PM makes surprise visit to CJ hosted reception
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday surprised the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and other guests by appearing at the farewell reception hosted by the latter in honour of Justice (Retd.) Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday.
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry welcomed the Prime Minister when the latter made his surprise entry into the reception space, Geo News’ correspondent Abdul Qayum...
PM felicitates Nawaz on eligibility ruling
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani contacted Nawaz Sharif, chief of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), on Tuesday.
According to sources, Prime Minister Gilani felicitated Nawaz Sharif for being declared eligible to contest election by the Lahore High Court.
Earlier in the day, the Lahore High Court’s election tribunal dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Mian Nawaz Sharif.
Premier Gilani...
KSE recovers 68 points
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KARACHI: Stock prices witnessed recovery at the local bourse Tuesday, as the benchmark KSE-100 Index advanced by 68 points to close at 9,769.
Today’s trade began in the positive zone and sustained the green trend throughout the session as investors took particular interest in banking and fertilizer sectors.
The market turnover was recorded at 120 million shares.
Dewan Salman topped the list of volume leaders which...
Helmand operation: 3 more civilians killed
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KABUL: Nato troops and their Afghan colleagues involved in Operation Moshtarak have suffered another blow after three more civilians were killed in the campaign against the Taliban.
The deaths – in three separate incidents – come after two US missiles struck a house on the outskirts of the town of Marjah on Sunday, killing 12 people, half of them children. Three others killed in the house were identified...
Several arrested on Pak-Afghan border: Malik
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Tuesday that several people were arrested on Pak-Afghan border for entering Pakistan from Afghanistan.
Speaking to media outside the Parliament House, the interior minister said that the identities and objectives of their entry to Pakistan were being investigated.
He acknowledged that there was an agreement between Pakistan and United States about intelligence sharing...
Intikhab, Waqar meet Ijaz Butt
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LAHORE: Former coaches of the Pakistan cricket team called on chairman PCB Ijaz Butt here at the PCB headquarters on Tuesday.
Both coaches in separate meetings with the PCB chairman exchanged views on the national team’s failures during the tour of Australia and informed him about the reasons of defeat.
Sources told Geo News that Waqar Younis presented his conditions to Ijaz Butt for taking responsibility of coaching...
Altaf phones Zardari, Gilani
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ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain Tuesday spoke to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on phone and voiced concerns about the prevailing political scenario in the country.
According to sources, Altaf exchanged views on judges’ issue and other matters of mutual interests. The MQM chief stressed that all issues should be resolved amicably.
He said that the confrontation...
Four gunned down in Gujranwala
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GUJRANWALA: An armed man gunned down 4 people and seriously injured 5 others in Gujranwala on Tuesday.
According to details, the armed man named Ghulam Rasool killed four persons including a father and daughter and injured 5 others by opening indiscriminate firing at them.
The deceased have been identified as Kulsoom, Haji Rehman, Sidra and Muzzafar while the injured include Razia Bibi, Amina and three unidentified persons.
Police...
Ijaz Ahmed takes charge as coach on Wednesday
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DUBAI: Pakistan cricket team coach Ijaz Ahmed will formally take the charge of the team on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Ijaz as batting and fielding coach of the national team for Twenty20 series against England in place of Intikhab Alam.
Pakistan team will leave Dubai for Abu Dhabi on Wednesday where it will play a T20 match against Pakistan ‘A’.
Pakistan will play their first T20 match...
Pak-SA series may be held in Malaysia
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LAHORE: The venue of the series between Pakistan and South Africa has so far not been decided but Malaysia is being considered as a likely host.
South Africa refused to tour Pakistan due to security threat.
The series, consisting of three Test matches, five One-day Internationals and a Twenty20 match, has been scheduled to be held in October.
Sources told that there is also a suggestion that the series would be arranged...
Fauzia unhappy with govt over Aafia issue
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LAHORE: Dr. Fauzia Siddiqi, the sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi, has said that she is not satisfied with the government’s efforts to secure release of her sister from the US detention.
Addressing a public gathering organized by Young Doctors at Fatima Jinnah Medical College here on Tuesday, she said the US government has failed to prove any allegation of terrorism leveled against Aafia.
Dr. Siddiqi called on international...
SA need 341 runs to avoid innings defeat against India
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KOLKATA: The third day of the Kolkata Test went to Venkatsai Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as South Africa require 341 runs to avoid an innings defeat with two days remaining in the second and final Test.
The tourists, trailing by 347 runs, were six for no loss in their second knock when play was called off due to bad light after just five deliveries from Zaheer Khan.
India’’s powerful batting boosted their...
Fifth IMF loan tranche in March
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DUBAI: Matters relating to IMF’s financial assistance to Pakistan have been finalized in the ongoing negotiations, paving way for the release of 5th tranche to Pakistan in March.
The fourth review meeting with regard to the financial assistance under standby program is underway in Dubai.
Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin is heading the Pakistan delegation attending the meeting. Governor State Bank of Pakistan...
Taliban invite journalists to Afghan battleground
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KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday invited journalists to a region of southern Afghanistan besieged by US-led troops so they “can see with their own eyes” a massive assault aimed at eradicating militants from the area.
US Marines are leading 15,000 US, NATO and Afghan troops in Helmand province in what is said to be the biggest anti-Taliban assault in the war against the militants, now in its ninth year.
NATO and...
Smuggling bid foiled in Islamabad; 4 held
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ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Narcotics Force on Tuesday foiled attempts to smuggle 10-kg of narcotics by arresting four smugglers, including a foreigner, at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
According to ANF officials, a South African national was arrested after being caught with 6-kg of narcotics. He was scheduled to fly to Nairobi by Qatar Airways.
In another incident, another passenger, identified as Adnan Suhail,...
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