Archive for May 1st, 2009

Collingwood likeliest T20 captain

LONDON (SANA): England will aim to arrest a poor record in Twenty20 cricket when they name their captain and 15-man squad on Friday for June’s ICC World Twenty20. ..Read More..

German troops attacked as FM visits them

Kabul (SANA): German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met with an injured soldier on Thursday after two insurgent attacks on German forces overshadowed his visit to Afghanistan with one death and four injuries. ..Read More..

Gates asks Congress for fast action on war funding

WASHINGTON (SANA):Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging the US Congress to pass an $83.4 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by Memorial Day, saying the Pentagon will deplete its funding for Pakistan next month and money for U.S. operations will start running out in July. ..Read More..

ADB triples capital to boost poverty reduction efforts

MANILA (SANA): Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors has agreed to triple ADB’s capital base from $55 billion to $165 billion, giving it much-needed resources to respond to the global economic crisis and to the longer term development needs of the Asia and the Pacific region. ..Read More..

SECP proposes amendments in GCRR

ISLAMABAD (SANA): The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed amendments in the Group Companies Registration Regulations, 2008 and placed these amendments on its website for eliciting public opinion. ..Read More..

Geelani’s Phone Line Snapped; More Hurriyat leaders Held in IHK

SRINAGAR (SANA): A day before the parliamentary elections in south Kashmir, the Indian Government has arrested more pro-freedom leaders and activists to foil any anti-poll protests. ..Read More..

Strike, Undeclared Curfew Paralyze IHK on eve of polls

SRINAGAR (SANA): The entire valley was brought to a standstill a day ahead of parliamentary elections in occupied Kashmir by a 50-hour strike call and an undeclared curfew imposed by authorities. ..Read More..

Strike, Undeclared Curfew Paralyze IHK on eve of polls

SRINAGAR (SANA): The entire valley was brought to a standstill a day ahead of parliamentary elections in occupied Kashmir by a 50-hour strike call and an undeclared curfew imposed by authorities. ..Read More..

Strike, Undeclared Curfew Paralyze IHK on eve of polls

SRINAGAR (SANA): The entire valley was brought to a standstill a day ahead of parliamentary elections in occupied Kashmir by a 50-hour strike call and an undeclared curfew imposed by authorities. ..Read More..

Massive fire raging at LoC explodes landmines

JAMMU (SANA): A major fire broke out on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri districts has exploded dozens of landmines causing panic among the people. ..Read More..

Politicians, educationists for one education system

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Prominent politicians and educationalists have demanded of the government to impose equal education system in the country. ..Read More..

Red Zone area extended in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Strict security arrangements have been made in Islamabad after military operation in Buner and Dir. ..Read More..

Ata-ur-Rehman, Kakar, Azam Khan calls on PM

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Federal Ministers for Tourism, Ata ur Rehman; Housing and Works, Rahmatullah Kakar; and Science and Technology, M. Azam Khan Swati called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at the PM’s House on Thursday. ..Read More..

Imran blames MQM for echoing Talibanisation

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that talking about Taliban’s presence in Karachi was nothing mere to inflame the existing situation further. ..Read More..

Arms should be laid down after Dar-ul-Qaza: Sufi

DIR (SANA): Amir Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) Maulana Sufi Muhammad said Ulema are biggest obstacle in Sharia enforcement. ..Read More..

Arms should be laid down after Dar-ul-Qaza: Sufi

DIR (SANA): Amir Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) Maulana Sufi Muhammad said Ulema are biggest obstacle in Sharia enforcement. ..Read More..

FIA grills Iranian human smugglers

PESHAWAR (SANA): The arrested international human trafficker Maula Bakhsh Baloch, accused of involvement in the container incident in Quetta last month in which 45 Afghans were suffocated to death, is being grilled by the officials of the FIA. ..Read More..

JI NWFP criticizes ANP government

SAWABI (SANA): Ameer Jamiat Islami NWFP Sirajul Haq and Secretary General Shabir Ahmad Khan have criticized the ANP government for launching military operation in Buner and Dir with the support of the federal government. ..Read More..

Pakistanis consider themselves to be physically fit: Survey

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Most of Pakistanis consider themselves to be fir physically while a fraction thinks they are obese. ..Read More..

Pakistan for arbitration on Indian violation of IBWT
Pakistan for arbitration on Indian violation of IBWT

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Pakistan is considering several options including resort to arbitration over India’s violations of the Indus Basin Water Treaty (IBWT). ..Read More..


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