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News for Friday, 17 Aug 2012

Waziristan clerics announce Eid on Saturday

Clerics in Waziristan announced to celebrate Eidul Fitr on Saturday. In this regard, a special meeting headed by Qari Muhammad Roman was held in a mosque at Miranshah where the participants...

Eid in UAE, Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Muslims in the UAE and Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as Shawal moon was not sighted on Friday evening, the moon sighting committees said. A noted UAE astronomer had...

President grants prisoners special Eid remission

On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Asif Ali Zardari, on Friday, approved the granting of special remission in the jail terms of prisoners convicted under different cases. Special remission of 90...

2 youth arrested for wearing Pak T-shirts in Kashmir

In occupied Kashmir, Indian police arrested two Kashmiri youth on wearing green Pakistani T-shirts ‘Woom Pakistan’ in Udhampur. The youth were arrested after they were found roaming in the town wearing...

Oil prices slip from three-month highs

World oil prices fell Friday on profit-taking following recent gains which saw New York and Brent crude hit three-month highs, analysts said. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October dropped...

NATO brands Taliban leader’s Eid message ‘insane’

The Taliban's reclusive leader Mullah Omar has issued a bellicose Eid statement swiftly denounced by the commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan Friday as a message of hate from a...

Air chief visits PAF Base Minhas

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt visited PAF Base Minhas on Friday. According to PAF spokesperson, Butt also visited the portion of the base where security...

Doctors’ strike continued in Quetta

The emergency services Friday were closed down in all public hospitals of Balochistan province due to ongoing strike of doctors for the recovery of their fellow colleague Ghulam Rasool. As...

One killed, 11 injured in Karachi explosion

At least one person was killed and eleven others injured in a cylinder explosion that occurred hear near Safari Park after Friday prayers. According to Media Reports, DIG East said the...

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