Pakistan needs $1.3 bn to repair NATO-damaged roads
February 11th, 2012 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistan needs around $1.3 billion to repair the roads damaged due to heavy traffic, having been used as supply lines for NATO forces in Afghanistan, a ... Read more...
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Gilani has no option but to write letter: Nawaz
February 11th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has no option but to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, ... Read more...
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Pakistan vehicle sales up
February 11th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Vehicle sales in Pakistan rose by 17 percent to 96,900 units in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to 82,767 units in ... Read more...
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Zardari sets $2 bn trade target with Sri Lanka
February 11th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has called for stepping up efforts to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka from the current $375 million to $2 billion ... Read more...
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Will halt US drone strikes: Imran Khan
February 11th, 2012 - 9:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party Imran Khan has said his party will stop US drone strikes in the country if it comes to power.PTI will ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa visits Pakistan
February 10th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Pakistan Friday on a three-day state visit.Rajapaksa was received at the Chaklala air base in Rawalpindi by Senate ... Read more...
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Gilani’s appeal in contempt case rejected by apex court
February 10th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday rejected an appeal by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani against appearing before it on contempt charges, his defence lawyer said.The appeal ... Read more...
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Pakistani university hit by sex scandals
February 10th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) A university in the Pakistani capital has been hit by a string of sex scandals, with faculty members accused of preying upon vulnerable women students, a ... Read more...
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NATO supplies continue via Pakistan air space: US
February 9th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter Thursday that the supplies to NATO-led forces in Afghanistan are being airlifted through Pakistani air space, Xinhua reported.Pakistan closed NATO ... Read more...
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First joint trade chamber for divided Kashmir chooses chief
February 9th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) As part of the cross Line of Control (LoC) initiatives between two parts of Kashmir, a Srinagar-based businessman was Thursday elected to head a business interests ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Bangladesh stay off SAARC anti-terror meet
February 9th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistan and Bangladesh have stayed away, for unspecified reasons, from attending a two-day SAARC anti-terror meeting that began in the capital Thursday.Official sources said ... Read more...
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EU seeks closer ties with Pakistan
February 9th, 2012 - 9:08 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 9 (IANS) The European Union (EU) Wednesday adopted a plan to build a strong relationship with Pakistan.Welcoming the adoption, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said the five-year ... Read more...
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Lahore factory collapse toll reaches 22
February 9th, 2012 - 4:57 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The toll in a factory building collapse in Pakistan's Lahore city has risen to 22, among them 16 women.At least 60 people were working in the ... Read more...
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Pilot dies as Pakistani Air Force trainer crashes (Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed when his trainer jet crashed in Balochistan Wednesday, the authorities said.The Chinese-built F7-PG trainer crashed near ... Read more...
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No more outages? Pakistani daily mocks minister
February 8th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) "When our dear minister tells us there won't be any loadshedding from tomorrow, we're very, very suspicious," said a Pakistani daily after Water and Power Minister ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM files appeal in contempt of court
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the order to summon him in a contempt of court ... Read more...
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Pakistani rescued from rubble after 47 hours
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) A man was Wednesday pulled out alive from the rubble of a three-storied building that had collapsed in Lahore two days ago.Ghulam Abbas was found alive ... Read more...
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Gilani gets to see ancestor’s manuscripts in Qatar
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saw his ancestor Sheikh Abdul Qadir Gilani's handwritten manuscripts, sitting mat and robe at a museum in Qatar.Gilani, who was ... Read more...
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Pakistan committed to gas pipeline project with Iran: Zardari
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan is committed to the early implementation of the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project in order to meet the ever growing demand within the country for energy, ... Read more...
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Two die in grenade attack in Karachi
February 8th, 2012 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) At least two people were killed and six others injured in a hand grenade attack in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday night, police said.The attack ... Read more...
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Pakistan Railways act against encroachment
February 7th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islambad, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan Railways have decided to act against government departments which have encroached upon railway land in Rawalpindi.Pakistan Railways said it will approach the National Accountability Bureau ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Qatar to cooperate in energy, trade
February 7th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan and Qatar have agreed to collaborate in energy, trade, agriculture and infrastructure development during Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's three-day trip that began Monday.Gilani ... Read more...
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Pakistan factory blast toll rises to 11
February 7th, 2012 - 2:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 11 factory workers, most of them women, were killed when a three-storeyed building collapsed due to a factory blast in Pakistan's Lahore city, said ... Read more...
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Pakistani apex court suspends 28 lawmakers, two ministers
February 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Citing poll fraud, the Pakistani Supreme Court Monday suspended 28 MPs and legislators, including two ministers, one of whom is currently with Prime Minister Yousuf ... Read more...
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Gilani to talk Afghan peace in Qatar (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will brief the Qatar leadership about Pakistan's talks with Afghanistan during a three-day official visit to Qatar, a country where ... Read more...
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Two die in Pakistan building collapse (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Two people were killed when a three-storied building collapsed early Monday in Pakistan's Lahore city. At least 50 others were feared trapped in the rubble of ... Read more...
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Pakistani couple held for torturing domestic help
February 6th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A couple in Lahore has been arrested for torturing their nine-year-old domestic help, who was found with a swollen face and shivering in the cold.The couple ... Read more...
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Toxic food kills four in Pakistan
February 6th, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Four people in Pakistan's port city of Karachi died after consuming poisonous food, Geo News reported.The four, including a woman, were residents of Sohrab Goth area ... Read more...
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Pakistan celebrates Milad-un-Nabi
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) People across Pakistan Sunday celebrated Milad-un-Nabi with fervour.The day began with special prayers for development, safety, peace and unity amongst the followers of Prophet Mohammed.Special ... Read more...
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‘$94 bn graft mars Gilani government’
February 5th, 2012 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan has lost Rs.8,500 billion ($94 billion) in corruption, tax evasion and bad governance during the rule of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, graft watchdog ... Read more...
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80-year-old school in Pakistan lacks furniture
February 5th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) A school in Pakistan does not have any furniture, even though it was started over 80 years ago -- before the country was born.The Government ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM to visit Qatar
February 5th, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit Qatar, from where Pakistan hopes to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).Gilani leaves Monday for a three-day official visit.The ... Read more...
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Chinese to be taught in Pakistani schools
February 5th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Chinese will soon be taught in schools across Pakistan, said a minister.Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said arrangements were being made ... Read more...
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Tourists stranded as snow covers Pakistan hill town
February 5th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Hundreds of tourists were stuck in their vehicles as heavy snowfall blanketed Murree, a hill station near here.The Murree region in Pakistan's Punjab province has witnessed ... Read more...
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`Wonder of wonders: A Pakistani train that runs on time’
February 5th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb5 (IANS) A Pakistani daily described a train that left on time and reached 15 minutes early at its destination as a "wonder of wonders".An editorial in the News ... Read more...
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