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Friday 3rd July, 2009

  • Pakistani police arrest terrorist

    Karachi News.Net

    The Pakistani police have arrested a terrorist considered to be an expert in making suicide bomb vests, a media report said Friday.

  • Manmohan Singh, Gilani to meet in Egypt July 16

    Karachi News.Net

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday.

  • Pakistani residents ask Taliban commander to go away

    Karachi News.Net

    Pakistani residents in the Hamza Banda area of Lower Dir district have ordered Taliban commander Mufti Aftab to leave the area immediately, a media report said Friday.

  • US drone, Pakistani troops kill 28 militants in Pakistan

    Karachi News.Net

    At least 28 militants were killed in a suspected US drone attack and clashes with Pakistani troops in the country's northwest, officials said Friday.

  • Pakistan seals border with Afghanistan, clamps curfew

    Karachi News.Net

    Pakistan has sealed its South Waziristan border with Afghanistan and imposed a curfew there to prevent Afghan militants from infiltrating into its territory in the wake of fresh offensives by US troops on the Taliban on the other side of the border.

  • Sohail denies reports of rift with PCB director

    Karachi News.Net

    Karachi, Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board director Wasim Bari.

  • Taliban claims downing Pakistan Army helicopter

    Karachi News.Net

    The Taliban Friday claimed to have shot down a Pakistan Army helicopter in the country's lawless tribal region, a media report said.

  • Mumbai terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed's release challenged

    Karachi News.Net

    The Punjab provincial government Friday moved the Pakistan Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court decision to release Jamaat ud Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, whom India has blamed for masterminding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

  • Pak PM to use meeting with Manmohan in Egypt to strengthen bilateral ties

    Karachi News.Net

    Islamabad, July 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that meeting with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of NAM summit in Egypt would be an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties.

  • Pakistan says no peace without resolving Kashmir issue

    Karachi News.Net

    Islamabad, : Pakistan on Friday said that the peace in the region cannot be discussed without the resolution of the long-standing issue with India, stepping up its rhetoric on Kashmir.

  • Aamir Sohail issued notice for not attending ICC course

    Karachi News.Net

    Lahore, : The Pakistan Cricket Board has sent a show-cause notice to director National Cricket Academy Aamir Sohail for not attending the course held in England.

  • France to provide Tiger combat helicopters to Pak

    Karachi News.Net

    Islamabad, : France has agreed to provide Pakistan Tiger combat helicopters and other sophisticated military equipments to strengthen its abilities in taking on the rampant Taliban.

  • Now, Bari in "battle of egos" with Aamir Sohail

    Karachi News.Net

    Lahore, : The internal rift between the Pakistan Cricket Board officials is out in the open again, with the board's Director Human Resources, Wasim Bari serving a show cause notice to Director National Cricket Academy, Aamir Sohail.

  • Pak to host "home" series against Kiwis on neutral venue

    Karachi News.Net

    Lahore, : Pakistan would host New Zealand for three Tests and five one-day internationals on a neutral venue, after all efforts by the Pakistan Cricket Board to relocate the 'home' series against Kiwis to New Zealand failed.

  • Parents of Pak kid who got new lease of life have nothing but praise for India

    Karachi News.Net

    Karachi, : Relations between India and Pakistan soured and the blame game from both sides gained unprecedented heights after the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, but for Syed Saadat Ali and his wife, the heightened tensions between the two neighboring nations did not affect the treatment of their son, Syed Raahim, who was operated in New Delhi for a rare congenital heart disorder in December 2008.

  • 13 killed, several injured in US drone strikes in South Waziristan

    Karachi News.Net

    ... people were killed and several others injured in two missile hits carried out by unmanned US Predator aircrafts in South Waziristan on Friday.

  • Pak "may be biting off too much" in launching Waziristan offensive without sealing Swat

    Karachi News.Net

    Lahore, : The Pakistan Army may have been planning an all out assault against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud in his stronghold of South Waziristan, but experts believe that the operation could result in further disappointment for the United States.

  • War on terror cost Pak 10 billion dollars in 2008-09

    Karachi News.Net

    ... billion dollars in the war on terror during the financial year 2008-09, the chairman of the Panel of Economists of the Planning Commission, Hafiz Pasha has said.

  • President for providing houses to the poor

    The News International

    Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said that out of box and innovative solutions were to be found to enable the Pakistan Housing...

  • Killing of STPP activists

    The News

    Perwaiz Karachi The Sohrab Goth police have lodged a first...

  • Swat operation ‘to end soon’

    The News

    Our correspondent IslamabadPakistan Amy has already cleared major parts of Swat from the militants and the military operation is likely to be completed in the near future...

  • UAE gives UN $0.5m for Benazir murder probe

    The News International

    Islamabad: The United Arab Emirates has announced a contribution of US$500,000 to the UN Trust Fund for Benazir Bhutto Inquiry Commission.Spokesperson...

  • Illegal detention of citizen

    The News

    Karachidistrict and Sessions Judge Central Syed Al-e-Maqbool Rizvi rejected the response submitted...

  • Expatriate alleges friend, SI defrauded him

    The News

    Accused says he owes him Rs22 million; sub-inspector denies allegation of extortiona ...

  • Hepatitis C patient seeks financial help

    The News

    Malik Ayub Sumbal Rawalpindi: A hepatitis C patient at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, having no capacity to afford the expenses for the...

  • Absconder held by police

    The News

    Karachithe Gulistan-e-Jauhar police arrested a bandit on Friday and recovered arms and looted items from him. The arrested bandit, Karamat Bangash...

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