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Militants attack NATO truck depot in Pakistan: police

Peshawar, Pakistan: Taliban militants launched a rocket attack on a NATO supply depot in northwest Pakistan early Tuesday, torching one truck and damaging three others, police said. The attack on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar was the first since Pakistan launched a massive military operation late last month in the rugged Khyber tribal [...]

January 14, 2009 Defence, World 0 Comments

Pakistan urged to get to bottom of terrorist attacks

The UK’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called on the Pakistani government to bring those behind the Mumbai terrorist attacks to justice. Speaking after talks with the Indian foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee, he said he didn’t believe the Pakistani government ordered the attacks. But, he said it was absolutely clear Pakistan was the origin of [...]

January 14, 2009 World 0 Comments

Trials for selection of PHF hockey academy

LAHORE: Trials to select the players for PHF Hockey Academy Bahawalpur and Peshawar were held at respective centres on Tuesday. In all, 125 under 14, u‑15 and u‑16 players from Bahawalpur appeared on the opening day of the two‑day trials at Moti Ullah Hockey Stadium Bahawalpur,said the information made available here. Selection Committee scrutinized 20 [...]

January 14, 2009 Sports 0 Comments

Govt to offer incentives for promotion of clean energy: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government will adopt incentive based policies for improving agricultural output, increasing afforestation and producing low cost, adequate and environmentally clean power. He made these remarks during a briefing on climate change. He said the best way to involve the people in tackling climate change issues was to [...]

January 11, 2009 Business, World 0 Comments

Govt considering a relief for textile sector: Tareen

KARACHI: PM’s Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tareen said that the government was considering to provide a relief to textile sector on their loan repayments to improve cash flows. He was replying to media questions after chairing a meeting to review the performance of Pak‑Lybia Holding Company Ltd at FTC building here Saturday. He said that [...]

January 11, 2009 Business 0 Comments

U.S. rejected Israel plan for Iran reactor attack: report

NEW YORK: US President George W. Bush deflected Israel’s secret request last year for bunker-busting bombs it wanted for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear complex, saying he had authorized covert action to sabotage the Islamic republic’s suspected atomic weapons development, The New York Times reported Sunday. Citing U.S. and foreign officials, the Times reported [...]

January 11, 2009 Defence, World 0 Comments

Governor urges warring factions of Hangu to observe patience

PESHAWAR: The NWFP Governor, Owais Ahmed Ghani has appealed to the warring factions in Hangu to stop fighting and demonstrate spirit of tolerance and accommodation to pave the way for restoration of peace in the area. In a press statement on Sunday the Governor said “the Aushura-e-Muharram-ul-Haram was observed peacefully throughout the country but it [...]

January 11, 2009 Defence, Politics 0 Comments

No intention to disintegrate Punjab government: Salman Taseer

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Sulman Taseer Sunday said that he has no intention to disintegrate provincial government and Mian Shahbaz Sharif has the right to run the governance affairs as long as he is the Chief Minister. In an interview to a private television channel the Punjab governor said that he has no personal grudge with [...]

January 11, 2009 Politics 0 Comments

Most Pakistanis have poor health services, says report

RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that the out-of-pocket health expenditure in Pakistan stands at 71 per cent — the highest in the Eastern Mediterranean region — and a burden for the poor. The unregulated private sector delivers a high proportion of health services and there is a great discrepancy in [...]

January 11, 2009 News 0 Comments

Pakistani exports grow by 10.57 percent

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): Pakistan’s exports during the first half of current financial year were recorded at $ 9.57 billion as compared to $ 8.65 billion exports in the corresponding period of last financial year, showing increase of 10.57 per cent. However, exports were reduced by 14.18 per cent during the month of December by [...]

January 11, 2009 Business 0 Comments

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