?Govt to encourage cultural activities?
Karachi
Sindh Minister for Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Rafique Engineer has said that the government would encourage promotion of cul
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Oil prices rally for third day, flirt with 80 dlr level
NEW YORK: Oil prices rose for the third consecutive session Wednesday, with the key New York futures contract briefly breaching 80 dollars after key data showed a steeper-than-expected drop in US stockpiles.
New York’’s main contract, light sweet crude for December delivery, rose as high as 80.33 dollars before closing up 44 cents to 79.58 dollars per barrel.
London’’s Brent North Sea crude for January gained 50 cents to settle at 79.47 dollars a barrel.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) announced Wednesday that American crude reserves sank 900,000 barrels in the week ending November 13, more than the 600,000 barrels anticipated by the market.
American gasoline or petrol inventories tumbled by 1.7 million barrels, confounding expectations for a small gain.
The DoE added that stockpiles of distillates, which include diesel and heating fuel, fell 300,000 barrels. Analysts had pencilled in a bigger drop of 500,000 barrels.
However, analysts said the drop in inventory levels was exacerbated by Hurricane Ida, which weakened to a tropical storm earlier this month but led to the closure of some petroleum installations in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Jayawardene?s 204 floors India
AHMEDABAD: Former captain Mahela Jayawardene scored his sixth double-century as Sri Lanka seized control of the first Test against India here on Wedne
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16 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing - The Associated Press
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16 killed in Pakistan courthouse bombing
The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan— A suicide bomber killed 16 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist … Fifteen dead in Peshawar bomb attack Taliban declare guerrilla campaign in Pakistan Pakistan says Taliban fled 2 villages |
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MCC denies planning to rebrand Lord?s
LONDON: The owners of Lord?s denied on Wednesday that they were considering selling the naming rights to the famous cricket ground.
The chief e
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US-India growing ties not threat for Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Robert Blake on Wednesday said Washington will maintain close relations with both Pakistan and India, assuring Islamabad that it should not feel threatened by the steps Washington is taking to advance U.S.-India relations.
?We value our partnership with Pakistan and with India,? Blake said at a briefing days ahead of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?s state visit to Washington aimed at expanding the U.S.-India relations in wide-ranging areas.
?I don?t think Islamabad should be threatened by the steps we are taking with India,? he responded when asked specifically how Pakistan should view the Indian leader?s visit between November 22 to 26, during which he will hold talks with President Barack Obama on strengtheing ties in economic, defense and a host of other areas.
Blake remarked that in the beginning of the Obama administration it was said that the U.S. was focusing on Pakistan and Afghanistan to the exclusion of India but now it is forging ties with New Delhi as well.
?There was a good reason for that in part because Pakistan and Afghanistan are extremely important and also because the Indian government had not yet had its elections.?
In terms of US defense deals with India - said to be around $ 10 billion - he stated, these are being worked out and are longer-term sales that are in the planning stages.
The Assistant Secretary praised Pakistan?s ongoing anti-militant campaign in South Waziristan and elsewhere in the western parts.
?I think the steps that Pakistan has taken in Swat and South Waziristan show that they are taking the extremist threat within Pakistan very seriously.?
In answer to a question, he said ?Pakistan has made some progress? in regard with investigation into November 2008 attacks on Mumbai and expected more cooperation from Islamabad in prosecuting militants behind accused of being behind these attacks.
Blake also recognized China?s role in enforcing security and stability in the region both in Pakistan-India and Pakistan-Afghanistan contexts, saying the U.S. will like to get Beijing?s views on imrpoving security situation in the region.
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Mother?s little helper
Rawalpindi
If this picture of a little girl waiting to fill her bottle with water so she can contribute to the family?s meagre supply does not
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CJ takes suo moto notice of girl?s murder
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday took suo moto notice of the murder of the 14- year-old daughter of a police constable
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?Nisar Baloch?s murder can trigger ethnic riots?
Karachi
The brutal murder of social activist Nisar Baloch has the potential to trigger ethnic riots in the metropolis, Jumman Darwan, a leader
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Bomb attack outside Pakistan court: police (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A bomb exploded outside a court building in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, police said.
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