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FPCCI criticises FICCI report for advocating surgical strikes against Pak
Karachi, Dec.2 : Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has criticised the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry for its report which reportedly demanded New Delhi to conduct surgical strikes against Pakistan.
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US can ill afford to ignore terror safe havens in Pakistan: Clinton
Karachi News.Net Wednesday 2nd December, 2009 Washington, Dec.2 : US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that it is imperative to demolish the syndicate of terrorism that operated out of the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and that Washington can ill afford to ignore the fact that Pakistan is a terror safe haven.
SBP asks banks to finance renewable power projects
Staff Report KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has introduced financing facility for establishment of new power projects using renewable energy with a capacity of up to 10MW with a view to meeting the growing electricity demand of the country.
KARACHI: Tensions between the Pakistan Peoplea s Party and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have eased considerably since President Zardari and Altaf Hussain intervened to calm things down, but differences on many issues mean the relationship between the two parties is far from a back to normala .
Taliban consider Karachi the safest place to hide: Report
Lahore, Dec.1 : Karachi is considered the safest place by the Taliban to hide in Pakistan.
Brown blasts Pakistan for failing to nab Osama
Karachi News.Net Monday 30th November, 2009 Port of Spain , Nov. 30 : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has slammed Pakistan for not being able to capture Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden.
61 militants killed in Pakistan's Khyber Agency
Karachi News.Net Monday 30th November, 2009 At least 61 militants have so far been killed by security forces in their operations against two banned organisations in Pakistan's Khyber Agency along the restive border with Afghanistan, an official said Monday.
Sindh CM rules out curbs on media
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Thursday there was no move to impose restrictions on the media because the government was not averse to criticism.
Atrocities against Sindh condemned
By Irfan Ali KARACHI: Sindh Awami Tehreek chief Rasool Bux Palijo on Sunday addressed a huge gathering that was called to condemn the atrocities against Sindh, and demand the province's rights including its due share in the National Finance Commission Award.
TV accused of fanning Pakistan political instability
Pakistan's television networks are heaping political pressure on an increasingly unpopular President Asif Ali Zardari with critical and influential programming that offers a voice to the poor.
12,000 cops for Karachi on Eid
Karachi, Nov 27 : Some 12,000 policemen are to be deployed in this volatile southern port city to maintain law and order on Eid on Saturday.
Sipah-e-Sahaba leader killed in Pakistan
The former leader of the Pakistani-based militant group Sipah-e-Sahaba was gunned down by unknown assailants near Karachi, local officials said.
Kabul, Pak should jointly fight terror'
Movement of militants across the porous Pak-Afghan border was neither in the interest of Pakistan nor of Afghanistan.
MQM playing a tool role for establishment: Zulfiqar Mirza
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Taliban planning 'mass extinctions' by poisoning Karachi's water supply
Karachi, Nov.24 : Pakistan intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan is planning to poison Karachi's main water supply.
Bhagwan Das is head of Pakistan's public service commission
Retired Supreme Court judge Bhagwan Das, a highly respected name in the Pakistani judiciary and one of the very few Hindus to hold high office in this country, Thursday assumed charge as chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission .
SC orders Sindh police to probe Bari's arrest in fake case
By Masood Rehman ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Karachi senior superintendent of police to probe the arrest of a man from Islamabad by Sindh police.
Some black sheep within MQM taking dictation: Bilawal House
KARACHI: Spokesman of Bilawal House Aijaz Durrani has said that some black sheep within Muttahida Qaumi Movement are taking dictation from the dictator and conspiring even against their party chief Altaf Hussain.
Costs, security crimp Pakistanis' feast celebrations
Sky-rocketing prices and security concerns are keeping butchers' knives sheathed in Pakistan ahead of the Muslim feast of sacrifice this year, with people buying less livestock for ritual slaughter.
US rejects reports about Blackwaters covert activities in Pakistan
The United States has rejected media reports regarding the presence of controversial private security firm, Blackwater, in Pakistan.
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