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UNHCR dispatches relief goods to flood-hit areas

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:40:00 +0000

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, on Thursday dispatched first consignment of relief items to assist people in the flood-affected districts of Balochistan.

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US provides $75mn for Benazir Income Support Program

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:19:08 +0000

ISLAMABAD: The United States on Thursday announced that it has transferred $75 million to Pakistan for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) to help meet the immediate needs of 600,000 impoverished families across Pakistan. ”The Benazir Income Support Program helps some of Pakistan’s poorest people meet their everyday needs,” said Ambassador Anne W. Patterson. ”The [...]

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Live – England v Pakistan

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:26 +0000

Paul Collingwood and Eoin Morgan set about rebuilding England's first innings in the opening Test against Pakistan.

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Aamer at the double against England

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:33:00 +0000

Pakistan quick Mohammad Aamer carried on from where he left off against Australia by removing both England openers on the first morning of the first Test at Trent Bridge here Thursday.

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British PM, in India, sparks ‘terror’ row with Pakistan

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:25:29 +0000

NEW DEHLI: British Prime Minister David Cameron was mired in a diplomatic row with Islamabad on Thursday, over comments made on a trade-driven trip to India about the “export of terror” from Pakistan. Pakistan’s ambassador to Britain accused Cameron of “damaging the prospects of regional peace” with his remarks on Wednesday in the southern Indian [...]

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Second missing US sailor ‘dead’

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:22:36 +0000

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

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Pak asks ambassador to seek clarification from Afghan government on Karzai’s remarks

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:15:00 +0000

Pakistan Thursday expressing concern on the remarks of Afghan President Hamid Karzai suggesting an operation by Nato forces inside Pakistan termed the remarks ‘incomprehensible’.

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Flash floods, storms kill about 150 people

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:10:04 +0000

MINGORA: About 150 people have been killed by flashfloods and bad weather in the last week, with the country’s northwest and Baluchistan provinces bearing the brunt of the storms, officials said on Thursday. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the no...

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Pakistan ‘saddened’ by PM Cameron’s remarks

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:13 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it was “saddened” by remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron that it was exporting terror, adding these did not reflect ground realities. Pakistan is a key ally of the United States whose help is cruci...

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Rivers burst, floods kill at least 110 in KP

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:34:14 +0000

PESHAWAR: Rivers burst their banks during monsoon rains, washing away streets, battering a dam and killing at least 110 people in most severe floods in decades in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said Thursday. Hundreds of ...

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106 people dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:31 +0000

The death toll of those killed in floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa rose to 106 on Thursday. Senior Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa minister Basheer Bilour said that 106 people have died due to the floods while over 50 bridges have been swept away. Fifiteen bridges, 300 shops, more than 80 houses and a hotel were washed away in floods in [...]

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106 people dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Basheer Bilour

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:31 +0000

PESHAWAR: The death toll of those killed in floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa rose to 106 on Thursday. Senior Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa minister Basheer Bilour said that 106 people have died due to the floods while over 50 bridges have been swept away. Fifiteen bridges, 300 shops, more than 80 houses and a hotel were washed away in floods [...]

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CJ wary of potential politicizing of judges appointments

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:56:00 +0000

ISLAMBAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said Murree and Chhanga Manga are the ground realities of politics in the country, where ministries have to be gifted to court political support, Geo News reported Thursday. The CJ Chaudhry said this while heading a 17-member larger bench hearing constitutional petitions filed against Eighteenth Amendment in the Constitution. Wasim Sajjad, the counsel of the federal government continued his arguments today, saying the Chief Justice has precedence in the new procedure of appointments of the judges, as he heads Judicial Commission instituted for the purpose

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Aisam Qureshi, Rohan Bopanna in ATP quarters

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:48:40 +0000

LOS ANGELES: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India’s Rohan Bopanna outclassed Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski to reach the quarterfinal of the Farmers Classic ATP Championship in Los Angeles. In a closely contested first set, Aisam and Roh...

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French mother confesses to eight baby murders

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:44:52 +0000

DOUAI: A French mother admitted killing eight newborn babies Thursday, investigators said, as a shocked nation struggled to digest the latest grisly tragedy of village life. Dominique Cottrez, a nursing assistant in her forties, was charged with the ...

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Parental abduction of British children on the rise

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:41:38 +0000

LONDON: A large number of British children are taken from UK by one of their parents to an overseas country, including India and Pakistan, and never returned, officials said on Thursday. The number of children ‘abducted’ by parents and taken overseas rose by 39 per cent in 2009, the Child Abduction Department of Britain’s Foreign [...]

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Bangladesh court bans religion in politics: law minister

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:21:27 +0000

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has reinstated a ban on Islamic political parties after striking down a key constitutional amendment, law minister Shafiq Ahmed told AFP on Thursday. In a detailed verdict released late Wednesday, the Supreme Court scrapped the bulk of the 1979 fifth amendment, including provisions that had allowed religious political parties to flourish [...]

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Floods in Punjab and Balochistan

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:21:21 +0000

Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc as numerous reports of severe damage are coming in from across the country. Floods in Punjab A new wave of flood turned the situation worse in Rajanpur when 90,000 cusecs of water entered the district last night. Evacuation has been ordered in the most affected areas of the district as more floods are feared. Standing crops spreading over [...]

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More rains likely in most parts of the country

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:17:00 +0000

Local Meteorological office has forecast widespread rain in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast parts of Balochistan, Sindh and Kashmir.

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Sardar Attique elected new AJK PM

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:41 +0000

MUZAFFARABAD: Lawmakers in Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Thursday elected a new leader, days after their outgoing premier resigned ahead of a no-confidence vote, officials said. Sardar Attique Ahmad was endorsed as prime minister with the votes o...

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England win toss and bat against Pakistan

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:50:00 +0000

NOTTINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first Test of a four-match series at Trent Bridge here on Thursday.

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Cameron defends Pakistan comments

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:15:33 +0000

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

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Institutions not to be affected by political deadlocks: CJ

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:53:21 +0000

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry said that the institutions should not be affected by political deadlocks. He was hearing the petitions challenging various provisions of the 18th amendment in the Supreme Court on Thursday. During the proceedings, counsel for the federation Wasim Sajjad defended the formation of judicial commission, saying that it is not in conflict with the constitution. He noted that [...]

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Inquiry committee starts probe of plane crash: CAA official

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:00 +0000

The inquiry into Wednesday's plane crash near Islamabad has already commenced. This was stated by an official of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) here on Thursday.

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England, Pakistan 1st Test today

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:27:00 +0000

LONDON: The rebuilding of Pakistan cricket continues at Trent Bridge today. To facilitate this, the ICC has given them as punishing a schedule of Tests as any side can have undertaken, with six matches crammed into seven weeks, two "home" and four away (which, of course, amounts to one and the same thing at present)

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Death toll from KP floods rises to 78

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:31 +0000

PESHAWAR: The death toll of those killed in floods in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa rose to 78 on Thursday morning. In Peshawar, 203 milimetres of rain has been recorded since Wednesday. Water has entered residential areas while an emergency has been imposed in the city. DCO Peshawar said the army’s help has been sought in these trying times. Floods [...]

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Controvery Sorrounding Airblue Plane Crash

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:51:39 +0000

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the crash of the Airblue flight 202 in the Margalla... Read More at http://www.pakspectator.com

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Hamid Karzai asks why allies won’t hit Pakistan

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:45:40 +0000

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday that Western allies had the ability to strike at Taliban bases in Pakistan, but questioned their willingness to do so. “The war against terrorism is not in the villages or houses of Afghanistan ...

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Ton-up Raina, Tendulkar help India save follow-on

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:31:00 +0000

Suresh Raina scored a century on debut and Sachin Tendulkar built on his 48th hundred as India averted the follow-on in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

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Pakistan slaps down Cameron in terror row

AAJ TV News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:22:00 +0000

Pakistan on Thursday slapped down remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron that it is guilty of exporting terrorism, saying close ally London knows the menace has no borders.

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