The United States, hailing a “national mood change” against the Taliban in Pakistan, offered humanitarian aid for civilians fleeing a Pakistani military offensive to crush the militants.
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DERA GHAZI KHAN: Two persons were killed while more than 40 wounded in the collision of a passenger coach with a trawler between Jampur and Mana Ahmedani in Dera Ghazi Khan.According to sources, a passenger coach going from Peshawar to Karachi collided with a trawler coming from opposite direction at a place between Jampur and Mana Ahmedani and resultantly two persons were killed and more than 40 were injured.The wounded included women and children.About 20 wounded were shifted to Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Jampur whereas some were taken to nearby basic health centres and severely injured were shifted to district headquarter hospital Dera Ghazi Khan and they are being provided medical aid.
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KARACHI: Thousands of peasants in the lower Sindh are going through the worst monetary crisis due to huge fall in the buying price of sun flower and low production.They told that the suns flower crop decreased by50 per cent as compared to the previous year due to sale of substandard seeds and they are facing poverty due to decline in buying price.According to peasants, buying price of sun flower was Rs1800 per maund last year which has become Rs1300 per maund in recent season.Previous year, per acre production was from 12 to 13 maunds which has been declined to 5-6 maunds.Sun flower has been cultivated on more than 400,000 land in Badin and Thatta region.
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Satellite photos released show Pakistan has expanded two sites crucial to its nuclear program as part of an effort to bolster the destructive power of its atomic arsenal, a US arms control institute said.
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a $110 million aid package for Pakistan Tuesday that will support international efforts to relieve a humanitarian crisis in the Swat Valley that’s left about 2 million people temporarily homeless.
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WASHINGTON: Pakistan ambassador in the United States Hussain Haqqani has welcomed the announcement of emergency aid of 100 million dollars from America for the affected people of Swat operation.In a statement issued from Washington, Hussain Haqqani said that this aid is another proof of the full support to the Pakistani people by the United States but more aid is needed from the international community for rehabilitation of the affected people of Swat.Hussain Haqqani said that Pakistan needs aid for rehabilitation of the people affected by the war on terror and the elimination of human crisis.He said we expect from the US people to help generously and they can participate in the mission by typing Swat to 20222 on their cell phones.
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The U.S. pledged an additional $110 million, reflecting the administration’s growing confidence in Pakistan’s efforts to combat the Taliban.
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LAHORE: Former star Pakistan batsman Ijaz Ahmed was freed on bail on Tuesday ahead of his trial on fraud charges for allegedly giving a client bad che
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MELBOURNE: Impressed with the all-round performance of Andrew Symonds in the ongoing Indian Premier League, Deccan Chargers coach Darren Lehmann feels
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SYDNEY: Every run Australia captain Ricky Ponting scores in the upcoming Ashes cricket series in England will be worth money to children’’s cancer char
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