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Top Stories: Karachi, Dec 23 (IANS) Pakistan pacer Umar Gul's participation in the three-match Test series against Australia is doubtful because of a knee injury. IANS Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:10:02 -0500Washington, Dec. 23 : Pakistan's largest province in terms of area and a region rich in natural resources, such as copper and natural gas, Balochistan, may soon find itself engulfed in the 'war on terror', as the US is pressing Islamabad to take on the 'Quetta Shura' (Taliban's Union Council). ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:29 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 23 : The Pakistan government has given its nod for a three-month extension in the mandate of the United Nations Commission probing former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:06 -0500Lahore, Dec.23 : Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has criticised the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government, saying no political party has the right to threaten journalists for concealing their 'weaknesses'. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:20:05 -0500Melbourne, Dec.23 : While all eyes would be on Pakistan young and energetic pace attack during the first Test against Australia starting December 26, Pakistani leg spinner Danish Kaneria is also expected to play a major role in the match. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:50:15 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 23 : The Australian batting line up is expecting a flurry of short pitch deliveries from the Pakistani pacers in the wake of West Indian captain Chris Gayle's disclosure that Aussie captain Ricky Ponting is weak against short-pitched balls. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:50:06 -0500Lahore, Dec. 23 : As the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) prepares the list of centrally contracted players for the next season, it is unlikely that controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar would retain his contract, and chances are that he may be axed from the elite list of cricketers. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:35 -0500Hobart, Dec.23 : Close on the heels of the on-field altercations between West Indies spinner Suleiman Benn and Australian batsmen Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson during the third Test match at the WACA, Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has called on his players to be aggressive, but without crossing the limit. ANI Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:20:28 -0500Srinagar, Dec. 22 : Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen from Srinagar. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:50:04 -0500Samba, Dec.22 : Alert Border Security Force (BSF) personnel successfully foiled an infiltration bid by militants at the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:20:06 -0500Lahore, Dec. 22: 'Tit for tat' seems to be the case for two Pakistani youths as a local court here ordered concerned authorities to chop off nose and ears of two convicts as they had done the same to a woman who had refused to marry one of them. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:31 -0500Lahore, Dec. 22 : Illegal arms trade and the easy availability of such smuggled weapons has added to the deteriorating law and order condition of Pakistan. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:25 -0500Lahore, Dec.22 : The five American origin 'jihadis', who were arrested earlier this month from Sargodha, Punjab, have no remorse for planning terror attacks which would have killed scores of innocent civilians. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:23 -0500Lahore, Dec. 22 : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan has urged people of Pakistan to prepare for the third 'Long March' for resolution of their problems. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:22 -0500Lahore, Dec. 22 : A total of 6,431 Pakistanis are jailed abroad in 72 countries, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has claimed. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:22 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 22 : Relatives of Pakistani prisoners, who have completed their terms in Indian jails, have urged Islamabad to ask New Delhi to release them. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:21 -0500Melbourne, Dec 22: Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle has said that he has completely recovered from the hamstring injury which had kept him out of the third Test match against West Indies at the WACA Ground in Perth. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:01:18 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 22 : Internal strife between Pakistan's Water and Power Ministry and the administration of occupied Kashmir is hampering development work of the region. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:57 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 22 : Pakistani batsman Imran Farhat thinks that Ricky Ponting is still a fantastic batsman and rejected suggestions that the Aussie captain is becoming vulnerable to the short ball. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:55 -0500Lahore, Dec. 22 : In an apparent bid to come clear from the charges of slack security preparations during Sri Lankan cricket team's visit earlier this year , Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he was not in favour of hosting the Test match in Lahore during which the Lankans were attacked by terrorists. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:47 -0500Karachi, Dec. 22 : With reports suggesting that the pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) would offer some help for the spinners, Pakistan are mulling over the option of playing two spinners in the first Test against Australia starting December 26. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:37 -0500Sydney, Dec. 22 : Australian captain Ricky Ponting is worried about the forthcoming Test series against Pakistan, as he believes that the visitors could give tough competition to the hosts during the series. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:32 -0500Islamabad, Dec. 22 : Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari to brief him on his meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:25 -0500Poonch (J-K), Dec 22 : Two bombs dropped during India's war with Pakistan in the 1960s and 1970s were recovered in Jammu and Kasmir's Poonch district on Monday. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:25 -0500Sydney, Dec. 22 : New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes is all smiles these days after being recalled to the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Melbourne. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:19 -0500Rawalpindi, Dec.22 : Members of the UN commission probing the murder of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttto have cut short their visit to the country. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:00:04 -0500Karachi, Dec. 22 : Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has said that he would now maintain a 'low-profile' as an international cricketer for the remaining of his career. ANI Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:30:08 -0500A suicide bomber has killed himself and three others at a press club in Pakistan's Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province. Big News Network.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:47:05 -0500Give credit to the vice president: He really does enjoy politics and "can't see a room without working it," as a colleague of mine remarked last week. We were waiting to enter a TV studio after Joe B... Chicago Sun-Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:38:07 -0500Afghanistan to rebuff incoming U.S. troops, a claim that comes as a Pakistani army offensive is believed to have pushed many of his men to flee their main redoubt.Waliur Rehman told... Examiner Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:26:46 -0500-(Dow Jones)- Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has proposed to tax capital market transactions and transporters among others to help boost the government's revenue. Morning Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:33:49 -0500SHAKTOI, Pakistan (AP) - A top Pakistani Taliban commander says he has sent thousands of fighters to neighboring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming U.S. troops, a claim that comes as a Pakistani army offe... Find Law Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:33:08 -0500Believe it or not, this is no Siberia, but Kashmir. The cold wave has taken entire India-controlled Kashmir in its grip and a steep drop in mercury has accelerated icy winds over the past few days, sa... People's Daily Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:31:40 -0500The Pakistani journalist community is observing the Mourning Day in Peshawar Press Club in the country's northwest on Wednesday, the second day of a suicide attack targeting journalists. According to ... People's Daily Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:31:27 -0500Scores of Pakistani journalists wearing black armbands have offered special prayers for the victims of an unprecedented suicide attack on a press club.A teenage boy with explosives strapped to his bod... West Australian Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:01:28 -0500US special forces conducted secret raids inside Pakistan A former Nato officer says multiple incursions into Pakistan's tribal areas by US special forces occurred between 2003 and 2008 but the Pakista... The National Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:00:53 -0500Rawalpindi, Dec. 23 : The Pakistan government's plea to restore security protocol for nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan has been rejected by the Lahore High Court (LHC). New Kerala Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:53:00 -0500Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Asif Ali Zardari said the international community should help Pakistan fight the “monster” of Islamic extremism as countries helped create the problem by c... Business Week Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:30:42 -0500PESHAWAR: A two-judge bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the corps commander, Peshawar, to clear his position in the ‘forced disappearance’ case. Pak Tribune Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:10:55 -0500WASHINGTON: “Conditions in Pakistan have been ripening, like the mango fruit eaten there, for another military coup d’etat. The economy has slumped, corruption is rampant, and terrorism is endemic... Pak Tribune Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:10:53 -0500By Syed Saleem Shahzad ISLAMABAD - While the surge of 30,000 United States troops in Afghanistan can only lead to an escalation of fighting, a major problem looms across the border, where al-Qa... Asia Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:50:05 -0500Pakistan has ordered the release on humanitarian grounds of 100 Indian fishermen languishing in prison for illegally venturing into its territorial waters, the prime minister's office said. World Bulletin Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:19:52 -0500US special forces conducted secret raids inside Pakistan A former Nato officer says multiple incursions into Pakistan's tribal areas by US special forces occurred between 2003 and 2008 but the Pakista... The National Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:13:57 -0500US special forces conducted secret raids inside Pakistan A former Nato officer says multiple incursions into Pakistan's tribal areas by US special forces occurred between 2003 and 2008 but the Pakista... The National Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:13:40 -0500Srinagar, Kashmir - Suspected Muslim militants have shot dead two policemen in India-administered Kashmir, police said Wednesday. Three policemen were shot when the suspected separatist rebels fired i... Earth Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:00:42 -0500Resolving the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan is key to stability in South Asia, where all terror groups including al-Qaeda, Taliban, LeT and JeM are "working much more closely together&... Business Standard Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:39:32 -0500Excerpts: Hamas instigated "lawfare". Pakistan saying 'no' to U.S.Hariri' false triumph. Al Qaeda base in Yemen Tuesday, December 22, 2009 +++SOURCE: JORDAN TIMES 22 Dec.'09:"Britain gripped by 'vir... IMRA Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:18:17 -0500PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bombing that killed three people and wounded 17 outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar has underscored the danger to journalists trying to cover ... Find Law Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:34:57 -0500(CNN) -- One of five Americans arrested in Pakistan amid suspicions that they were plotting terror attacks has asked for a charge that would lead to a death sentence, a police chief said Tuesday. CNN Asia Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:31:48 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 NEW DELHI: Ajmal Kasab, who is being prosecuted by the Indian government in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, informed the special court in Mumbai on Tuesday he ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:21 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday said the composite dialogue could not be started with Pakistan till vigorous prosecution was mounted against perpetrators of the Mumbai attack... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:21 -0500Administration fails to submit demand for additional budget Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Muhammad Qasim RawalpindiThe District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital has not been providing free treatment ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:19 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Our correspondent RawalpindiThe closure of CNG stations on Tuesday added to the miseries of motorists and those who travel in public transport. On the other hand, the ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:18 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Saadia Khalid Islamabad The preparations to welcome spring have started with the hustle and bustle in the plant nurseries where people are nowadays found buying saplin... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:16 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Some diseases and conditions can impact on your entire body, from your head to your feet. The American Podiatric Medical Association lists these health conditions that ca... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:16 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By Khalid Mustafa ISLAMABAD: The Obama administration seems not inclined to providing financial solace to Pakistan to enable the government to continue with the subsid... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:15 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) will electrify 7,874 remote villages in Balochistan and Sindh through solar energy on the directives of the pri... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:15 -0500District Bar Association is real owner of district courts: DBA general secretary Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Khalid Iqbal RawalpindiThe District Revenue Department is facing a loss of millions... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:15 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Faisal Kamal Pasha RawalpindiJustice Asad Munir of Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi Bench, here on Tuesday issued notices to the Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affai... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:15 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent LAKKI MARWAT: The political administration of Frontier Region (FR) Lakki Marwat Tuesday clamped curfew to stop entry of fleeing militants into the... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:14 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court in its verdict on NRO has targeted the whole democratic structure by extending its power and crossing the constitutional limits, Human Rights... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:14 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 IslamabadUniversal Postal Union (UPU) has promised assistance of $818,900 to new projects of Pakistan Post aiming at to improve delivery information reporting system in t... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:14 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Schezee Zaidi IslamabadTill the last day, GR painted a new painting and washed his brushes himself before leaving for hospital. His palette still has paints on it, whi... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:14 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By Riaz Khan Daudzai PESHAWAR: The 426 gas stations in Peshawar Region (Zone-III) will again stop selling compressed natural gas (CNG) from Thursday as part of the two... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:13 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent RAWALPINDI: A division bench of the Lahore High Court here on Tuesday dismissed the intra court appeal (ICA) of the federal government declaring i... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:13 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: Inspector-General of Police NWFP Malik Naveed Khan said on Tuesday that the police force would be fully equipped to enable it perform du... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:13 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 KarachiSindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah formally launched the Rs4 billion Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women Support Programme on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the Chief... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:13 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadSaudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims (SPAPEV) Regional Director Dr Khalid M Al-Othmani has said that work on 8,000 houses... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:13 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Tourism unanimously recommended for the merger of Ministries of Tourism and Culture for better coordination and working.In its... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:12 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiA pregnant woman died with swine flu symptoms in the city, a lab report confirmed on Tuesday afternoon. The victim, a 21 year old woman, wa... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:12 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Our crime correspondent Islamabad: Islamabad Capital Territory Police have traced perpetrators in 79 murder cases including 24 blind murders and arrested 184 accused i... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:12 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 KARACHI: President All Pakistan Newspapers Society Mujeebur Rehman Shami and General Secretary Dr Jabbar Khattak have strongly condemned the suicide attack on the Peshawa... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Consumers brave five-hour-long outages Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) under its Abraaj Capital-led management failed to meet... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiAn Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of kidnapping for ransom charges.Mohammad Salee... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiForty four buffalos, including four calves, were burnt in an inferno in Bhains Colony area, Sukhan police limits.According to the Fire Offi... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Rasheed Khalid Islamabad Professor Amitabh Mattoo from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, has called for a change in focus from the territory of Jammu and ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Muhammad Anis IslamabadJamaat-e-Islami (JI) has expressed serious concern over delay in finalisation of investigation into what it termed a murder attempt on political... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 IslamabadPakistan and France on Tuesday reiterated their resolve to jointly continue fight against terrorism till its utter elimination, at a meeting held between the hig... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:11 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the federal law officer to file comments on a petition seeking deportation of nine Indian youngsters wh... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:10 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Shahnawaz Farooqi The age of the Cold War was very useful for Muslim World from ideological perspective. It is because the ideological boundaries were clear and prescr... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:10 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadChief Commissioner (Islamabad) Shahid Mahmood was given a detailed briefing regarding the working of Agriculture Extension Services (AES) an... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:10 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent HYDERABAD: A total of 875 candidates received bachelors and masters degrees while 26 candidates their PhD and 16 M.Phil degrees in various discipl... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:09 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Escalated oil prices made the government to modify the power tariff as these prices went up to an alarming 46 per cent from the previous 5.6 per cent, said a s... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:09 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has opposed appointing government officials as administrators, and has instead suggested that those not ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:09 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 RawalpindiPakistan Meteorological Department Director Dr. Muhammad Hanif forecast on Tuesday that some good spells of winter rains would occur during January, but no sign... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:09 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Our correspondent IslamabadUnhygienic conditions and use of unsterilised surgical equipment at dental treatment centres causes AIDS, hepatitis B and C, said Dental Sur... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:09 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Saeed Ahmed IslamabadThe Ministry of Culture and Tourism is introducing a special Railway Safari Train, in collaboration with the Pakistan Railways Advisory and Consul... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:09 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: Announcing disbursement of Rs10 million development fund for each member of the Jamiat Uema-e-Islam-Fazl in the NWFP Assembly, Prime Min... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:08 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By Ikram Hoti ISLAMABAD: The government authorities and experts are preparing a mini-budget, which they intend to unveil in case the government fails to meet the reven... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:08 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 KarachiAn education awards ceremony was held at a local hotel under the auspices of Intel Pakistan in recognition of schools and teachers using technology to enhance lear... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:08 -0500Appointment of finance expert for each department suggested Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiPolitical reasons were responsible for the non-functioning of Public Safety ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:08 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Malik Ayub Sumbal IslamabadThe Small Dams Department has decided to take legal action against all the encroachers who have been blocking the rows and paths of the cana... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:08 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The deadlock on renaming the NWFP as Pakhtunkhwa is still the main issue before the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms (... The News International Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:07 -0500Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By Perwez Abdullah KarachiThe journey from London to Karachi for Dr Frances Edwards was not without some apprehension and anxiety because of the security situation in ... The News Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:07 -0500 |
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