An inquiry commission has been formed to probe into the blast outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad in which six persons were killed and twenty-six others injured.
Federal minister for law and Justice Farooq H. Naek told the national assembly that the commission will present its report within 24 hours. The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the explosion outside Danish Embassy in Islamabad. A statemen
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The National Economic Council has approved a development programme of 568 billion rupees for the next financial year.
At its meeting in Islamabad with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair, the NEC decided that 371 billion rupees will be spent under federal programme, 170 billion rupees under the provincial programme and 27 billion rupees will be spe
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President Pervez Musharraf has said the country’s economic fundamentals are strong and hoped the government will take steps to reverse the current downslide.
He was addressing the participants at the national defence university following the presentation of a national strategy paper on governance of specially administered areas, FATA and NA’s and their impact on national security. The president said the
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Federal law and justice minister Farooq H. Naek has said the PPP government stands by the commitment it made on the judges’ restoration.
Talking to newsmen at the parliament house in Islamabad he said the constitutional package is not a final document and this would be amended in line with the proposals filed by the coalition partners. He said that we are waiting for the proposals
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Pakistan has been elected member of the governing body of international labour organization by obtaining one hundred and ninety-two out of two hundred fifteen votes.
The elections were held during the annual conference of Ilo in Geneva. Bangladesh and Iran were the other two countries elected from Asia Pacific region.
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In Iraq, nine people including four policemen were killed by a suicide car bomb attack in northern city of Mosul.
Nearly 50 others were wounded by the blast, which targeted the provincial police headquarters in the city centre. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The U.S pace shuttle discovery has docked with the international space station after a two-day voyage, carrying a one billion dollar Japanese laboratory.
The 16-tonne Kibo lab will be the station's biggest room, for the study of biomedicine and material sciences. The seven astronauts and three station residents are starting installing the laboratory today.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency says Syria has allowed U.N inspectors to visit the country to investigate allegations that Damascus is building a nuclear reactor.
IAEA chief Mohamed Elbaradei told the agency's 35-nation board of governors in Vienna that the inspectors are due in Syria between the 22 and 24 of this month. He said that he looks forward to Syria's full co-operation in this matter. Syria has rep
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At least 52 people have been killed in Mongolia by a severe snowstorm that has also frozen more than 200,000 livestock.
China’s state-Run Xinhua news agency reported that fourteen children were among those killed by the storm, which has raked various parts of the country with strong winds and heavy snow.
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In Occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their fresh acts of state terrorism, martyred four more innocent Kashmiri youth at two different places.
According to Kashmir media service, of those martyred, two youth were shot dead at Chuntipora village in Handwara while two others at Watergam in Baramulla.
Thousands of people, shouting anti-india and pro-liberation slogans, took to the streets t
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Dinara Safina proved her title credentials with a 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over top seed Maria Sharapova in the fourth round of the French Open.
Sharapova had struggled for form in her opening three matches and many tipped her fellow Russian to cause an upset. And after letting two set points slip by in the opener, Safina saved a match point in the second set before taking control of a tens
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Pakistan cricket board has announced a 16-man squad for the tri- nation series beginning in Bangladesh from Sunday the names of Pakistan players are:
Shoaib Malik – captain , Misbah-Ul-Haq - vice captain, Salman Butt, Nasir Jamshed, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Shahid Afridi, Kamran Akmal , Mohammad Asif, Umar Gul, Sohail Tanvir, Rao Iftikhar, Wahab Riaz, Fawad Alam, Bazid khan and Naumanullah
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Pakistan and U.S have agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security matters, especially in intelligence sharing and counter-terrorism efforts.
The agreement came when US under secretary of defence, Eric S. Edelman called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. The Prime Minister said Pakistan values its strategic, close, cooperative, and longstanding relationship with the
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