Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman, Senator Asif Ali Zardari says that his party is aware of the problems confronting the people and will never disappoint them.
He expressed these views while talking to different provincial ministers, advisors and party members belonging to five districts in Karachi who called on in Karach. Measures were discussed to accelerate pace of development on the ongoing developmen
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The National Assembly has begun debate on the federal budget for the next financial year.
Initiating the debate, leader of opposition Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said the first budget of any government reflects the direction of its future policies, but this budget is devoid of vision, direction and political philosophy. He said the subsidy o
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Information minister Sherry Rehman says proposal to increasing the number of judges was incorporated in budget in consultation with PML-N leadership.
Talking to journalists outside the parliament house, she said government believes in complete freedom of expression and assured that ban would not be imposed on any TV channel. The measures taken by the government to facilitate the participants of
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President Pervez Musharraf has said the economic reforms of the country are creating an enabling environment for the private sector to be come an engine of growth. As a result of this, Pakistan has become one of the attractive destinations for investment.
He made these remarks while talking to Dr. Detley Rose, chairman Polysius A.G. Germany who called on him in Rawalpindi. Dr. Rose said they are investing in Pakistan due to its economic buildup witnessed in the last seven years and look for venture
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The additional session judge south in Karachi heard the case regarding torture and a bid to cut tongue of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in central jail Karachi in 1999.
Police presented a report in the court in which it said that action could not be taken against the accused and implementation on un-bale able arrest warrant could not be made because accused involved in this case are proclaimed offenders. The addi
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Iran has again ruled out halting uranium enrichment.
The refusal came as the EU foreign policy Chief Javier Solana held talks in Tehran with Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Iran chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on the reservations of the west over Iran’s nuclear programme. Solana
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The U.S shuttle discovery touched down in Florida after a successful 14-day mission to deliver and open Japan's first space laboratory at the international space station.
The shuttle's main task was to deliver, open and outfit module of the Japanese Kibo laboratory, which became the station's biggest facility. The orbiter carrying seven astronauts landed right on time at the Kennedy space center in Cape Canaveral.
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Iraqi forces backed by U.S troops have poured into the southern city of Amara in a fresh offensive to drive militiamen out of the violence-wracked area.
Security officials said large numbers of heavily armed soldiers have taken up positions in and around the city ahead of an operation. A US military spokesman in Baghdad, refused to provide details of the operation, but said it is being led by Iraqi
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The U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has criticized the Israeli policy of settlements.
Rice who returned to the Middle East in a fresh bid to inject impetus into sluggish peace talks, said Israel has not done enough to ease restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. She said during her stay in region, she will have discu
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In Occupied Kashmir, eight Indian troops including a lieutenant colonel were killed in two separate attacks.
A party of Indian troops was attacked at Watsar in Kishtwar in which seven troops including a colonel and a major were killed. Another trooper was killed in a grenade attack near civil secretariat building in Srinagar.
Two troopers committed sui
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Pakistan beat India by 25 runs in the triangular one-day cricket series final in Dhaka.
Batting first Pakistan scored 315 runs for three in allotted fifty overs. Salman Butt scored 129 runs and Younas Khan 108.
In reply India were bowled out for 290 runs in the forty-nine over.
For Pakistan Umar Gul bagged four wickets.
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Titleholders Greece crashed out of euro 2008 as they were beaten 1-0 by Russia in their group D match at Salzburg, Austria.
Konstantin Zyryanov scored the only goal in the 33rd minute to ensure the Greeks went out.
In another match of the group D, at Innsbruck in Austria, Spain beat Sweden two one to reach the quarter finals.
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The government is keen to attract foreign investment in power generation, building low cost houses, small and big dams, cement and mineral development to meet the growing demand of housing and power in the country.
This was stated by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while talking to chairman, Polysius A.G. of Germany Dr. Detley Rose and president of capital strategies group who called on him in Islamabad.
He said the government will provide level play
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