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Gilani terms Pak-China cooperation multi-dimensional |
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the friendship between Pakistan and China is time-tested and long- standing, and the cooperations are multi-dimensional and the friendship would be further strengthened during the years to come.
In an interview with the Chinese news agency Xinhua, the prime minister said that the two countries have been cooperating in economy, defence , agriculture, culture , education and many other fields including infrastructure and the energy sector.... Detail |
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Water dispute to take precedence over Kashmir issue: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD:
Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that he had clear roadmap for the talks with India, in which more tangible issues like the water dispute would take precedence over traditional faultlines like Kashmir....
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Veteran politician, scholar Ajmal Khattak dies
NOWSHERA:
Ajmal Khattak, the veteran Awami National Party (ANP) leaders passed away Sunday in a local hospital after a protracted illness....
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By-polls held of AJK assembly
MURREE:
Poling for by-elections of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly LA 40, Valley, 05 conducted in a peaceful manner at all four stations....
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India offers wide-range talks to Pakistan
NEW DELHI:
A part from foreign secretary-level dialogues, India has proposed additional dialogues to Pakistan for the solution of regional issues, claims India media....
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PM vows to continue politics of reconciliation
KARACHI:
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has declared that in accordance with the vision of Benazir Bhutto the politics of reconciliation would be carried forward, adding the opposition would be taken onboard....
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Gunmen kill 15 due to old enmity
GUJRAT:
Fifteen persons including 10 members of a family were gunned down in Gujrat due to old enmity....
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US not in direct talks with Taliban: Holbrooke
MUNICH:
Washington is not in "direct contact" with the Taliban as part of efforts after January's London conference on Afghanistan to re-integrate insurgents, US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Sunday....
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Snow piles up, paralyzing US capital
WASHINGTON:
A blizzard battered the Mid-Atlantic region Saturday, with emergency crews struggling to keep pace with the heavy, wet snow that has piled up on roadways, toppled trees and left thousands without electricity....
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Car bomb kills 27 pilgrims in Karbala
BAGHDAD:
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Friday alongside a crowd of Shiite pilgrims walking to a holy city south of Baghdad, killing at least 27 people and wounding 60, Iraqi police officials said....
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Accused 9/11 plotter likely to face execution
WASHINGTON:
Accused Sept 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried and convicted and is likely to be executed, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Sunday....
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China suspends military exchanges with US
BEIJING:
China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties....
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Clinton says it is up to Russia to cooperate
PARIS:
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday challenged Russia to cooperate with the Obama administration and with NATO to ensure European security against new threats such as terrorism, cyber attacks or natural disasters....
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Taliban dismiss London moot on Afghanistan
KABUL:
The Taliban are dismissing this week's Afghanistan conference in London, saying it will produce no more results than previous gatherings organized by "the invaders," meaning the U.S. and its allies....
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Bodies of 20 Saudi soldiers found on Yemen border
RIYADH:
Saudi Arabia's assistant defense minister said Saturday that the bodies of 20 of the 26 soldiers reported missing were found on the border, raising the toll for the fight against Yemen's Shiite rebels to 133....
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Business community hails talks with India
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan's business community on Sunday welcomed the upcoming foreign secretary-level talks with India, terming it a highly positive step that could result in many benefits for the people of both countries....
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World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts
BEIJING:
World stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global economy could slip back into recession....
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SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 12.5pc
KARACHI:
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) kept on Saturday its key policy rate unchanged at twelve-point-five percent for February and March, the bank's governor said, as it fights to sustain growth and keep inflation in check....
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Cotton hits another peak of Rs 4,900 per maund
KARACHI:
Cotton prices on Friday set another all-time high record of Rs 4,900 per maund across the country on hefty buying....
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Pakistan top exporter of woven fabric to Malaysia
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has emerged as a top exporter of woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibre to Malaysia and falls amongst the tops five exporting countries of rice, frozen fish, bed linen, woven fabrics of cotton, potatoes, oil cake and other solid residues and un-denatured Ethyl Alcohol....
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Google founders to sell 10 million shares
NEW YORK:
Google Inc founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin plan to sell about 10 million of the company's shares over the next five years, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday....
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World stocks tumble as Obama targets banks
LONDON:
World markets slipped lower Friday, led by bank stocks after President Barack Obama proposed a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street to avert future financial crises....
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Deported Asif not cleared for UAE trip
KARACHI:
Pakistani paceman Mohammad Asif will not be able to play in the United Arab Emirates as its authorities have refused to revoke a travel ban on him, an official said Sunday....
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G7 mulls threat from euro debt woes
IQALUIT:
Finance chiefs from the world's rich powers opened an icy summit on Friday mulling how to prevent worry about deepening southern European debt from derailing an already fragile global recovery....
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Butt urges selectors to focus more on U-19
LAHORE:
Admitting to flaws in the whole cricket set-up of the country, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has urged the selectors to prepare a solid ground for under-19 cricketers, who have performed brilliantly in the recent past....
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Australia beat Pakistan in thrilling T20 match
MELBOURNE:
Australia made it nine wins out of nine in all formats of Pakistan's tour with a two-run victory in a thrilling Twenty20 international in Melbourne....
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Australia beat Pakistan; win U-19 final
LINCOLN:
Australia shut down Pakistan's challenge to claim their third Under-19 World Cup trophy as Josh Hazlewood and Australia's spinners took control to dismiss them for 182 to end a nervy chase....
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Pakistan eyeing for record in U-19 World Cup
WELLINGTON:
Pakistan and Australia will vie to become the first country to win the junior cricket World Cup thrice when they clash in the final at Burt Sutcliffe Oval here Saturday....
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Yousuf keen to continue as Pakistan captain
ISLAMABAD:
After Mohammad Yousuf was seemingly told via PCB chairman Ijaz Butt’s appearance on Pakistani television that he would be out of the job as soon as the tour concluded, Yousuf has since been assured there has been no decision made....
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