Sharm-El-Sheikh—US President George W. Bush has
assured Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that
US would help Pakistan to overcome food and
economic crises. Addressing a joint press
conference followed by meeting here in a local
hotel on the occasion of World Economic Forum on
Sunday, US President added his country would
extend all possible help to meet the food and
overcome economic crises in the country.
Spinkai (South Waziristan)—”Pakistan Army is not
withdrawing from Waziristan rather it is
relocating its positions to facilitate the
displaced civilians to return to their homes”.
This was stated by Major General Athar Abbas
during a detailed briefing to foreign and local
media personnel, who were taken on a tour of the
area by ISPR.
Khar—An armed group of pro-Taliban militants
occupied a lawmaker’s house in a Pakistan tribal
area Sunday, taking his relatives and servants
hostage, witnesses and officials said.
Lahore—As many as 24 members of the PML-Q
forward block in the Punjab Assembly here Sunday
met Pakistan Muslim League-N Punjab President
Sardar Zulfikar Khosa and assured the PML-N
their all out support.
New Delhi—India has planned progressively to
deploy its advanced Sukhoi-30MKI fighters on
western front to counter threat from F-16s and
JF-17 “Thunder” jets.
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true! While total world resources of oil are
conservatively estimated at 2.6 trillion
barrels, US sit on close to two trillion barrels
of crude. Possibly more than all the crude than
was ever produced worldwide since petroleum age
began. However, instead of exploring this huge
reserve, Americans after Iraqi invasion on
Kuwait in 1990, secured cheap supply of oil for
next fifty years at $5 a barrel from the deposed
Kuwaiti rulers and Saudi government in the name
of defence from Iraq.
Baghdad—A soldier used a Quran, the Islamic holy
book, for target practice in a predominantly
Sunni area west of Baghdad, prompting an apology
from the military, a spokesman said Sunday.
Quetta—Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam
Raisani who is the chief of the Sarawan enjoying
hereditary status after Khan of Kalat has made
solemn commitment to restore normalcy and
political harmony to bail out the province from
volatile situation.
