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News for Wednesday, 1 Aug 2012

India permits foreign investment from Pakistan

India overturned its ban on foreign investment from neighbouring Pakistan on Wednesday, the commerce ministry said, in a move designed to build goodwill amid a renewed push for a peace...

Police killed suspected Taliban militant in Punjab

Punjab police on Wednesday killed suspected Taliban militant near Multan, officials said. According to local police officials, CID police on tip intercepted a vehicle near Ghazi Ghat near Dera Ghazi Khan...

Five kidnapped employees of GDP recovered

Five employees including officers of Governor Development Program (GDP) were recovered from the clutches of kidnappers after five-month captivity. According to media reports, five employees were kidnapped by the unknown persons...

Mumbai evidence not valid, Pakistan tells India

Islamabad has told New Delhi that recently obtained evidence of the Mumbai attacks is inadmissible in court because Pakistanis were not allowed to cross-examine Indian officials, a lawyer said Wednesday. The...

India allows investments from Pakistan

India on Wednesday overturned its ban on foreign investment from Pakistan, the commerce ministry said, in a move designed to build goodwill amid a renewed push for a peace settlement. "The...

Mukhtar directs energy EMC to streamline load

Federal Minister for Water and Power Ahmed Mukhtar has directed the Energy Management Committee (EMC) to streamline the load management, eliminate unscheduled load shedding and ensure equitable load shedding in...

Cross-border incursions raised with ISAF and Afghanistan

Pakistan raised the issue of cross-border incursions with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the government of Afghanistan on Wednesday. Responding to some media reports regarding cross border incursions into...

PML-N refuses Sheikh Rasheed, PTI suggests merger

Local leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) from Rawalpindi chapter opposed the party's decision to embrace Sheikh Rasheed on Wednesday. According to sources, Hanif Abbasi, Shakeel Awan, Akhtar Mehmood and...

Awan replaces Yasin as PTA chairman

Farooq Awan's appointment as Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman has been confirmed on the directives of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, according to the monitoring sources. Sources said, Awan...

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