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Death toll from Lahore bombings rises to 31

At least 281 people were also injured in the three bomb attacks near Karbala Gamay Shah: rescue official

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
US to utilise Iraq resources along Afghan border
By Anwar Iqbal
“We will disrupt and defeat Al Qaeda, while preventing Afghanistan from again serving as a base for terrorists."

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
KP to challenge flood damage figures of Punjab, Sindh
By Ismail Khan
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would be making its case based on statistics to prove figures do not tally.

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Lynched brothers were not criminals: inquiry
By Nasir Iqbal
A report presented to the Supreme Court said that the two brothers were not robbers or hardened criminals.

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Flood loss estimates rise to $43bn: PM
By Ahmad Hassan
Gilani said the government has released massive funds to the provinces under the 7th NFC Award.

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Khairpur Nathan Shah under threat
By Qurban Ali Khushik and M.B. Kalhoro
Panic gripped Khairpur Nathan Shah after three breaches occurred in the Main Nara Valley drain.

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Twenty people held after attack in Karachi
 
Four people were injured when gunmen opened fire on a Yaum-i-Ali procession in Karachi.

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
SC thinks government doesn’t have ‘good’ advisers
By Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The Supreme Court appeared to be of the opinion that the federal government is short of good advisers when it suggested on Wednesday that the

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
US blacklists Hakimullah
 
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: The United States on Wednesday formally added Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to its blacklist of foreign terrorist organisations subject to

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Four in run for post of Sindh chief secretary
By Khawar Ghumman
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: With the retirement of Fazlur Rehman as Sindh’s chief secretary, four contenders for the post are reported to have activated their contacts

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
15 militants killed in Kurram air strikes
By Our Correspondent
PARACHINAR, Sept 1: Fifteen militants were killed and 10 others injured when helicopter gunships pounded their hideouts in central Kurram tribal region on

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Arrest politically motivated, says PML-N: Nawaz’s brother-in-law held in cooperatives scam case
By Amjad Mahmood
LAHORE, Sept 1: Suhail Zia Butt, brother-in-law of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif and a former MPA, was arrested on Wednesday by the National

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Summit on gas project discussed with Turkmenistan
 
ASHGABAT, Sept 1: The leaders of Turkmenistan and Pakistan have called for a summit to revive a project to build a natural gas pipeline from the ex-Soviet state

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Local govt minister Thaheem dies
 
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Senator Abdul Razzaq Thaheem passed away on Wednesday night after a protracted

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
SC sends top NAB officials packing
 
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared illegal the appointments of the acting chairman and the prosecutor general of the National

Published On Thursday, 02 Sep, 2010
Official given £6,000 to join golf club
By Khawar Ghumman
Hamid got approval for his club membership from then commerce minister Humayun Akhtar Khan.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Flood tax on imports and income likely
By Khaleeq Kiani
This will be in addition to a 5-10 per cent flood surcharge on all incomes exceeding Rs300,000 per annum.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Three arrested, grilled and bailed in cricket probe
 
Three people were arrested following a police inquiry into allegations of corruption within the Pakistan cricket team.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Kerosene and diesel prices increased
By Our Staff Reporter
The price of kerosene has been increased by 1.1 per cent or 72 paisa per litre to Rs65.57 from Rs64.85.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Jati, Shah Bandar facing threat
By Iqbal Khwaja
Floodwaters released from an embankment are now heading towards coastal towns of Jati and Chuhar Jamali.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Military officers cancel trip after humiliation at US airport
By Anwar Iqbal
A Pakistani brigadier was detained at Washington’s Dulles airport after a complaint was lodged by a passenger.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
‘PM’s role in judges’ selection curtailed’
By Nasir Iqbal
Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq told the SC that the PM had no role in appointment of superior court judges.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Irrigation officials detained over canal cut spat
By M.B. Kalhoro and Qurban Khushik
LARKANA / DADU, Aug 31: With the floodwaters from the Tori breach reaching their culminating point — the Manchhar lake —through the Main Nara Valley (MNV)

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
Security forces kill 40 ‘militants’ in Tirah
By Ibrahim Shinwari
Security forces claimed to have killed more than 40 militants in shelling in different areas of the Tirah valley.

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
India raises flood donation offer to $25m
 
NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India on Tuesday offered another $20 million in flood aid to Pakistan, the country’s foreign minister said, boosting efforts to build

Published On Wednesday, 01 Sep, 2010
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