Qayyum?s lawyers looking at role of Nawaz era AG
ISLAMABAD: Justice (retd) Malik Mohammad Qayyum?s lawyers are filing their response to the points concerning his role as attorney-general in the withd
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Pakistan to secure Iran’s gas pipeline to India (Press TV)
The Head of the National Iranian Gas Export Company says Pakistan has agreed to secure the transfer of Iran’s exporting gas to India via its soil.
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Zardari rejects Ramday?s reappointment
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday formally rejected the proposal to appoint Justice (retd) Khailur Rehman Ramday as an ad hoc judge of t
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?Environmental situation in Sindh?s coastal areas shocking?
BADIN: It was my cherished dream to serve the downtrodden and struggle for the development and prosperity of the country, MPA and PPP district presid
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French judge probes Zardari?s ?corruption?
PARIS: A French judge probing a Pakistan bomb attack that killed 11 French engineers has asked Britain and Switzerland to provide whatever information
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Altaf expresses grief at Haqqani?s demise
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has expressed profound grief at the demise of renowned scholar and columnist Irshad Ahmed Haqqani.
In a statement issued from London on Sunday, he lauded Irshad Haqqani for his remarkable services in the field of journalism.
Expressing sympathies with the members of bereaved family, Hussain said all activist of his party equally share their grief.
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Officials: Suspected US drone crashes in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
A suspected U.S. drone crashed in Pakistan’s lawless tribal area near the Afghan border Sunday, a rare mishap for a program Washington has increasingly relied on to kill Taliban and al-Qaida militants, said intelligence officials and a local resident.
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Drone crashes in Pakistan border area (MSNBC)
A suspected U.S. drone crashed in Pakistan’s lawless tribal area near the Afghan border Sunday, intelligence officials and a local resident say.
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President Zardari arrives in Istanbul on official visit
ISTANBUL: President Asif Ali Zardari was accorded a warm welcome when he landed at the Ataturk International Airport here on Sunday to begin a four-day visit of Turkey to attend two back-to-back international summit meetings.
Governor of Istanbul, Muamar Guler and Mayor Kadir Topbas, received the President who will participate in the Tripartite Summit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday and in a seven-Nation regional Istanbul Summit, involving Afghanistan and its six neighbours, a day later.
In his engagements on Sunday, President Zardari will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan while President Gul will host a dinner in his honour.
During his visit, the President will also hold talks on bilateral cooperation and enhanced trade with Turkish leaders.
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15 militants killed during Army?s surprise action in NWA
PESHAWAR/MIRAMSHAH: In a surprising move, security forces, who were till now ruling out any fresh offensive in the violence-stricken North Waziristan,
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