LAHORE: The Research Cell of the PML-Q has released a ?fact sheet? over the prevailing law and order in the Punjab. A PML-Q press release said that fr

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The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has decided to speed up the land acquisition process and payment of compensation

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir met his Indian counterpart Shiv Shankar Menon here on the sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, Geo News reported Wednesday.

The sources said India once again raised the issue of Mumbai Attacks; however, Pakistan focused on eight-point agenda.

The meeting between the two foreign secretaries lasted for one hour.

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SHARM EL SHEIKH: The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India met here late Tuesday night on the sidelines of NAM summit in a bid to start the peace process and resolve other issues of mutual importance.

Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir while briefing media after his one and a half hour long meeting with Indian counterpart Shiv Shankar Menon said Pakistan discussed it?s leadership and peoples? desire to work towards constructive relationship with India.
?We believe to get back to structural dialogue and arrived at what we need to resolve between the two governments,? he said.

The Foreign Secretary said, ?We talked about regional cooperation and I underscored the fact that despite differences we have allowed the regional cooperation to go along.?

He said Pakistan was not shy of addressing the issued of terrorism and there was a great clarity and great determination on part of the government and the nation. He said Pakistan had been giving India periodic update of the investigation into the Mumbai incident.

Whether the issue of Hafiz Saeed was raised by India, Bashir said that ?all issues were discussed and we did mention the fact that Pakistan was a primary victim of terrorism.

When asked about the solid outcome of the foreign secretaries? meeting, the Foreign Secretary said ?we are still in the process,? and added that ?Let?s not pre-judge that.?

On the meeting between Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Foreign Secretary said the Prime Minister was looking forward with great optimism and with constructive mind for the meeting.

?We expect the two prime ministers to have a good, frank conversation. Prime Minister Gilani will convey Pakistan?s sense of how we see the things,? he said.

The Foreign Secretary said the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and all other mutual issues came under discussion.

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LAHORE: MPA Shumaila Rana involved in Credit Card theft case, Wednesday made appearance before a two-member investigative committee of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N).

According to sources, she was accompanied with her mother Anjum Ara and uncle Shoaib.

The sources told the PML-N leadership, viewing all circumstances and evidences, advised Rana to tender resignation and underscored that her culpability is abundantly buttressed with the stolen credit cards; therefore, she had better to resign.

According to party sources, Shumaila, refusing to do so, solicited more two-day time for explanation, saying, ?A conspiracy is in operation against her, which she will uncover soon.?

Shumaila refused she stole credit cards and she will prove her innocence.

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SEATTLE: The head of Boeing Co.’’s Integrated Defense Systems has told employees that the defense division will have to cut about 1,000 jobs because of Pentagon budget reductions.

In an internal memo Monday, Boeing’’s Jim Albaugh says the job reductions are needed to keep the company competitive.

Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive of the company’’s Integrated Defense Systems, told the division’’s employees of the cuts.

Albaugh said the company is “facing significant funding reductions” on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program and a halt to the ground-vehicle program in the Army’’s Future Combat Systems.

Boeing spokesman Dan Beck said the company is not prepared to release specifics about the job cuts. But they will affect employees at several IDS sites, including St. Louis, Southern California and Puget Sound.

Employees affected by cuts will be notified beginning this week.

Boeing’’s IDS, with headquarters in Hazelwood and production facilities in the St. Louis region, is the area’’s second-largest employer with 16,000 workers.

Albaugh said in his internal message that recent steps by Boeing customers forced the company’’s hand.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates proposed restructuring the Future Combat Systems modernization program in April.

He made it clear he wanted to cancel the ground vehicles, saying they were ill-suited for the kinds of wars the United States is fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Boeing is the lead contractor for the modernization program along with Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego.

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THE Research Cell of PML-Q has released a ?fact sheet? over prevailing deteriorating law and order in Punjab.

A PML-Q press relea

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MINGORA: Security forces have almost cleared tehsils Barikot and Kabal of militants.

Journalists were also guided to the hidden dens of the militants and were allowed to pay a visit to a cave which was said to be used for dwelling and as a private jail by the militants.

Security forces have killed 8 terrorists in a search operation conducted in Zora area of Tehsil Kabal. A security man was also killed and three personnel were injured including a major.

Heavy ammunitions including explosives, weapons, detonators besides foreign currency, ID cards and audio tapes of Maulana Fazlullah?s speeches were recovered in the operation.

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ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Tuesday awarded another 130 fully-funded foreign scholarships for higher education abroad for MS a

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BUNER: The security forces Wednesday arrested at least four suspected people during a search operation in Buner areas of Hisar, Bugar and Gokand.

According to the FC spokesman, the houses of at least 15 extremists have been destroyed during the search operation.

According to the FC spokesman, also in Usmanabad and Nawagali, the houses of two extremists have been razed down.

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