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News for Thursday, 19 Jan 2012

Truckers’ strike cuts oil, ghee production, price hike feared

An acute shortage of edible oil is looming in the country as a strike by private transporters has disrupted oil supply from Karachi terminals for the last ten days. As...

NHA to construct Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway

The National Highway Authority (NHA) signed a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract with Malaysian Company Binapuri Holdings for construction of Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9). NHA Chairman Syed Ali Gardezi and Senator Tan Sri...

BISP shows women that state is mother: Farzana

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is the first initiative in Pakistan which proves to women and the poor that the state is like a mother for them, BISP Chairperson...

Musharraf engages former congressmen to lobby his cause in US

Former president Pervez Musharraf is desperately trying to pave the way for returning home. He has recently acquired the services of a former Congressmen who claims that “no one knows...

USC zonal managers’ conference held

The two-day Zonal Managers Conference of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) was held in Islamabad. Senior USC management participated in the conference in addition to 10 zonal managers and Managing...

Raisani sees foreign hand behind Balochistan unrest

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani said on Thursday that foreign forces were involved in disturbing the law and order situation in the province. Talking to reporters at the Parliament...

3 policemen injured in Nowshera attack

Four persons, including three security personnel, were injured in an attack on a checkpost on Thursday. The attacker was also killed in police firing. Police sources said police had sealed...

Coup plot foiled in Bangladesh: army

The Bangladesh army on Thursday said it had foiled a plot last month by some “religiously fanatic” serving officers to overthrow the elected government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “We have...

Rivals scuttle for Senate polls as PML-N ‘plays cool’

At a time when all political parties are engaged in wheeling and dealing for Senate elections after ECP’s announcement, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) appears least worried and the level...

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