July 8, 2012
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Sunday said private sector is the engine of growth and he would like to see it play a leading role in the economy. The Prime Minister said this while talking to the office bearers of Islamabad Chambers of Commerce and Industry who called on him at Prime Minister House [...]
July 8, 2012
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PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka seamer Thisara Perera claimed career-best figures of 4-63 as Pakistan was bowled out for 226 on the first day of the third and final test on Sunday. Perera polished off the top order on a lively pitch before Asad Shafiq made a gritty 75 off 158 balls with 10 fours to give [...]
July 8, 2012
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TOKYO: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a powerful plea on Sunday for the rights of women in Afghanistan, using a global forum to insist that they must be part of the country’s future growth. “The United States believes strongly that no nation can achieve peace, stability and economic growth if half the population [...]
July 8, 2012
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KRYMSK: The death toll from severe flash floods in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region climbed to 141 people from 134 overnight as officials discovered more bodies, a police spokesman said Sunday. The worst hit area was an area around Krymsk, a town of 57,000 lying about 200 kilometres (120 miles) northwest of the Black Sea resort [...]
July 8, 2012
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KANDAHAR: Roadside bombs killed 14 civilians traveling in two vehicles in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province close to the Pakistan border Sunday, police said. “This morning a tractor and small truck hit roadside bombs in Arghistan district, killing 14 people and wounding three,” provincial police chief General Abdul Raziq told AFP. He blamed the attack on [...]
July 8, 2012
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KANDY: Sri Lankan seam bowler Thisara Perera shone in his first home test with a three-wicket burst that left Pakistan reeling at 81 for four wickets at lunch on the opening day of the third and final test at the Pallekele Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq (10) and Asad Shafiq (12) were in the [...]
July 8, 2012
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LAHORE: Difa e Pakistan council long march began from Lahore to Islamabad on Sunday against NATO supply resumption. Earlier Addressing a press conference, Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) chairman Maulana Samiul Haq appealed to all factions of society to assist them in protesting against the reopening of Nato supply routes. Haq said that those living near the [...]