Lawyers and activists who had gathered in Multan for their long march, left for Lahore this afternoon.
The lawyers' convoys from Sindh and Balochistan had earlier arrived in Multan for the march organized to support the restoration of deposed judges and independence of judiciary. addressing the participants of the long march in Multan, Justice If
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Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz Qaid Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif said he will take part in the long march from Lahore tomorrow and that his party will also fully participate in it.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, the PML-N Qaid said the struggle for restoration of judiciary is a national duty and appealed to the nation and media to fully participate in it. He said the use of article 58-2b or imposition of martial l
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Pakistan's has condemned a completely unprovoked and cowardly attack by us-led coalition forces in Afghanistan that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers on the border.
The ISPR spokesmen said a frontier corps border check post at Gora Prai in the Mohmand Agency was destroyed by coalition forces in Afghanistan through aerial attack, killing 11 security forces personnel including an officer.
Nine people were als
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A high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad has reviewed in detail the arrangements made to ensure that the long march remains peaceful and the normal life is not disrupted.
The Prime Minister emphasized the need to ensure the security of the participants of the long march and protection of life of the people in view of the high security situation warranted by the long march. He said foolproof arrangements must also b
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A PAF trainer jet t-37 crashed in Mardan district killing two pilots.
According to PAF sources, the trainer jet took off from Risalpur base and when it reached near Mardan, communication contact with the aircraft of the ground tower went off. The cause of the incident was said to be some technical fault.
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Nepal's ousted king Gyanendra is packing his belongings and poised to leave his main palace in the capital Kathmandu.
Palace officials said Gyanendra would be moving to a former royal hunting lodge in the suburbs. Gyanendra ascended the throne in June 2001 after a palace massacre in which the then-crown prince killed most of the family and himself.
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In Iraq a roadside bomb killed at least five people and wounded 10 others in northern Baghdad’s neighbourhood of Kadhimiyah today.
The bomb struck two passing minibuses. An interior ministry official said the two buses were ferrying passengers to their offices when the bomb struck them.
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In Afghanistan 21 people including women and a child were killed in an attack by us-led in MATA khan district of Paktika province.
The coalition said several militants were among the Vitims, but a spokesman for the provincial government, put the rebel death toll at 17. The incident happened when the US-led coalition targeted a hideout in Mata khan district.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected U.S. warning over its nuclear programme saying the United States cannot hurt even one centimeter of Iran.
In a televised address the city of Shahr-e Kord, Ahmadinejad openly mocked US President bush's desire for military action against Tehran. He said he wanted to tell Mr. Bush that his era has ended and thanked god that he will not be able to damage e
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In Sudan, at least 33 people died when a passenger jet with 203 people on board caught fire after landing at Khartoum airport.
Officials said dozens more are still missing as authorities probed the cause of the accident. The bodies of 33 people were taken to Khartoum's morgue for Indentification.
A Sudanese official said 121 people survived the accident.
The accident to
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The third match of the tri-nation one-day cricket series will be played between India and Bangladesh tomorrow in Mirpur.
India beat Pakistan by 140 runs in the second match of the series. Batting first, India scored 330 for eight in the allotted 50 overs. Gautam Gambhir scored 62 while Virender Sehwag made 89, both put on 155 for the first wicket. Yuvral Singh hit
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Two matches will be played today in the euro cup football tournament.
In the first match Czech Republic will face Portugal while Switzerland will take on turkey in the other match. Ptv home will telecast the match between Czech republic and Portugal live at 10 pm. On the fourth day of the Euro cup, Sweden beat defend
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Pro-poor and relief oriented budget of Rs. 2.009 trillion has been presented in the national assembly today.
Tabling the budget, finance minister Syed Naveed Qamar announced an increase of 20 per cent in the basic pay scales of all federal government employees. Pensioners will also get a 20 per cent increase with the minimum pension fixed at two thousand
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