Capital flight checked, NA informed
ISLAMABAD: Adviser for Interior, Rehman Malik, told the National Assembly that due to timely action by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the fli
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PPL profit up 48pc
KARACHI: The Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has posted a handsome growth of 48 per cent in its net profits at Rs13.8 billion for the first half of c
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NA body approves stock exchanges bill
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Monday approved the Stock Exchanges (Corporatisation, demutualisation an
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Zardari, Taseer discuss change in Punjab
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has hinted to Punjab Governor Salman Taseer significant political developments in Punjab in coming few da
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The unbearable pain of a mother
ZAITOON, Gaza: For a journalist, listening to the shrieks and wails of victims of a tragedy eventually becomes a matter of routine. But the heart-rend
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Proclaimed offenders
KarachiThe two proven cases of plagiarism are those of Prof Jalaluddin Noori, Dean Faculty of Islamic Learning and Prof Mahmood Ghaznavi, Chai
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Cycle bomb kills six in DI Khan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Six persons were killed and 25 others were injured when a remote-controlled device exploded near the hostel of the Gomal Medical Col
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Guardian daily podcast: Second economic bailout; plus Obama okays bombing Pakistan (Guardian Unlimited)
Alistair Darling’s autumn projections for the recession look too optimistic, so now the chancellor is considering a second package of measure to stimulate the economy.The Guardian’s economics editor, Larry Elliott , believes the measures will include plans to boost ‘green’ jobs. Barack Obama has signed off the first strikes on suspected Islamist militants in tribal areas of Pakistan. Saeed …
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Pakistan News
Advocacy Groups Play Out India-Pakistan Dispute on Capitol Hill (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
A coalition of Indian-American groups will come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to make U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on cooperation with investigations of November’s terrorist attack in Mumbai.
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FPCCI elections to go ahead as scheduled
KARACHI: Elections of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry are expected to go ahead as scheduled despite a notification issued by
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