The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also met Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs, commerce, interior, finance, water and power were also present in the meeting. Special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke and US ambassador Anne Patterson also attended the meeting.
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The council of common interest has unanimously passed a resolution approving the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam.
Chairing the council meeting in Islamabad, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the unanimous resolution reflects national consensus, and would send a positive signal for the future progress and prosperity of the country. The CCI was apprise
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SARGODHA : At least 7 people were injured in an explosion that occurred near Sharbat Chowk, Block-19 Sargodha.
Police and Rescue 1122 rushed to the spot and started rescue operation. The police have cordoned off the area. The injured are being shifted to local hospitals where emergency has been imposed after the blast.
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Baroness Saeeda Hussain Warsi, has said she will use her good offices to promote relations between Pakistan and the UK.
Addressing a public meeting in the Beval area of Gujjar Khan, she said all politicians in Pakistan should work together for the betterment of its people she said the UK is providing seven billion rupees aid to Pakistan in the social sector. Describ
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At least 25 militants were killed and 23 injured in shelling by gunship helicopters in different areas of central Orakzai agency.
Five militants hideouts have been destroyed in the raid. According to security sources the security forces gunship helicopters targeted militant hideouts in oat Mela, Shakar tang and Saifal Darra areas of the agency.
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A suicide bomber targeting anti-Qaeda militiamen killed 43 people west of Baghdad in Iraq's deadliest single attack in more than two months.
Forty people were also wounded in bombing in the predominantly Sunni Arab district of Radwaniyah, 25 kilometres from Baghdad. The fighters from the Sahwa militia were queuing outside an army base to receive their wages when the bomber struck.
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The Israeli and Palestinian leaders held separate meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the Egyptian President after he conferred with the US Middle East envoy on a push for direct talks between the two men. The two leaders did not make any stateme
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A suicide bomber on a bicycle struck a bustling street in the afghan capital, killing three people and wounding dozens more two days ahead of a major international conference.
The blast shattered windows, gutted nearby vehicles and left the street littered.
NATO and Afghan security forces are stepping up security in Kabul to guard against possible attacks in the lead-up, to what has been billed one of the biggest inter
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Floods in China's southwestern Sichuan province have killed 15 people while 21 others are missing, bringing the overall death toll, as a result of adverse weather conditions, to more than 600.
Torrential rain which pounded Ganluo County since Friday caused a mudslide which killed three people and left five more injured. Some towns have been totally cut off by water and left with no electricity. In neighbouring Hanyuan County, the Liusha
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In Occupied Kashmir, the authorities imposed curfew and put in place stringent restrictions, today, in all major cities and towns to prevent people from protesting against the killing of a 7th class student by Indian police in Baramulla.
The police personnel chased the student causing him to drown in river Jehlum, and resorted to brute force to break up demonstrations in Azad Gunj area of the town, yesterday. Before chasing the protestors, the troops went berserk, mercilessly beati
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Olympic champions Germany has won the Four- Nations Hockey Tournament at Nottingham.
In the final Germany defeated England by 3-2 in extra-time. The match was levelled 2 all in full time. New Zealand took the bronze medal, coming back from 2-nil down to beat Japan 4-2 in the third position match.
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Defending champion Robin Soderling of Sweden and Nicolas Almagro of Spain have reached the final of the ATP Swedish Open Tennis Tournament.
In the semi final played at Baastad, Robbin Soderling outclassed David Ferer of Spain by 4-6 6-3 and 6-2. In the second semi final Nicolas Almagro defeated fellow countrymen Tommy Robredo in straight sets by 6-1 and 6-3.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-E-Sadr Islamabad.
Pak-US strategic dialogue and other issues of mutual concern were discussed in the meeting. President Zardari also hosted banquet for the visiting secretary of state.
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