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Tariq Saeed

Peshawar—Within short span of 24 hours yet another important Taliban Leader and most wanted militant Moulvi Umer, who is also the spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was arrested from Mohmand Agency Tuesday wee hours. Earlier the Islamabad Police claimed to have netted Saifullah, a close aid of Baitullah Mehsud. On the other hand the security forces during their search and cordon operation in Malakand agency apprehended around three dozen militants while 10 others surrendered to the forces on

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Shah Hasan

Islamabad—In a positive development, the World Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance amounting to Rs 2.4 billion ($30 million) to government of Sindh and Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) to exploit the Thar coal reserves for energy, a senior official at Ministry of Water and Power confided to Pakistan Observer.The World Bank will extend the technical assistance under Thar Coal & Power Technical Assistance

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Tanvir Siddiqi

Islamabad—As the differences between the Federal Government and MQM over the future of local Government remain unresolved, the Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Parliamentary leader of the MQM Dr Farooq Sattar Tuesday said his party has submitted adjournment motion against Local Government system.

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Islamabad—The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) which met under the chairmanship of Mr. Shaukat Tarin, Minister for Finance here at the Prime Minister Secretariat Tuesday approved the Ramazan Package to provide immediate relief to the

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Tanvir Siddiqi

Islamabad—US Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the United States is in the process of increasing aid to Pakistan by four hundred percent as compared to 2007. In an interaction with journalists here Tuesday, he said apart from cooperation in the war on terror, his country would have heavy emphasis on energy

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Diplomatic Correspondent

Islamabad—Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan has taken serious notice of the remarks of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding threats to India from Pakistani terrorists and conveyed appropriate message to the India through

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New Delhi—Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that his country is facing a drought threat. Chairing a high level meeting of the Environment Minister from different

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PML-N withdraws decision

Islamabad—Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has taken back its decision of tabling a resolution in the parliament against the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and decided that it would request the federal government to try him (Musharraf) under

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