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ISLAMABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday signed the ‘Protection Against Harassment of Women Bill 2010’ with a pledge to pursue the commitment made by Benazir Bhutto for the emancipation and uplift of womenfolk.
“We have to create a Pakistan where the coming generations, my daughters, can be proud of the fact that they live as equals. We will make sure that those who wish to harm the ideology of Quaid-e-Azam which was for equality, for men and women, shall not succeed,” said the President.... Detail |
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Gilani says Pak economy stabilizing
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said with the government’s commitment, important economic targets within a period of two years had been achieved and the economy was back on the path of stability and progress....
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Lahore bombing toll rises to 15
Lahore:
The death toll in Lahore suicide attack has reached to 15 as a dead body found from the debris of the collapsed building, while an injured in Jinnah Hospital succumbed to injuries....
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Terrorism unleashed during Musharraf rule: Shahbaz
LAHORE:
Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that the country is suffering the losses of the menace of terrorism that was unleashed during the Musharraf rule....
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COAS satisfied with army efforts in terror war
RAWALPINDI:
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has expressed satisfaction over the performance of Pakistan Army in the ongoing military offensive in restive tribal areas against Taliban and Al Qaeda-led militant elements....
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ISI chief gets one-year service extension
ISLAMABAD:
Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday awarded a one-year extension in service to Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Shuja Pasha, a notification said....
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Zardari OKs pay raise orders of SC, HC judges
ISLAMABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday approved an increase in the salaries and judicial allowances of the judges of Supreme Court and high courts....
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10th March would be a day of success of nation
Lahore:
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader and MNA Hamza Shahbaz, Khawaja Saad Rafiq and PML-N’s Candidate for NA-123 Mohammad Pervez Malik have said that service of people was his moral duty....
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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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Taliban rejects call for peace talks
KABUL:
Afghanistan's Taliban on Sunday rejected President Hamid Karzai's latest call for peace, despite pressure from a NATO offensive and the capture of its number 2....
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Syria warns Israel war would be catastrophic
DAMASCUS:
Syria's prime minister is warning Israel that any new Mideast war would be catastrophic for the region and beyond....
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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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World stocks hit by US emergency loan rate hike
LONDON:
World markets fell Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve unexpectedly raised interest rates for emergency bank loans, triggering fears that regular borrowing costs could also move higher soon, slowing the recovery in the world's largest economy....
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Oil falls below $77 as US supplies rise
SINGAPORE:
Oil prices fell below $77 a barrel Thursday in Asia on signs gasoline and distillate demand in the U.S. remain sluggish....
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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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Pakistan bat in 1st T20 against England
DUBAI:
Pakistan won the toss in front of a sparse but vocal clutch of ex-pat supporters, and chose to bat first in the opening Twenty20 international against England in Dubai here Friday....
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Pak delays team contracts pending inquiry
KARACHI:
Pakistan will not award annual central contracts to its cricketers until the release of a report into the team's defeats in all matches on their tour of Australia, an official said Wednesday....
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