Archive for May 13th, 2009

Voters go to polls in Indian election’s last phase
Voters go to polls in Indian election’s last phase

NEW DELHI - Millions of Indian voters headed to the polls Wednesday to pick a new parliament in the ..Read More..

Pakistan Says 1.3 Million Flee Fight With Taliban

ISLAMABAD,— Pakistani commandos attacked a large group of Taliban fighters on Tuesday in the contested district of Swat, while the number of civilians fleeing the fighting reached 1.3 million, military officials said. ..Read More..

Half a million people flee fresh Swat fighting: UN

ISLAMABAD: More than half a million people have fled fighting between the military and Taliban in Malakand and registered with authorities in the last 10 days, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. ..Read More..

DRP more likely to form a majority voting bloc than MDP

MALEThe main opposition, Dhivehi Rahyithunge Party (DRP) has secured most number of seats in the historic parliamentary elections held on Saturday, according to Provisional Results announced by the Elections Commission on Tuesday night. ..Read More..

8,000 Bangladeshi workers died abroad in past 5 years: Report

Dhaka, May 13 Bangladesh, whose economy depends heavily on remittances from citizens employed abroad, received over 8,000 coffins in the last five years, a report said. ..Read More..

47 killed in Sri Lanka hospital shelling

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels accused government forces of killing at least 47 people on Tuesday in an artillery and mortar attack on a hospital, a charge fiercely denied by the island’s military. ..Read More..

Work-horses of the health system

Thimphu - If all the world’s a stage, then nurses play an important role in the different acts of life. There is no count of the births they assisted in, of the bedridden they’ve put back on their feet and the ..Read More..

Suicide attack near US base, 7 Afghans killed

KHOST, Afghanistan: A suicide car bomb exploded near a US military base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing seven Afghans and wounding ..Read More..

China marks Sichuan quake anniversary

BEICHUAN: Mourners crowded ruins in southwest Chinese province of Sichuan on Tuesday to mark one year since an earthquake which shattered the region, while President Hu Jintao called reconstruction efforts a testament to national strength. ..Read More..

Tolerance in Islam

Dr A Q Khan
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History repeats itself — at great cost to our nation

Shireen M Mazari
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Our million plus Pakistanis

Nasim Zehra
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Eexperts have demanded uniform system of education to be established.

ISLAMABAD (SANA): All the educational experts across the country have demanded uniform system of education to be established. ..Read More..

Rabbani hands over recommendation on Balochistan to PM
Rabbani hands over recommendation on Balochistan to PM

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Chairman Parliamentary Committee on National Security Mian Raza Rabbani has ..Read More..

Govt flayed for not taking Swat MNAs into confidence on offensive

ISLAMABAD, (SANA): During the National Assembly session on Tuesday the legislators pressed the government for not taking MNAs elected from Swat and Malakand into confidence before launching military ..Read More..

PML-N not taken into confidence on Swat operation: Farooq

LONDON (SANA): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesman Sadiq-ul-Farooq said on Tuesday that his party was not taken into confidence before starting the ongoing military operation in Swat and ..Read More..

Terming Pak ‘center of terror’ tantamount to ignoring its sacrifices: Ambassador

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Ukrainian Ambassador in Islamabad Ahoor Pasco on Tuesday said that terming Pakistan a ‘center of terror’ was tantamount to ignore its lasting sacrifices it had suffered in the war on terror. ..Read More..

CDA black-lists M/s Blazon Diagnostic on agreement violation

ISLAMABAD (SANA): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has black-listed M/s Blazon Diagnostic with immediate effect because of violation of agreement by the said firm. ..Read More..

12 suicide bombers arrested

MULTAN+RAWALPINDI, (SANA): The law and enforcement agencies claimed on Tuesday that eight foreign suicide bombers were arrested including one woman and four others along with suicide jackets. ..Read More..

IJT to hold APC on prevailing situation: Safdar

ISLAMABAD (SANA): Islami-Jamiat-Talaba (IJT) Punjab Nazim Zubair Safdar said that his party will hold All Parties Conference (APC) on the prevailing situation of NWFP, Balochistan, Northern Areas and Karachi ..Read More..


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