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August 04 , 2008


Khyber Agency: floods kill 30, displace thousands
PESHAWAR: Thirty people were killed and many were reported missing due to sweeping floods and heavy rains in Khyber Agency Tehsil....Full Story

 US officials deny knowing whereabouts of Dr.Afia
WASHINGTON: Five years after her disappearance, an MIT-trained Pakistani neuroscientist, accused of belonging to an al-Qaeda cell based in Boston, is alive and in custody in Afghanistan, her family attorney said. ..Full Story

Country’s stability lies in ISI’s sovereignty: President Musharraf
KARACHI: President Pervez Musharraf has said that conspiracies are being hatched against the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) that would be akin to the security of the state. ..Full Story

Gilani, Karzai agree to counter terrorism jointly
COLOMBO: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday agreed to come up with a common strategy to...Full Story

Peace talks with FATA militants have failed, says Rice
LAHORE: Peace talks with militants in the Tribal Areas have failed to produce any positive result and the situation in FATA can only be improved if Pakistan and the United States ...Full Story

Nine climbers die in K2 avalanche
ISLAMABAD: Nine mountaineers died near the summit of K2 when an avalanche hit them, Pakistani tour operators said on Sunday. Several more climbers...Full Story

Senate meets today to discuss Karzai’s threats to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Senate will meet today (Monday) amid widening rifts between the four-month-old coalition partners over several key issues, including the...Full Story


Musharraf sees India’s involvement in Balochistan unrest
QUETTA: President Pervez Musharraf Monday said he is 1000 percent confident about involvement of foreign hand which “is responsible for the....Full Story

Many villages submerge in Rajanpur flood, evacuation underway
ISLAMABAD: Dozens of villages submerged in flooding in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur as the floodwater destroyed....Full Story

SAARC summit ends, pledges to speed up regional economic growth
COLOMBO: The leaders of South Asian region on Sunday concluded the 15th SAARC summit here with the renewed resolve for collective regional efforts to accelerate economic growth and social progress for the benefit of its people. .....Full Story

Indian accusations hurt peace process: Gilani
COLOMBO: There is no evidence linking Pakistan to attacks in India, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said, adding that such accusations had hurt the peace process. ....Full Story

PM’s visit to US put war on terror on solid footing, says Boucher
COLOMBO: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s visit to the United States has given impetus to the war on terror, US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard...Full Story

WB, ADB, IDB to fund power import from CARs
ISLAMABAD: A consortium of three financial institutions would provide Pakistan $1 billion to import electricity from Central Asian Republics (CARs) and a power import agreement...Full Story

Pakistan saves $100 million by winning case in London court
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has saved an amount of $100 million – including an award of $70 million, costs and interest – by winning a case in the Queen's Court of London....Full Story

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