May 17, 2012
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Govt again raises power tariff on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): The government has dropped another bomb on price-stricken masses by increasing power tariff Rs1.25 per unit (16pc) under schedule-II where as lifeline consumers have been excluded More
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PML-N threatens to resist govt move: Nawaz on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
LAHORE (Online): PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has said his party will resist if Parliament's recommendations on Nato are ignored. While talking to a private TV channel, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said tha More
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Vehicle, jammers withdrawn on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
SHIKARPUR (INP): The Sindh government on Wednesday withdrew security facilities for Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif during a public gathering. The public rally was held without provision o More
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Osama not killed by US, claims former CIA agent on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
MOSCOW (Online): Berkan Yashar, a Turkish politician and former US intelligence agent claimed that the Americans did not kill the al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and in fact, he died naturally, Russia More
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SC orders transfer of PSM probe to NAB on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
Fazal-ur-Rahman ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has ordered to cancel bails of all the accused in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) corruption case and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (F More
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Contempt notice to Malik on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (NNI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued contempt of court notice to Interior Minister Rehman Malik in Pakistan Steel Mills corruption case. The SC has issued notice to Malik More
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Turkish PM to start visit from May 20 on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey, will pay a 3-day official visit to Pakistan from May 20 to May 23 on the invitation of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani. The Turki More
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Nawaz proposes five names for CEC on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has confirmed that Nawaz Sharif has suggested names of five persons for possible appointment as chief election commissioner. Addressing the meeting o More
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PTI to resist restoration of supplies: Imran on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday opposed the proposed resumption of Nato supply routes. In his messages posted on social networking website 'Twitter' on Wedne More
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Hidden hand behind invitation on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (INP): While different diplomatic circles in Islamabad are claiming credit for the Chicago Summit invitation extended to President Asif Ali Zardari by the NATO Secretary General, More
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Bhoja planes black box decoded on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): The black box of ill-fated Bhoja airlines aircraft which crashed near Islamabad has been decoded successfully and the data retrieved handed over to Pakistani officials on Wednesday. More
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Police van attacked on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
DERA MURAD JAMALI (INP): A police van was targeted with a remote control explosive device in Mir Hassan area on Wednesday which injured four persons including three police personnel. A police van was More
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3 killed in Kohat blast on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
KOHAT (Online): At least three people were killed and four were injured on Wednesday when unknown assailants opened fire on a 'jirga' in Kohat. The 'jirga' took place in the area of Sheikhan, headed b More
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Federal budget on June 1 on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): The federal government is set to present its fiscal budget 2012-2013 on June 1. The pre-budget and post-budget press conferences would be addressed by finance minister Dr Abdul Hafeez More
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Threats sent to embassies on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): Several Western embassies in Islamabad on Wednesday received letters containing suspicious powder and threats to poison NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, officials said. They said that More
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Karzai to sign pact on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
BRUSSELS (NNI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and a high-ranking delegation arrived in Germany to sign a long-term agreement with the country before heading to the Nato summit. More
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KP govt sets up no fly zone on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
PESHAWAR (Online): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has set up 'No Fly Zone' in the provincial capital Peshawar in connection of the following incidents to the commercial Airlines and terrorism. The More
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Surrendering UK nationality on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
SC again seeks certificate from Malik F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Wednesday again sought official certificate of surrendering the nationality of the England from Rehman Malik, More
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Govt to complete term, says Gilani on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the government would not only complete its five- year term but the Pakistan Peoples Party would also emerge victorious in next More
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No Corps Commanders Conference held: ISPR on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): ISPR has said that there was no Corps Commanders meeting planned for Wednesday. "No such conference was either summoned or held," Director General Inter Services Public Relations More
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Pakistan calls for freeing hostages held by pirates on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
UNITED NATIONS (INP): Pakistan Tuesday urged the Somali government for help in freeing Pakistani and other hostages being held by pirates, while stressing the need for countering the menace off the Af More
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Party politics dominates PAC proceedings on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Wednesday, wore a polarized posture as party politics dominated its proceedings for the first time in last four years. The lone non partisan c More
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Mehran Bank scam: Beg was on board, says Durrani on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Asad Durrani has said that ex-COAS Mirza Aslam Beg was on board since the beginning of the distribution of Mehrangate Bank money among t More
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NATO supplies restoration an insult to Parliament: JI on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
LAHORE (INP): Ameer Jamaat e Islami Syed Munawar Hasan has said that restoration of the NATO supplies would be an insult to the Parliament. The government, he said had succumbed to the US pressure an More
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China to host SCO summit next month on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
BEIJING (APP): The 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held here June 6-7. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the announc More
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Sheikh passes buck to power ministry on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): Minister for finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh during a federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday blamed the ministry of water and power for the current load shedding problem and said that th More
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Nawaz accepts me as PM: Gilani on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday told his cabinet members that by proposing three names for Chief Election Commissioner, PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif had accepted h More
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Women demand Mohajir province on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
KARACHI (INP): Calls for a separate province are being raised in the country's largest city of Karachi after the same demands in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Under the Mohajir Province Movement, wom More
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Hina proposes SAARC visa on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
ISLAMABAD (APP): Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday said that initiation of a SAARC visa for the nationals of SAARC member states would not only make travel within the region easy for the More
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Iran hands over 80 deportees on 2012-05-17 00:34:48
CHAGAI (APP): Iranian Security arrested about 80 Pakistan nationals and handed over them to the Pakistani official on Taftan-Iran border on Wednesday. According to Levies officials, these Pakistani la More
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