2 suspect terrorists arrested, suicide jacket, bomb found

LAHORE: Two suspect terrorists with suicide jacket and explosives have been arrested from Kot Lakhpat, an area of Lahore.According to Kot Lakhpat police, names of the arrested suspect terrorists are Irfanullah Mehsud and Qari Hameed Gul.Irfanullah Mehsud belongs to Dera Ismail Khan and Qari Hameed Gul is from Afghanistan.One suicide jacket, two locally manufactured bombs and four pistols have been recovered from the suspects.Police along with other secret agencies has begun further investigation after shifting them to an unknown place.

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PPP govt has one face for domestic audience, another for world community

ISLAMABAD: While admitting substantial reduction in poverty by over 12 per cent from 2001 due to the improved economic situation, the PPP- led governm

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Crimean-Congo fever suspect admitted to BBH

RawalpindiBenazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) received a patient, Arshad, aged 27, with severe bleeding disorder on Saturday night, however, senior

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Students await Zindagi as college held hostage

KarachiThe teachers of Sindh Madrassa Board (SMB) Fatima Jinnah Government Girls College are pressurizing the students to protest against Zind

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Explanations from five SDPOs sought for poor performance

RawalpindiThe Additional Inspector General of Police, Rawalpindi Region, Nasir Khan Durrani, expressing his concern over the increasing ratio

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Public transporters asked to reduce fares

IslamabadThe Islamabad administration has warned the owners of public service vehicles to decrease fares after reduction in petroleum prices.

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Shahbaz Sahrif leaves for China on 6-day visit

LAHORE: Chief minister Punjab Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday left here with a 16-member delegation on the six-day visit to ChinaTalking with journalists at the Allama Iqbal International Airport before leaving for China, Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif said that he was going on the invitation from the Beijing government and the objective of the visit was to review the cooperation in economic and trade affairs.He said that he would have meetings with the Chinese officials regarding cooperation in investment besides live stock, agriculture, solar energy and other sectors.The chief minister said that he would also talk with the Chinese officials regarding cooperation in establishing various industrial zones in the country.

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Younis, Iftikhar excel as Pakistan blank West Indies (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Rao Iftikhar returned career-best bowling figures while Younus Khan struck a brilliant hundred to guide Pakistan to a 31-run win over the West Indies in the third and final one-day here on Sunday.

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Pakistan IMF Bailout May Prompt Higher Credit Rating, ADB Says (Bloomberg)

Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s $7.6 billion rescue from the International Monetary Fund may help the nation overcome a “crisis of confidence” and improve its debt rating, according to the Asian Development Bank.

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Pakistan temporarily bars supplies to Afghanistan after attacks (USA Today)

Fuel and other materials for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan were held up Sunday after Pakistan temporarily barred some trucks from a major supply line to the country following militant attacks, highlighting the vulnerability of the mountain passage.

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