Shun differences ?to combat terror?
Islamabad
Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Tahir Alam Khan has urged the people to shun their differences at this critical juncture
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Woman stabbed to death by daughter?s in-laws
LAHORE
A WOMAN was stabbed to death allegedly by the in-laws of her daughter in her house at Township on Wednesday.
The victim was ident
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Yousuf, Younis come down in ICC Test ranking
DUBAI: Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf and former captain Younis Khan have come down further in the ICC Test ranking while Sachin Tendulkar of India has again been placed in the Top-Ten.
According to the new Test ranking, no change has been seen in the first eight positions.
Gautam Gambhir of India continued to be on top position whereas Graeme Smith of South Africa is on second and Mahela Jayawardene is on third position.
Yousuf went down from eleventh to twelfth and Younis from 12th to 13th position in the new ranking.
Tendulkar has again been included in the Top Ten as he went up from 13th to ninth position.
Among bowlers, Dale Steyn of South Africa remained on top while Mitchell Johnson of Australia is on second and Mohammad Asif of Pakistan is on third position.
Indian pace bowler Zaheer Khan has been promoted by five places from eleventh to sixth position.
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We won’t go easy on Pakistan -Clarke (Sky News Australia)
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke says the team won’t go easy against Pakistan in Friday’s one-dayer despite the home side already securing the series.
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Taliban unimpressed with United Nation?s gesture
PESHAWAR: In a decision that should have been taken much earlier, the names of five former Taliban ministers were removed from the UN Security Council
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Zardari?s cases to land in SC soon
ISLAMABAD: The questions relating to Asif Ali Zardari?s eligibility for his election as president of Pakistan and holding dual office as PPP co-chairm
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Afghanistan moot: Pak offers to train Afghan military, police
LONDON: Pakistan has offered to train the Afghan military and police, said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in his address during the International Conference on Afghanistan here Thursday.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister said Afhgnistan needs to train 300,000 Afghan troops by 2011 and it is in this context that Pakistan has made the training offer.
He said Afghanistan has sought help from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for holding negotiations with the Taliban.
British foreign secretary, David Miliband on the occasion termed the deployment of NATO?s special representative for Afghanistan as positive step.
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?Young blood required for better show?
KARACHI: Pakistan?s former Test cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz feels that the time has come for Pakistan Cricket Board to think about the World Cup 2011 and
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PSM chairman, admin to be replaced soon: Minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani said chairman and administration of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) will be changed soon to improve the performance of the company.
Talking to media here at the Parliament House, he said PSM chairman M M Usmani will be replaced with a person who is well aware of technical affairs.
The minister said PSM was bankrupted in the past, while the company is producing only 40 percent of total capacity.
He pointed out that due to the losses, daily wages workers are not being regularized.
Bijarani further said middle class and lower middle class were affected by the increase in prices of small cars, and import of reconditioned vehicles will be allowed if the decision is not taken back.
He said talks are being underway with Philippines, Brazil and UAE for the import of sugar and the government is thinking to import 1.25 million ton sugar with the help of Trading Corporation of Pakistan.
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Shazia?s mother fears threat to life
LAHORE: The Lahore Police on Thursday formally started an inquiry into the murder of house-maid Shaiza.
The inquiry team headed by SP CIA Umer Virk today met with the family members of Shazia and asked for details.
Speaking to newsmen, SP Virk said that statements of Shazia?s family would be formally recorded on Friday, while the final report in this regard would be submitted in two weeks.
Nasreen, mother of the deceased Shazia, feared that lives of her other children were also under threat because Shazia?s killers could go to any extent.
She expressed the hope that police would get her justice.
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