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NATIONAL

GUJRANWALA - Three low intensity bomb explosions rocked Gujranwala on Wednesday, with the targets being a police station, an office of a senior police official and the police barracks. The first bomb targeted the office of the Central Investigation Agency followed by one targeting the office of the regional police officer shortly before 7am. <br />The blasts damaged outer walls and created craters. The third blast, which was comparatively of greater intensity, rocked the residence of

Business

ISLAMABAD - The volume of messages will double to 10 trillion by 2013, around the world, as Short Message Service (SMS) being used by four billion mobile users, who send five trillion messages in 2009

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD - Former president Pervez Mushrraf's lawyer on Wednesday denied media reports that Musharraf would record his statement with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after the agency declared

WASHINGTON - The United States called on Middle East leaders to heed popular unrest in the region, as key regional ally Israel on Wednesday sent Defense Minister Ehud Barak to Washington for top-level

NATIONAL

LAHORE - Judicial Magistrate Irfan Basra on Tuesday issued a proclamation for the arrest of Chaudhry Moonis Elahi for his alleged involvement in the National Insurance Corporation Limited scam. The co

Business

ISLAMABAD - A seminar, jointly organised by the Board of Investment (BOI) and Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) of Malaysia on investment opportunities in Pakistan, will be held in Kua

Pakistan has failed to establish a political stability due to constitutional conflict, absence of stable democratic government, economic problems and lack of social growth. Even after 63 years, the country could not rid itself from feudal, tribal system and sectarian segregation. <br />In this grim situation the public has been left untutored in the kind of vigilance usually needed to hold political leaders accountable.<br />The territorial issues and border conflicts with India, the

NATIONAL

DASKA - Sambrial Special Judicial Magistrate Shehzad Qaisar has sent the accused driver, Khizar Hayyat, to Sialkot District Jail on a 14-day judicial remand for killing a Sambrial-based old woman Sugh

Sports

LAHORE - The Pakistan cricket squad returned Monday night from Auckland, New Zealand after winning the Test as well as ODI series against the hosts. Pakistan won the 2-test match series 1-0 and later

Foreign

CAIRO - Egypt's popular revolt has opened up new political perspectives for the biggest country in the Middle East but dealt the economy a serious blow, scaring off tourists and foreign investors. "Th

Foreign

LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be tried behind closed doors in a flagrant denial of justice if extradited to Sweden over sex crime allegations, his lawyer told a British court on Mond

Business

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Industries will present a new calculation methodology for assessing domestic annual sugar consumption and demand at the Ministerial Committee meeting on sugar here today. A