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News for Friday, 26 Aug 2011

IPO to curtail copyrights laws infringement

Intellectual Property Organisation (IPO) Pakistan Chairman Hameedullah Jan Afridi on Friday said issues relating to infringement of the music industry’s copyrights had been taken up with the agencies concerned and...

CDA fire brigade network in doldrums

The inordinate delay in the upgrading and expansion of the fire brigade headquarters, including the construction of a parking for fire engines, by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) may cause...

BHUs lack basic healthcare equipment

State-run basic health units (BHUs) in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are unable to provide free of cost prescribed medicines at in-house pharmacies to patients. An overwhelming majority...

United States east coast prepares for Hurricane Irene

Millions of people on the US east coast prepared Friday for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, a massive storm authorities fear will cause widespread flooding and power outages across the...

Kim tells China North Korea ready for nuclear talks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told China Friday he was ready to resume six-party nuclear talks without preconditions, as he travelled through the Asian nation, the China's state media said. Kim,...

Palestine statehood ‘step forward’ for full liberation: Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Friday that the potential recognition of a Palestinian state by the UN should only be a "step forward" for the "full liberation" of Palestine. His strong...

UN rights official assaulted by South Sudan police

A top UN human rights official was assaulted by South Sudan police officers, the office of the UN rights chief said Friday, slaming the incident as "totally unacceptable." Benedict Sannoh,...

At least 53 killed in Mexico casino attack

An arson attack on a casino in the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey sparked a massive fire and killed at least 53 people, the governor of the state of...

Prime minister’s arrival spoils Jumatul Wida at Faisal Mosque

Devotees scuffled with police officials to offer Jumatul Wida (last Friday of holy month of Ramadan) at Faisal Mosque, as they were barred from entering the mosque due to the...

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