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A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 40 people in Lahore and wounding nearly 100, police and medical officials said.
It was the fourth major attack in the country this week, indicating militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.... Detail |
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No one facing political vendetta in PPP govt: PM
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that neither no one subjected to political vendetta nor any political person detained in the tenure of incumbent PPP led coalition government....
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Lahore witnesses terror with 5 more blasts
LAHORE:
Panic gripped Lahore as five more blasts rocked the city within minutes of each other here Friday evening following a pair of suicide attacks that killed at least 40 people and wounded 95 others earlier today....
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Significant human rights challenges in Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON:
The United States reported Thursday that the governments in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq had mixed results in protecting human rights in 2009....
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Pakistan Navy Tests fire missiles, torpedo
KARACHI:
Pakistan Navy Fleet on Friday tested its fire power in the North Arabian Sea to assess the lethality, precision and efficacy of its weapon systems....
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PM Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani cancels his program to attend the Horse and Tattoo Show in Lahore on Sunday
LAHORE:
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has cancelled his program to attend the Horse and Tattoo Show in Lahore on Sunday as the Chief Guest....
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Zardari, Karzai discuss regional security
ISLAMABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on jointly fighting terrorism, strengthening bilateral ties and ways to address regional issues related to peace and security....
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PML-N clinches NA-123, PP-82
LAHORE:
Malik Pervez of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz defeated his rivals with a heavy margin and clinched national assembly seat of NA-123 in the bye-polls held here Wednesday.
Unofficial vote count at all 268 polling stations set up in the constituency shows Pervez in a clear lead with 45889 votes against his rival Hamid Miraj of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf who stood second with 9440 votes....
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Russian military doctrine outdated, says NATO
WARSAW:
NATO's top official says Russia's new military doctrine is outdated and "does not reflect the real world."...
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US playing game in Afghanistan: Ahmadinejad
KABUL:
Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported....
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Biden urges Israel to take risks for peace
JERUSALEM:
The U.S. will back those willing to "take risks for peace," U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday during the highest-level visit to Israel by an Obama administration official....
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25 die in Baghdad as Iraqis defy violence to vote
BAGHDAD:
Iraqis voted Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country's still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 25 people in the capital and sending down a barrage of mortars intent on disrupting the day....
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Stampede at India temple kills 63 worshippers
LUCKNOW:
Sixty-three people, all of them women and children, were crushed to death in a stampede on Thursday at a temple in northern India where a crowd had gathered for a religious festival....
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78 die in Chile quake; tsunami threatens Pacific
SANTIAGO:
A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early on Saturday killing at least 78 people, toppling buildings and triggering a tsunami threatening the Pacific rim of fire, officials said....
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Indian troops martyr 5 Kashmiri youth
SRINAGAR:
In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in a vindictive action martyred five innocent civilians and destroyed by shelling three residential houses in Sopore town....
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Global oil demand seen higher in 2010
PARIS:
World oil demand will rise this year due to surging economic activity in Asian countries, especially China, the International Energy Agency said Friday as it bumped up its forecasts....
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Cabinet approves restructuring of 8 PSEs
ISLAMABAD:
The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved restructuring of eight major Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) to bring about financial discipline, revival and good governance....
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World stocks in pause a year after rally started
LONDON:
World stock markets traded in very narrow ranges Tuesday as investors took a breather a year after shares began their recovery from multiyear lows....
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China defends growing energy links with Africa
BEIJING:
China rejected foreign concerns over its growing energy links with Africa on Sunday, saying it benefits African nations by bringing badly needed trade and infrastructure development....
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Oil falls toward $80 after 2-day jump
NEW YORK:
A stronger dollar pushed oil prices down toward $80 a barrel Thursday after a two-day jump fueled by growing investor optimism that global crude demand is recovering....
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Jewelry exports show growth of 111pc
KARACHI:
Jewelry exports witnessed a smart growth of 111 percent during last seven months of the current fiscal, ARY NEWS reported here Wednesday....
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Govt to devalue rupee if inflation hikes: Tarin
ISLAMABAD:
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said in order to stop the decline in the value of rupee, the exports would have to be increased and imports would have to be brought down....
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Pakistan names World Twenty20 squad
LAHORE:
Pakistan has announced a 15-member squad but did not name a captain for next month's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies....
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Yousuf, Younus not given life bans, says PCB
LAHORE:
Former captains Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two players....
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Inzamam says Pakistan must move on
LAHORE:
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has urged the team to try and forget their disastrous tour of Australia....
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IPL cancels all bids, fresh tenders invited
NEW DELHI:
Bowing to criticism of the one billion dollar net worth criterion for the bidders, the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday cancelled the existing tender for two new franchises and decided to re-issue a new one on March 9 with relaxed pre-conditions....
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England defeats Pakistan 5-2 in hockey WC
NEW DELHI:
Captain Barry Middleton and Jonty Clarke scored twice each to lead England over Pakistan 5-2 in the field hockey World Cup....
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Tendulkar world-record boosts India V SAfrica
GWALIOR:
South Africa’s hopes of scaling the Mount 402 received a major blow when Herschelle Gibbs, who had played a pivotal role when his team had chased down 434 runs against Australia 4 years ago, was clean bowled for just 7 runs by Praveen Kumar....
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India totals 298-9 in 1st ODI vs SAfrica
JAIPUR:
Suresh Raina top-scored with 58 to steer India to 298 for 9 wickets on Sunday in the first one-day international against South Africa....
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