PPP members need to adopt policy of tolerance: PM
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LAHORE: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday said the present government has completed two years by sticking to the approach of reconciliation and stressed upon the PPP members to adopt a policy of tolerance.
Chairing the meeting of PPP parliamentary party Punjab, the Prime Minister held terrorism responsible for the current state of affairs in the country and that the country’s budget is getting affected due to...
Khosa sees nothing wrong with CJP calling on PM
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LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister for Information Technology and former attorney general Sardar Latif Ahmed Khosa Saturday said Chief Justice’s visit to the Prime Minister was totally appropriate, keeping in view the protocol aspect.
Talking to media during his visit to Virtual University, he said there were differences over the consultative process of judges’ appointment, prompting the visit of Chief Justice to the...
Razzaq steers Pakistan to win over England
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DUBAI: Allrounder Abdul Razzaq’s spectacular batting display helped Pakistan to win the second Twenty20 International by four wickets against England here the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
He hammered an unbeaten 46 from just 18 balls with five towering sixes after Pakistan were reeling at 78 for five in 13 overs.
Chasing 149 to win, Pakistan achieved the target of 149 runs with one over left.
Earlier,...
Rehman Malik COAS discuss law, order
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RAWALPINDI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik met with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani here on Saturday.
According to DG Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas the Interior Minister and the Army Chief discussed law and order in general and the ongoing military operation in NWFP in particular.
The ISPR said that it was a routine meeting.
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‘No objection to reopening of Swiss cases’: President
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed willingness to fulfill the orders of the higher judiciary in their true spirit, saying he has no objection to the reopening of Swiss cases.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani assured the President that the judiciary poses no threat to democracy, sources told Geo News on Saturday.
A meeting of core group of Pakistan People’s Party held last night here at the...
Kazmi calls for preaching true Islamic teachings
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister fro Religious Affairs, Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi has called for enlightened and objective inter-civilizational dialogue and discourse in order to create a greater tolerance of the diversities and peculiarities of the cultures, values and aspirations of each other.
He said that Islam is a complete code of life in all respects i.e. socially, economically, ethically and politically. He was of the...
England set Pakistan 149-run target in 2nd T20
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DUBAI: England set a modest target of 149 runs for Pakistan in the second Twenty20 International here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
After Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss again and this time he put England to bat first who made 148 runs for the loss of six wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Opener Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen posted 98 runs for the second wicket partnership after...
US drone kills key al-Qaeda commander in Waziristan
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MIRAMSHAH: Sheikh Mansoor, a key al-Qaeda commander has been killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, sources told Geo News Saturday.
A US drone had launched a strike targeting a spot in Tolkhel area of North Waziristan on February 17, killing Sheikh Mansoor, an operational commander of al-Qaeda, sources said.
Local and intelligence sources have confirmed the death of Sheikh Mansoor, son of a significant al-Qaeda...
NWFP govt dissolves LG System, appoints administrators
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PESHAWAR: The NWFP government through a notification on Saturday announced to dissolve local government system and appoint administrators to exercise the powers of district Naizms, Tehsil Nazims and Union council Nazims.
The notification, which was read out by senior minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour during a press conference said that in the light of the provisions contained in section 179(B) of the NWFP local government...
Pakistan win toss, put England into bat in 2nd T20
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DUBAI: Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik won the toss again and this time he asked England to bat first in the second Twenty20 International here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Shahid Afridi is back for Pakistan today, having served his two-match ban, and his presence will surely gear up the Pakistan side who desparately need some inspiration in the midst of a 10-match losing streak. Afridi has replaced...
Sindh, Punjab to resolve water issues according to 1991 Accord
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KARACHI: Sindh and Punjab provinces have agreed to resolve their water related issues in the light of Water Accord 1991.
An important meeting of delegations representing Sindh and Punjab provinces held here at Chief Minister House on Saturday in which Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah requested Punjab to immediately close Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal or Sindh’s Rabi crop will be ruined.
Senior Minister Raja Riaz,...
Judiciary must subject itself to self-accountability: CJP
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LAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday stressed that judiciary will have to subject itself to self-accountability by ensuring that whether or not justice was done.
“Those who do not perform diligently will lose the status people have given to them; focus must be directed towards dispensing justice to the people,” the Chief Justice asserted in his address here at the Judicial...
Sehwag tops ICC Test rankings, Amla placed 2nd
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CHENNAI: India’’s Virender Sehwag has displaced compatriot Gautam Gambhir at the top of the official rankings for Test batsmen following his double centuries against South Africa in their recent series.
Sehwag, who scored a century in the opening Test, moved up five places to take top spot for the first time after his 165 this week helped India win the final Test and square the
two-match series.
South Africa...
Pak to build drones soon with US help: Mukhtar
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GUJRAT: Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar ruled out the possibility of stopping drone attacks, but added that Pakistan will soon begin manufacturing drone planes with the US assistance.
The Defence Minister was talking to media in Gujrat on Saturday.
He said PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif sometimes declares government a threat for democracy while on others calls President Zardari a danger for democratic process. “If...
India needs to import sugar
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NEW DELHI: India needs to urgently import 3-5 million tonnes of white sugar and may ship in rice to calm food prices, a top aide of the prime minister said, signalling a tighter supply situation than previous estimates.
The hurry by the world’’s top consumer of the sweetener comes three weeks after the Indian sugar mills industry body cut its import forecast.
A Singapore-based dealer said Indian imports would...
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