ISLAMABAD (APP) – The Deputy High Commissioner of India in Islamabad was called to the Foreign Office on Friday and Indian protest on Gilgit-Baltistan self-rule order was rejected.
The Foreign Office Director General (South Asia) emphasised that Pakistan rejects the Indian protest as the Government of India has no locus…



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WASHINGTO – US President Barack Obama called on Americans to “renew our common purpose” Friday as he marked the eighth anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Speaking under rainy skies at the Pentagon, where 184 people died when American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the facility, Obama said,…



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ISLAMABAD – Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik refuted his Indian counterpart Chadambaram reservations regarding investigations into the Mumbai blast claiming that Pakistan has done more work in this regard than India.
Rehman Malik also demanded that the Indian government should bring to the book all those involved in the Samjhota…



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QUETTA – While hearing a petition on Friday, the Balochistan High Court (BHC) issued notices to former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf and other key officials of his regime in Nawab Akbar Bugti’s murder.
The petition is filed Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti, son of late Akbar Bugti, seeking registration of…



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KHYBER (Reuters/AFP) – Khyber’s top government administrator, Tariq Hayat, said on Friday Bara had been almost cleared of militants.
But he also said nearly 600 policemen recruited from ethnic Pashtun tribes in the region had quit after a commander, Mangal Bagh, had warned them over his illegal FM radio to…



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UPPER DIR – Qaumi Lashkar Friday claimed to have set ablaze and demolished over 120 houses and suspected hideouts of militants here in the remote areas of Dogdara.
The Dogdara area consists of 25 villages and was, once, fully controlled by the militants. The Lashkar in the recent past also…



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DASKA – A local catholic church on Friday afternoon was gutted when an angry mob set it ablaze to lament over alleged desecration of Holy Quran at village Jaithikey-Sambrial, in Tehsil Sambrial of District Sialkot.
According to reports, Hina (15), daughter of local farmer Asghar Ali, was on her way…



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LAHORE (PPI) – The 61st death anniversary of the father of nation the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was observed with national zeal and fervour throughout the country including Lahore and in this connection, Quran Khawani was held under the aegis of Nazria Pakistan Trust here Friday.
The huge gathering…



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The United States Embassy officials in Islamabad have said after the planned expansion in its diplomatic missions in Pakistan, the US will double the number of its staff along with tripling the total number of personnel, BBC reported on Friday.
They have also verified the reports regarding the purchase of…



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PAKISTAN has stated for the first time since the Singh-Gilani meeting in Egypt in July that it has not handed over a dossier on Balochistan to the Indian Prime Minister.
“No, we didn’t. Actually, we flagged the issue on Balochistan. We asked for a positive attitude and asked for non-interference…



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