welcome when he arrived here at Islamabad airport.
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Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan fighter jets bombed a militant hideout in northwestern Swat valley, killing 27 people, Agence France-Presse reported, citing security officials it didn’t identify.
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KARACHI: Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr. Shamshad Akhtar presided over a meeting here at SBP Head Office on Sunday which was attended by the heads of 20 banks.According to Geo News, challenges facing the banking industry and steps taken by SBP came under discussion at the meeting.Liquidity concerns of the small banks was analyzed in detail. Dr. Shamshad Akhtar also briefed the bankers about her meeting with the officials of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) and the prevailing crisis at KSE. She put before them the demands of the KSE stakeholders.The bankers in response assured the SBP Governor of their positive role in resolving the liquidity problem of the KSE.
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Pakistan may need to turn to the International Monetary Fund — a politically unpopular move — to avoid defaulting on its debt obligations, reports say.
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ZURICH: Venus Williams and Flavia Pennetta reached the final of the Zurich Open Tennis Tournament here on Sunday.In the first semi-final, Venus Williams of the United States defeated second seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the Zurich Open.Venus Williams beat Ivanovic in a hard-fought contest as Ivanovic won the first set 6-4 but after that she came back and dominated the game. She won the next both sets 6-3 and 6-4 and qualified for the final.The American will next face unseeded Italian Flavia Pennetta, who defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) to reach her fourth final of the year.
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