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Top Stories: Ten Pakistani students, arrested on terror charges, had been cleared to work as security guards in Britain. Big News Network.com Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:21:22 -0500Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam Monday rubbished reports of his sacking and being replaced by newly appointed bowling and fielding coach Waqar Younis. IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:20:04 -0500Lahore, Dec 14: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued orders against any possible bid to deport the five Pakistan-origin US nationals detained in Pakistan. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:14 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 14 : In the wake of arrest of five terror-accused US nationals in Pakistan, the PML-Q has alleged that the United States is deliberately "exporting terrorism" to Pakistan. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:07 -0500Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan's cash-strapped cricket board is willing to play a cancelled home series against India in India. IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:40:02 -0500Karachi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistan's regular cricket captain Younis Khan, who has been mysteriously missing from the scene for the last few days, returned to action Monday but surprisingly as a budding coach. IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:50:01 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 14 : Former Pakistan Prime Minister's second death anniversary is likely to be celebrated as a low key affair, as the country is facing grave security situation and the advent of Muharram. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:20:06 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 14 : A serious row has erupted between Pakistan's Interior Ministry and the US Embassy in Islamabad over the use of non-registered vehicles by the embassy. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:20:05 -0500Islamabad, Dec 14 (DPA) A Pakistani court Monday blocked the repatriation of five American Muslims arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks last week, a lawyer said. IANS Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:20:02 -0500Karachi, Dec. 14 : Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has reiterated that American private security agency Blackwater's presence is limited to Afghanistan and Iraq only, and it is not active in Pakistan. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:11 -0500Karachi, Dec. 14 : Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hassan has said that America's real objective is international control over Pakistani nuclear arsenal, and terrorism is just a pretext to achieve it. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:06 -0500Washington, Dec. 14 : The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has reportedly been asked to launch drone strikes beyond Pakistan's tribal region. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:11 -0500Lahore, Dec. 14 : Religious leaders from various schools of thought across Pakistan have termed suicide attacks 'haram' or un-Islamic. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:09 -0500Multan (Punjab), Dec. 14 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that not talking with India would only benefit terrorists. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:30:09 -0500Washington, Dec. 14 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the America has decided to support Pakistan in a "new and vigorous way" on the appeal of the people of Pakistan who are being targeted by Al-Qaeda and the TTP in mosques and marketplaces indiscriminately. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:00:06 -0500Washington, Dec. 14 : The US House of Representatives has approved 1.459-billion-dollar economic aid for Pakistan for the financial year 2010. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:15 -0500Srinagar, Dec 14 : The production of trout fish has increased in the Kashmir Valley this year due to pleasant weather conditions and a proper breeding of fish by the fishers department. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:11 -0500Jammu, Dec 14 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will submit its final report on the controversial Shopian rape and murder case in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:04 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 14 : Pakistan is set to receive three more Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) in 2010, the country's defence ministry has announced. ANI Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:50:03 -0500(Inergize Digital) KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police have been looking for more evidence in the case of the five Americans who are in custody on suspicion of having militant links.Police t... WHP CBS 21 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:44:09 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe worst-ever armed robbery in a bank, prior to the one on Sunday, took place on January 6, 2008, when a money changer situated at I.I. Chun... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:37 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The Additional District and Sessions Judge, East, Munawar Sultana awarded life imprisonment to two convicts in a case related to kidnapping ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:36 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Imtiaz Ali KarachiThere is no possibility of an in-house change in the government, said National Assembly (NA) Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday while addre... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:36 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The Judicial Magistrate, Malir, remanded four members of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to police custody till December 18.Judi... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:35 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Khalid Iqbal RawalpindiMotorists faced difficulties because all compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Rawalpindi and Islamabad were closed since morning on Monday. Th... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:35 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Tariq Butt ISLAMABAD: Leading lawyers, accused by a co-owner of the Harris Steel of having taken millions of rupees to influence superior court judges to get a favour... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:34 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 HYDERABAD: Madiha Shah and Madiha Iqbal were declared as the best graduates of MBBS and BDS, respectively, in the academic year 2008 of the Liaquat University of Medical an... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:34 -0500Says govt turned down US request for drone attacks Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Imtiaz Ali KarachiThe federal government should cancel the agreement with the Singapore Port for running the Gwa... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:34 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The engineers and officers of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), aggrieved by certain administrative actions of the Abraaj Capital-... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:34 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 IslamabadA meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, Inter-Provincial Coordination & Special Initiatives, asked Capital Development Authority (CDA) t... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:34 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed that the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) should not only prepare threat assess... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:33 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThree people including two activists of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) were killed in separate incidents reported in the city on M... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:33 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has completed 50 per cent work on the house-to-house survey for the digital mapping of undergroun... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:33 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Saadia Khalid & Myra Imran IslamabadIt can never be a convincing argument for a feminist that in our society a woman is the biggest enemy of a woman but a meeting with 2... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:33 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Communist Party of Pakistan (CCP) on Monday challenged the immunity given to the president under Article 248 of the Constitution in t... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:31 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Umer Bhatti LAHORE: Motorists faced a tough time on Monday as gas pressure at CNG stations across the provincial capital was very low when stations resumed service af... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:31 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The Preedy police recovered bags belonging to the US Citizen held by the Sargodha police under suspicion of having links with militant organ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:31 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in collaboration with the Pakistan government, arranged the handing over cere... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:31 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Islamabad: A three-day national polio eradication campaign commenced on Monday throughout the country to immunise children under age of five years.According to an official ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:31 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Noor Aftab IslamabadSociety is now ready and willing to accept radical changes that would not have been accepted in the past, NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said here o... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:31 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances on Monday expressed serious concern over non-compliance of assurance relating to representation of provi... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Riaz Khan Daudzai PESHAWAR: There will be no Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in most parts of the NWFP from tomorrow as the gas stations will observe two-day gas holiday... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the disciplinary action committee of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) to submit an additio... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Ahmed Shah Group won the elections of the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, as two of their nominees were declared office-bearers while ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The portrayal of serious social and political realities in prose and poetry requires employment of creative skills and there are very few yo... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our crime correspondent RawalpindiAs many as 37 areas of the city have been declared most sensitive during the month of Muharram-ul-Haram, while 61 places, marked as com... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500NPA calls emergency meeting, assures full support to protest Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadThe National Paramedics Association (NPA) has called an emergency meeting in Q... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:30 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Sindh has conveyed to the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) that continued withdrawal of water from the Indus by Punjab, despite the Au... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:29 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Jan Khaskheli KarachiSindh Minister for Jails Haji Muzaffar Shujrah has announced Rs50 million project of water supply to Ibrahim Hydri, the major coastal locality of... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:29 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 IslamabadAlmost two thirds of all Pakistanis (64 per cent) held the current government responsible for the increasing inflation in the country, as was revealed in a recentl... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:29 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 IslamabadThe Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has nominated 66 candidates for appointments in various ministries/divisions and departments of the federal government... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:29 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiParents should play their role and contribute to eradicate polio from the country and the concern staff should brief parents about their resp... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:28 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Afshan S. Khan IslamabadFollowing its vision of environmental protection, the Eco Adventure Club (EAC) arranged a cleanup expedition on Margalla Hills on the occasion of... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:28 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Schezee Zaidi IslamabadCelebrating the century-long friendship with Pakistan under the shadows of the glorious mountains of the Northern Areas, the Italian embassy joine... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:28 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi Sindh Minister for Population Welfare Ali Mardan Shah, Sindh Minister for Revenue Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar and Sindh Minister for Irrigation... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:27 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 IslamabadThe residents of rural and different localities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are exposed to various diseases due to improper collection and disposal of solid waste,... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:27 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Rawalpindi: Chief Coordinator to Chief Minister Punjab for Social Welfare Noshad Hameed has directed for provision of necessary facilities for inmates of Darul Aman and rep... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:27 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent MINGORA: The Pakistan Army has launched several reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in Swat while more rebuilding initiatives are in the pipe... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:26 -0500Residents of Hijrat Colony protest possible eviction from leased land Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By Imran Bahadar KarachiSixty-five-year-old Abdur Rahim has been living in Hijrat Colony since 1... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:26 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadFederal Minister for Health Makhdoom Shahabuddin has ordered an inquiry into the appointment of more than 50 non-gazetted (BS 1-15) employees ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:26 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiDepartment of Horticulture, Pir Mehr Ali Shah-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR), in collaboration with Islamabad Horticultu... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:26 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent Islamabad: The National Paramedics Association (NPA) has called an emergency meeting in Quetta on December 18 following an announcement by the Baloc... The News International Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:25 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe 21st annual convocation of the University of Karachi (KU) will be held on Tuesday (today). Sindh Governor and Chancellor KU, Dr Ishratul ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:25 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiAccording to a report by World Health Organization (WHO) Pakistan is still counted among the few polio endemic countries apart from Afghanist... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:25 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadExpressing the aura of mystic musings and spirituality in a vibrant aesthetic dialogue of abstract expressionism in sculptures and paintings, ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:25 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 IslamabadSpecial Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Sector and Co-Chairperson Pakistan Education Task Force Begum Shehnaz Wazir Ali has pledged to devise an effective me... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:25 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe inaugural ceremony of Dow University Hospital was held on Monday. Dr Iftikhar Ahmed, Director Dow University Hospital, on the occasion, s... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:24 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadPresident Asif Ali Zardari on Monday directed that the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) should not only prepare threat assessment ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:24 -0500Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Muhammad Qasim RawalpindiThe Punjab government has finally sanctioned 29 posts for the orthopaedic department of Benazir Bhutto Hospital, however, approval for creation ... The News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:41:24 -0500(12/10/2009) Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be ... CBS 5 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:22 -0500(12/10/2009) Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be ... CBS 4 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:59:15 -0500KABUL (AP) - The second-highest ranking U.S. general in Afghanistan said Monday the planned rapid escalation of American troops would take longer than expected to carry out, indicating it will probabl... Find Law Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:33:12 -0500Speaking at a book launch in the federal capital today (Monday), President Zardari said Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have rendered a number of sacrifices from the start of its establishment till now. Pak Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:01 -0500ISLAMABAD: The US Centcom Commander General David Petraeus called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here at the PM House on Monday and briefed him about the contours of new Afghan policy announ... Pak Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:59:55 -0500ISLAMABAD: The differences between Pakistan’s civilian government and its all powerful military spilled out in the open on Monday with a lawyer representing the government telling the Supreme Co... The Hindu Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:54:20 -0500(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. America's top military officer is expressi... Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:52:38 -0500KARACHI: Anas bin Saleem, a 12-year-old American, spends seven hours a day sitting cross-legged on the floor memorizing the Koran. He is one of thousands of foreigners who have flocked to conser... Times of India Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:13:11 -0500KARACHI, Pakistan — Anas bin Saleem, a 12-year-old American, spends seven hours a day sitting cross-legged on the floor memorizing the Quran. He is one of thousands of foreigners who have flock... Deseret News Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:52:09 -0500KABUL (AP) - The second-highest ranking U.S. general in Afghanistan said Monday the planned rapid escalation of American troops would take longer than expected to carry out, indicating it will probabl... Find Law Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:26:06 -0500Regency Centers Corp. said Thursday it plans to sell 8 million shares of common stock in a public offering. The shopping center developer plans to use the proceeds to repay or refinance debt coming d... Miami Herald Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:53:26 -0500THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Va. -- Power company AES Corp. has agreed to sell its entire interests in its Oman and Pakistan businesses for about $200 million, in order to unlock the value of it... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:39:06 -0500SRINAGAR, India, Dec 14, 2009 (AFP) ? Two Muslim women whose deaths sparked major independence rallies in Indian Kashmir earlier this year were not murdered, investigators said on Monday. Many Ka... International Herald Tribune Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:30:04 -0500CONTRIBUTING REPORTER Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009, Page 20 The balance of power in Taiwanese cricket continued its shift away from Taipei after the Pakistan Badshahs won the 10th Taiwan Annual Tournament ... Taipei Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:20:30 -0500Taliban militants blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district yesterday, officials said, as two soldiers and seven insurgents were killed in clashes in the northwest tribal belt.The pre-dawn... Daily Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:13:45 -0500The cash-strapped Pakistan Cricket Board is exploring the possibility of playing its 'home' series in India, if the BCCI and the Indian government approve of the notion. The PCB chairman Ijaz Butt has... Cricinfo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:02:41 -0500Pakistan . Adm. Mike Mullen, in Kabul to discuss the upcoming U.S. troop buildup and training of Afghanistan's security force, told reporters he would discuss the issue with Pakistani authorities duri... Baltimore Sun Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:39:23 -0500"We have to cut the number of ministries and reduce the unnecessary expenditures of entourages and official visits. An austerity plan will be presented at the next meeting of the cabinet in a week's... Morning Star Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:11:54 -0500KABUL (AP) - America's top military officer expressed concern Monday about the "growing level of collusion" between Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan and al-Qaida and other militant groups taking refu... Find Law Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:11:15 -0500By ASSOCIATED PRESS KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while ... Washington Times Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:38:07 -0500Karachi, Dec. 14 : In what is being billed at Pakistan's biggest bank robbery, foreign currency worth 301 million rupees were looted from the Allied Bank Limited (ABL)'s head office in Karachi on Sund... New Kerala Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:13 -0500The massive influx of an estimated 300,000 people who fled fighting in South Waziristan is straining the capacity of hospitals in the Dera Ismael Khan district to meet the needs of displaced and resid... Medical News Today Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:27:33 -0500(AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)This Nov. 5, 2009 photo shows students in a madrassa, or Islamic school, in Karachi, Pakistan. Muslims from around the globe are traveling to Pakistan to attend conservat... Examiner Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:22:42 -0500 |
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