KARACHI: Former federal minister and close aide to former president Asif Ali Zardari, Dr Asim Hussain, was admitted to a private hospital for treatment after complaining of heart problems on Tuesday. Sindh’s Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and Senior Minister for Information Nisar Ahmed Khuhro visited Dr Asim in the cardiovascular unit, said the CM’s...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015World
No peace until foreign troops leave Afghanistan: Taliban chief
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban’s new leader told Kabul on Tuesday it must cancel a security deal with the United States (US) and expel all foreign troops if it wants peace in Afghanistan. Mullah Mansour made the demand in his first message marking the Muslim festival of Eidul Azha since taking charge of the insurgent movement...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015National
Pakistan was taken aback when India launched attack in ’65; Ayub Khan no intention of war: Gohar Ayub Khan
NEW DELH: Pakistan’s former president and military ruler Ayub Khan had “no intention” of going to war with India in 1965, and was taken aback when India “launched an attack”, said his son Gohar Ayub Khan, a retired Pakistani military officer and a veteran politician. An aide-de-camp to his father Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s first military...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015National
Four killed in Thatta road accident
THATTA: At least four persons were killed and four others sustained injuries when a passenger van overturned here on Tuesday. According to police sources, the passenger van was on its way when it overturned at National Highway due to over speeding, killing four passengers and injuring four others. The dead passengers were identified as Javed,...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015National
Air Chief briefs PM about Badaber attack investigation
ISLAMABAD: PAF Chief, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman on Tuesday met Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad and discussed security stituation of the country. During the meeting, Air Chief informed the premier about investigation of Badapur airbase attack in which at least 29 officers embraced martyrdom while 13 terrorists were also killed. The Air...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015Business
Only reforms can lift stagnant exports: PEW
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday asked the government to focus on reforming export sector as too much emphasis on getting trade relaxations from other countries and blocks has proved counterproductive. Government avoided reforming external sector to get trade benefits which has taken toll on economy, it said. Reforms should be initiated...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015National
Pakistan welcomes promulgation of new constitution in Nepal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has welcomed the promulgation of the new Constitution in Nepal, through a democratic process. “We felicitate the Government and the political parties of Nepal on this achievement. Pakistan is confident that the new Constitution will further cement the foundations of democracy in Nepal” a statement by the foreign office said. The President and...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015National
660MW to be added in national grid by Oct 2017: Abid
KARACHI: Electricity of 660 MW generated from Port Qasim coal-fired plant will be added to the national grid by October 2017. This was stated by the Minister of State for Water and Power, Abid Sher Ali, while visiting the plant in Karachi. He said it would be followed by another addition of 660 MW...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015National
Nandipur Project Admin to be made accountable for negligence: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said the administration of Nandipur Power Project would be made accountable for negligence and delay in completion of the project. In an interview, he said, the companies which were given responsibilities to run the project should be fined. To a question, he said the Nandipur...
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September 22, 2015September 22, 2015World
American Muslims fear a new wave of Islamophobia
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustration, exasperation and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fueled by two of the Republican Party’s most popular presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson. At the Islamic Institute of Orange County, which houses a mosque and a school in Anaheim,...