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Parliament will not be a rubber stamp: PM
Govt focusing on poor to improve their lot



Staff Reporter

Multan—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani says the coalition government will take along all its partners to meet the challenges confronting the country. He was addressing a large gathering here at the Multan Public School to distribute cheques among the deserving peoe for the purposes of amounting to health, education and small business Rs 90 million.

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Nawaz accepts PCO judges

London—Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that he still had reservation on PCO judges but he had accepted PPP’s demand to retain PCO judges just for the sake of reinstatement of deposed judges.

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Shoaib Akhtar to play in IPL
Ban suspended for one month


Lahore—Shoaib Akhtar has been cleared to play in the IPL after the Appellate Tribunal decided to suspend his five-year ban for one month, until they reconvene on June 4. The PCB has, in turn, granted Shoaib a No Objection Certificate to feature in the IPL, where he will play for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Fazl wants all PCO judges to go

Observer Report

Islamabad—Chief Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazl-ur- Rehman has said that the reinstatement of deposed judges by May 12 is impossible, adding that, if they were not reinstated in 30 days then how they would be reinstated in 12 days.

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S Waziristan peace talks in final phase

Observer Report

Islamabad—The federal government has started efforts to continue talks with Taliban despite the Taliban’s announcement talks had failed.

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Qatar to hire 30,000 Pakistani workers
Khursheed says Pakistan facing shortage of trained manpower


M Sarwar Awan

Islamabad—Pakistan and Qatar have signed an additional protocol pertaining to the existing labour agreement under which Qatar will import 30,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers from Pakistan this year.

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Nisar discusses judges issue with Zardari

Observer Report

Isalmabad—Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Senior leader of PML(N) met PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari here on Sunday.

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Rs 13 billion fraud in BoP, ex-officials held

Observer Report

Lahore—National Accountability Bureau has taken into custody former senior administrative official of Bank of Punjab their alleged involvement in a fraud case.

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Zardari will get official protocol

Islamabad—The Government has decided to give official protocol to PPP Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari like President and the Prime Minister.

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 Headlines
bullet First Ombudsman Justice Sardar Iqbal passes away
bullet Rice optimistic about peace deal
bullet Rs 325b subsidy being paid on POL, wheat and electricity
bullet Cyclone kills 351 in Myanmar
bullet 43 perish in Sri Lanka fresh fighting
bullet Mumtaz sees no difference in PPP, Q-League
bullet Afghanistan urges Pakistan to stop ‘terrorists’
bullet Sindh govt plans to remove PSC chief, members
bullet China, Dalai Lama envoys agree to keep talking
 

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