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News for Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012

Public holiday on Friday marking Yaum-e-Ishq-e-Rasool

Federal Cabinet has announced public holiday on Friday to observe Yaum-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (PBUH). The federal cabinet suspended its routine agenda to discuss the situation created as aftermath of the desecrating movie by...

Educational exchanges to boost between Pakistan, Malaysia

Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia, Masood Khalid has called for intensifying academic exchanges and educational linkages between Pakistan and Malaysia to boost people-to-people contacts. “We value such linkages in fostering brotherly...

Police kills six dacoits in encounter

Lahore Police killed six dacoits involved in heinous crime while recovered a huge cache of weapons from them on Wednesday. According to media reports, the police checkpost situated in EME society...

Afghanistan-Pakistan ties key to peace: Afghan minister

Afghanistan and Pakistan must settle their bitter differences in a drive to stabilise their conflict-ravaged neighbourhood, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul said on Wednesday. "Our relations with Pakistan are fundamental for...

Pakistan receives $1.4 billion under Coalition Support Fund

Defence Minister Syed Naveed Qamar has said that Pakistan has received $1.4 billion dollars under the Coalition Support Fund. Talking to media here, he said that “We are yet to receive...

Ephedrine case: Haneef’s bail extended till September 26

Division bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) extended the bail of Haneef Abbasi till September 26 in Ephedrine quota case. Haneef, an MNA of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) appeared before the...

India follows Pakistan with missile test

India test-fired its second-longest-range missile on Wednesday, a defence official said, two days after Pakistan announced its own missile test. The two-stage Agni-IV blasted off from the eastern state of Orissa...

PM condemns blasphemous film

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf while strongly condemning the anti-Islam film has called upon the people to register their feelings peacefully and restrain by damaging their own properties. Addressing the Federal...

US Senator seeks to cut all aid to Pakistan

A top American Senator has written to members of the US House of Representatives for their support in passing a bill which seeks to cut all American aid to Pakistan. Senator...

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