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Top Stories: Karachi, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan's hockey body will seek the government's permission before sending the national team to India for next year's hockey World Cup. IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:02 -0500Karachi, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket authorities have sought the government's permission for players' participation in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but sports minister Aftab Jilani fears that it might be too late. IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:30:04 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : The Pakistan Supreme Court has asked the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to come up with a policy for the registration of Hindu couples for computerised national identity cards. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:20:07 -0500Karachi, Nov.24 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to poison Karachi's main water supply. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:50:03 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has rebuked reports about differences between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani on the issue of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:03 -0500Islamabad, Nov 24 (DPA) Pakistani forces killed at least 18 militants in an offensive launched Tuesday against the rebels believed to be behind a recent wave of suicide bombings in the north-western city of Peshawar, a security official said. IANS Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:02 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : Pakistan has once again raked up the issue of Kashmir, saying that it should be resolved in accordance with the United Nations resolutions of 1948 and 1949. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:30:04 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is not impressed by the team's lack lustre performance in the recent past, and is thinking about sacking coach Intikhab Alam, sources privy to the team have revealed. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:20:02 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports has directed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against those security officials who didn't responded to the call of duty during the terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March this year. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:34 -0500Lahore, Nov.24 : Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is not bothered about former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq's presence in the Kiwi camp. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:25 -0500Islamabad, Nov.24 : 'Forgotten' Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami is frustrated with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and has blamed the rebel league of not paying his dues despite several reminders. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:24 -0500Srinagar, Nov 24 : Youth from across the country are opting to pursue hotel management courses in Srinagar, which is considered a perfect tourist destination. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:19 -0500Poonch (J-K), Nov 24 : A free artificial limbs camp has been organised by the Indian Army in association with an NGO in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:17 -0500Lahore, Nov.24 : The United States is in secret talks with the Afghan Taliban, with countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Britain playing the role of mediators, sources have revealed. ANI Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:03 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By M. Waqar Bhatti KarachiFour university students including two brothers died and one was injured on Tuesday evening in a road traffic accident on National Highway ne... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:00 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Shamim Bano KarachiJudgement in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case was reserved by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, East for December 5 after the final a... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:00 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 KarachiSindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Tuesday evening visited the venue of the public meeting being held under the auspices of PPP on its founding day at the ... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:59 -0500HFH celebrates 10 years of Surgical Unit II Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiIt is alarming to note that even though evidence-based consensus guidelines for prophylaxis ... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:59 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our crime correspondent IslamabadThe health department of the Islamabad administration has sent food samples of three hotels for laboratory tests to examine their qual... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:59 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Tuesday that the PPP-led coalition at the Centre would draw positive strength from the ongoing ... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday night held another meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari, focusing on bringing the const... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiOver 50 per cent of women in Pakistan die during child birth as a result of lack of blood in their body. Most women do not understand the i... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Rs268.49 million dues from KWSB Neither CDGK nor water board ready to assume responsibility Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Qadeer Tanoli KarachiThe Karachi Contractors Association (KCA) has wa... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiCity District Government Karachi (CDGK) has sought 100 acres land from Sindh government for setting up intercity bus terminal for Punjab an... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Shakeel Anjum IslamabadSSP (traffic) Dr. Moeen Masood has stressed on the need for fixing a suitable fare for students to protect them from the dangerous practice of t... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadNational Institute of Cultural Studies (NICS) has entered into a partnership deed with British Pakistanis Foundation (BPF) for arranging a f... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:58 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Shakil Shaikh ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader Pervez Elahi on Tuesday demanded of the government to announce general amnesty for the people of Balochista... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:57 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has warned the officers of the city government to avoid unusual delays in the completion of development work... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:57 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Caring for a tiny new being can be daunting at first, but new parents should concentrate immediately after birth on creating a strong bond between parent and child.The Ne... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:57 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Jamila Achakzai IslamabadBe they professional or amateur, butchers are these days readying their tools for imminent Bakra Eid, as Eidul Azha is popularly called in loc... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:57 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: In the Ministry for Special Initiatives, high-profile inductions have been made for the four positions of Zonal Project Manager (ZPM) of BS-1... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:56 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 LAHORE: Arif Nizami, director and former editor of The Nation, filed a petition with the Lahore High Court (LHC) through senior advocates Aitzaz Ahsan and Abid Minto, see... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:56 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Peerabad police on Tuesday booked a person for throwing acid on his ex-wife in Qasba Colony, Orangi Town, the police said.The police sa... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:56 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Mobarik A. Virk IslamabadThe Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to launch the project to improve the existing Garden Avenue into a dual carriageway as well... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:56 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Afshan S. Khan IslamabadWhite Ribbon Day, internationally marked for the eradication of violence against women, was observed across the country simultaneously at the p... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:56 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 QUETTA: A trailer supplying goods to Afghanistan was partially damaged in an explosion caused by a roadside bomb planted by miscreants near Mastung on Tuesday.Police said... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:55 -0500Crimes against women increase as 1,000 cases reported in 10 months Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiA total of 1,065 cases of heinous crimes against women have been repo... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:55 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 KarachiSindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ebad, has taken bold initiatives to promote renewable energy in the country.This was stated by Secretary Environment, Government of Sin... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:55 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Saeed Ahmed RawalpindiThe Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has released 50 per cent funds to the concerned civic bodies, directing them to complete the work of s... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:55 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: Britain and Pakistan have been damned by a leading human rights organisation for complicity and criminal cooperation in torture of British ... The News International Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:54 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiIn 1999 the United Nations General Assembly marked 25 November as an International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. To ra... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:54 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 RawalpindiEulogising service of first President of Anjuman Faiz ul Islam, head of Pakistan Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that all the people who render... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:54 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Jan Khaskheli KarachiThe huge quantity of poisonous chemicals brought by Left Bank Outfall Drainage (LBOD), have turned the once beautiful Narrrei Lake into a barre... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:53 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadA group of experts specialising in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) converged at the World Health Organization (WHO) here on Tuesday to brai... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:53 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Ishrat Hyatt IslamabadWhile the Asian Study Group (ASG) organises many programmes each month for its members, it usually has one special one and this time it was a con... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:53 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi Pakistan Army on Tuesday under the aegis of Corps Headquarters Karachi has dispatched the fourth consignment of relief goods for the Inter... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:51 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadAmbassador of Republic of Turkey M Babur Hizlan will visit Mingora today (Wednesday) to deliver a donation of school equipment for students.... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:51 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiAdditional District and Sessions Judge Abdul Rehman Awan here on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a man in a murder case and also imposed ... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:50 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Saadia Khalid IslamabadAs many as 16 creative artists received S.S. Hyder Award 2009 in a ceremony organised here on Tuesday by Pakistan National Council of the Arts (... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:50 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadTwelve students of the Roots School System were awarded commendation certificates in different age groups of Commonwealth Essay Contest 2009... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:49 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent Rawalpindi Justice Asad Munir of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi Bench, Tuesday issued notices to secretaries of health and commerce ministri... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:49 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Shahina Maqbool IslamabadAll forms of violence, whether perpetrated in the public or private sphere, are a violation of human rights. We all have a collective responsi... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:49 -0500Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiJustice Nasir Saeed Sheikh of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi Bench, Tuesday directed former sessions judge (ASJ) Chaudhry Asad Raz... The News Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:53:48 -0500It’s a British TV institution, fronted by a bouncy, red-haired, sharp-tongued presenter, Anne Robinson – "Awful Annie", as some call her. "The Weakest Link", the quiz show with a differen... Novinite Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:48:11 -0500SRINAGAR, INDIA // When gunmen struck Mumbai in November 2008, India was quick to link the attack to the issue of global terrorism and not to the simmering dispute in Kashmir, which many believe was w... The National Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:00:31 -0500SRINAGAR, INDIA // When gunmen struck Mumbai in November 2008, India was quick to link the attack to the issue of global terrorism and not to the simmering dispute in Kashmir, which many believe was w... The National Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:59:13 -0500ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani officials have arrested a retired Pakistani army major for his suspected role in an alleged plot that was hatched in the U.S. to assassinate the creator of controversial Danish... The Miami Herald Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:52:50 -050011/24/2009, 12:52 p.m. EST (AP) ? WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that Ame... New Jersey Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:11:21 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to en... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:43:58 -0500By SEBASTIAN ABBOTASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ISLAMABAD -- The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:43:40 -0500By ASHRAF KHANASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ISLAMABAD -- Five Pakistani army officers have been detained for questioning over possible links to two U.S. terror suspects accused of plotting an armed attac... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:43:38 -0500President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to encourage security and civil progress in... The News Tribune Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:45 -0500(AP) ? ISLAMABAD - The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as... New Jersey Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:40 -0500(AP) ? WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to encourage se... New Jersey Online Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:16:36 -0500The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army wages a major bat... Gadsden Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:09:07 -0500President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to encourage security and civil progress in... Gadsden Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:08:51 -0500ISLAMABAD—The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army w... Denver Post Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:06:13 -0500President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to encourage security and civil progress in... Boston Globe Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:02:45 -0500By SEBASTIAN ABBOTASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ISLAMABAD -- The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:58:52 -0500ISLAMABAD (AP) - The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army ... Find Law Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:22 -0500WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama says the United States is not responsible for resolving the long-standing conflict between Pakistan and India, but that America wants to encourage security an... Sign on San Diego Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:32:02 -0500POOJA Kapur, the press counsellor of the High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur, has clearly explained India's firm stand against the Taliban, which has mounted almost daily attacks on civilian and ... New Straits Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:21:09 -0500ISLAMABAD -- The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army wag... The Miami Herald Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:55 -0500U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman November 23, 2009 ON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke November 23, 2009 Washi... America.org Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:07:08 -0500ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The collapse of a deal granting Pakistan's president and thousands of other officials freedom from prosecution on graft charges has triggered fresh political turmoil just as the army... Associated Press Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:06 -0500Gunmen in southwest Pakistan torched four Nato vehicles carrying fuel for Nato forces fighting Taliban insurgents in neighbouring Afghanistan, police said yesterday.The attack took place overnight in ... Daily Star Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:36 -0500The United Nations refugee agency has begun distributing additional relief supplies to civilians displaced by the ongoing military operations in north-west Pakistan to help them cope as temperatures b... UN News Centre Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:46:02 -0500LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers killed 18 militants on Tuesday in a campaign to break a network orchestrating attacks on Western forces' supplies to Afghanistan and carrying ou... West Australian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:44:43 -0500London - A human rights group Tuesday accused the British government of complicity in the torture of five British nationals held by the security agencies of Pakistan between 2004 and 2007. The organiz... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:28:06 -0500Berlin - Germany is to increase its development aid to Afghanistan by 52 million euros (78 million dollars), the German government said Tuesday. Afghanistan would receive a total of around 144 million... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:27:57 -0500Group A A sparkling 103 from opener Naved Khan helped Karachi Whites crush second-placed Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) by nine wickets at the... Cricinfo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:26:50 -0500Islamabad - Pakistani government on Tuesday announced a new reform package for south-western Balochistan province in a bid to end a separatist insurgency there. "The government hopes the proposed econ... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:47:45 -0500As Pakistan's fight against militants moves into Khyber, expanding the battle northward, the military claimed to have killed at least 18 militants Tuesday. Christian Science Monitor Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:02:45 -0500India and Pakistan should solve the Kashmir dispute between themselves "through dialogue and consultation", China said on Tuesday, after Kashmir's main independence alliance said Beijing had a role to... World Bulletin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:31:39 -0500Karachi, Nov.24 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to poison Karachi's main water supply. New Kerala Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:23:28 -0500London - A human rights group Tuesday accused the British government of complicity in the torture of five British nationals held by the security agencies of Pakistan between 2004 and 2007. The organiz... Earth Times Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:14:56 -0500Firmly ruling out mediation between India and Pakistan, Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said the US would support the two countries if they decide to resume t... NDTV Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:54:37 -0500Social networking website Facebook has a new member former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who has signed up to "connect" with the youth of his country. Musharraf's page, which was created a mont... NDTV Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:54:34 -0500ISLAMABAD: Former president Pervez Musharraf has joined the Facebook, a social networking website, to connect with Pakistani youth, asking the young members of the cyber community to reach out to all ... Pak Tribune Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:14:10 -0500Mohammad Asif is congratulated by his Pakistan team-mates after taking a wicket during the first Test against New Zealand. Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images Mohammad Asif marked his return to... The Guardian Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:24:53 -0500 |
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