ISLAMABAD: Mainly dry and cold weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, foggy conditions will likely to continue in plain areas of Punjab.
According to the Met Office, lowest minimum temperature (-8 C) was recorded in Gopis and Astor.
Lowest minimum temperature in main cities remained; Islamabad 1 C, Lahore 3 C, Karachi 12 C, Peshawar 3 C, Quetta ?2 C, Muzafarabad 3 C.
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DUBAI: Dubai opened the world?s tallest structure in a glitzy ceremony meant to put a brave face on crushing debt woes, leading some to wonder whether
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday rolled up his sleeves to defend his government?s performance of last one year and nine mon
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QUETTA: PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that there was no logic in apologising to the people of Balochistan for the past mistakes unless the r
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PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan has said main issues of 17th Amendment, 58 2b and provincial autonomy will be solved in the first quarter of the New Year.
He was talking to media at the birthday ceremony of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto at the residence of Speaker NWFP Assembly Karamatullah Chugmiti.
Babar said nation would hear good news in the first quarter of the New Year.
He further said political issues like 17th Amendment, 58 2b and provincial autonomy will be solved.
Federal Minister said after 19 years, NFC issue was settled under the Pakistan People?s Party (PPP)?s government and provinces got financial benefits.
Commenting on renaming the NWFP, he said there is no place for ?no? in democracy.
He said in democracy, all issues are resolved with a ?yes? and he believes the renaming issue will be settled with consensus.
Condemning the suicide attack on Peshawar Press Club, he said journalists who laid their life for the war on terror are national heroes.
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LAHORE: Exports in the leather sector registered a sharp decline due to the cavalier attitude of the government, as in the first five months of fiscal
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QUETTA: A rocket, fired from unknown location, fell in the lawn of the Governor House of Balochistan.
According to the sources, no loss was reported in the incident.
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KARACHI: The Pakistani rupee was traded at a new record low in inter-bank market on Tuesday as it was quoted closing at 84.73/ to the dollar.
Money market dealers said rupee value is gradually going down on transferring the payment of oil to commercial banks.
Dollar gained Rs0.16 in the inter-bank market to make a new high of 84.73 at closing.
Market dealers said banks released payment worth $100 million for crude oil yesterday while $80 million were paid today in this regard, which resulted in the record low value of rupee.
On the other hand, US dollar selling was quoted at 84.75 in open market while purchasing value remained 84.45, Exchange Companies Association reported.
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KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Syed Munawar Hasan has said that Karachi blast and arson are the negligence of state actors or they were themselves part of this conspiracy.
Speaking to media after visiting the arson-hit Boulton Market here on Tuesday, he said that Karachi nazim should tender his resignation instead of calling names to politicians and citizens.
Hasan said that federal, provincial and local state actors had pushed the city toward bloodshed and fire on Yaum-e-Ashur. He said that the announcement of Rs3.50 billion for compensation of affected traders was not enough and called for significant raise.
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KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that his party would foil every plot aimed at destabilizing democracy in the country.
Addressing a news conference after chairing the meeting of the party?s Organizing Committee here, Nawaz Sharif said there was no conspiracy against President Asif Ali Zardari, but added the PML-N would resist any such move even before the government.
He, however, cautioned that undemocratic attitude of the rulers could pose threat to the democracy. The former premier said those talking about the conspiracy against democracy are in the government. They should take actions against such elements, said Nawaz.
The former premier urged President Zardari to explain whom he was facing threat.
?We need to learn a lesson from the past, he said, adding survival of both PML-N and PPP is in the best interest of democracy.?
To a question, he clarified that the repeal of 17th Amendment was not meant for becoming prime minister for the third time.
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