?Pacra assigns ?AA (f)? rating to AMF?
KARACHI: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has assigned stability rating of ?AA (f)? (Double A - fund rating) to Atlas Money Market Fund (AMF)
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Death toll in Karachi bombings rises to 33
KARACHI: The death toll from Friday?s twin bombings on a mourners? bus and hospital has risen to 33, Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed said Saturday.
Speaking to Geo TV on phone, Dr Ahmed said that postmortem of martyrs were carried out at different places by medico-legal officers.
He said that 12 victims were brought to Jinnah Hospital, nine to Liaquat National Hospital, seven to Jafar Tayar Imambargah, Mehfil Murtaza and Edhi Home, three to Civil Hospital and two to Afgha Khan University Hospital.
The minister said that overall 167 people were injured in twin bombings, out of which 89 were still under treatment at different hospitals
The injured included one doctor, para-medical staff, journalist, volunteers and policemen, he added.
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Gunbattle in Gujrat leaves 6 dead
GUJRAT: Six people were killed and 10 other wounded when two armed groups exchanged fire in Gujrat on Saturday.
According to police, the gunbattle took place in Sarya area of Gujrat city.
The real reason behind the firing incident was still unknown. However, police said the act was motivated by a personal enmity.
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Meeting held to review missing persons issue
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Senator A.Rehman Malik has directed for registering FIR of each missing person besides expediting pace investigation into the matter.
A high level meeting was held here in the Ministry of Interior to discuss the issue of missing persons and to comply with the Supreme Court directive in this regard. Minister for Interior chaired the meeting.
The Secretary Interior, Secretary Defence and representatives of the provincial governments, law enforcing and intelligence agencies attended the meeting.
On the occasion, the Minister for Interior in his opening remarks reiterated that the government in coordination with provincial governments would make serious efforts to trace the whereabouts of all missing persons.
Latest report of all these cases will be presented in the Supreme Court during the next hearing.
He said the provincial Home Secretaries will be available to assist the Attorney General of Pakistan to comply with the direction of the apex court.
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Rulers fears not letting Pakistan stand on its feet: Imran
LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan Saturday said the US is carrying out drone attacks inside Pakistan with the consent of the latter?s government and ?the rulers are telling only lies?.
He expressed these views while delivering a lecture in a private educational institution.
Imran Khan said the rulers are in grips of a strange fear and this is what hampering Pakistan from standing on its feet.
He said the leadership is hell-bent on ruining the state institutions for the sole purpose of protecting their wealth. ?Our leaders have taken dollars against handing over Pakistanis,? he alleged, adding, no other nation would do such a thing.
He said any civilized nation would have come out on the streets in Dr. Aafia like case.
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Tait leads Australia?s great escape
MELBOURNE: Shaun Tait proved he can still be a force at international level as he helped Australia to a tense two-run win that completed a clean-sweep
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Victims of Karachi bombings laid to rest
KARACHI: The mourners and the workers of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), who were killed on Friday?s twin bombings in Karachi, were laid to rest on Saturday.
Moving scenes were witnessed at the Imambargah Hussainia in Malir, where the bodies of 14 martyrs of Shahra-e-Faisal blast were brought. Thousands of people were present on this occasion. While special security measures were put in place for the funeral.
Maulana Abbas Naqvi led the funeral prayers attended by Shia Ulema Council central leader Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, renowned religious clerics and a large number of people.
On the other hand, the funerals of seven MQM workers were also offered at Jinnah ground in Azizabad.
MQM leaders Farooq Sattar, Anis Kaimkhani, Jafria Alliance chief Allam Abbas Kumaili, Rabita Committee?s members, families and relatives of martyrs and large number of people attended the funeral.
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?Yakjehti Mela? attracts large number of people despite raina
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Dozens of stalls offering Kashmiri handicrafts, sumptuous Kashmiri food and enthralling performances by Kashmiris were the main feat
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Raisani urges more steps to recover missing persons
ISLAMABAD: Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, the chief minister of Balochistan, has urged the federal government to take more measures for the early recovery of missing persons.
He made this demand at a meeting with Interior Minister Rehman Malik in the federal capital today (Saturday).
Two leaders exchanged views about the progress made regarding missing persons? case and law and order situation in Balochistan.
The interior minister apprised Raisani of efforts being put in by the government to recover missing persons and promised progress in this regard.
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Aussies, Windies meet tomorrow in 1st ODI
MELBOURNE: The first One-day International of the five-match series between Australia and West Indies will be played tomorrow (Sunday) here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle said that this is not impossible to win a series against Australia.
After defeating the West Indies 2-0 in three-Test series, Australia made clean sweep against Pakistan in the series of three Test matches, five One-day Internationals and a Twenty20 International.
Pacer Doug Bollinger has returned to the Australian squad after being rested in the last two ODIs.
Chris Gayle said that defeating Aussies in Australia is not a difficult task.
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