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Top Stories: Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) At least 13 people were injured Saturday night in a blast, apparently caused by a faulty gas kit, in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, Xinhua reported. IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:20:02 -0500Srinagar, Dec.26 : Jammu and Kashmir had to use teargas and batons charge on Saturday (December 26) to disperse a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Srinagar in Kashmir valley. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:50:04 -0500Samba, Dec.26 : Five troopers of Border Security Force (BSF) were injured in a landmine blast in the Mangu Chak sector of Samba in Jammu and Kashmir state. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:40:05 -0500Karachi, Dec 26 (IANS) A close relative of slain Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto has accused her widower President Asif Ali Zardari of tampering with evidence relating to the assassination. IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:10:05 -0500Lahore, Dec. 26 : Pakistan's religious party Jamaat-e-Islami has resolved that freedom from US "slavery" is the country's foremost need. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:08 -0500Lahore, Dec. 26 : The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) Swat chapter has said that it is ready to accept the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as a mediator for talks with the government in order to restore peace in the region. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:04 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said he was unfairly treated for testing positive to steroids. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:06 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG here. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:10:05 -0500Lahore, Dec. 26 : Former Pakistan Test opener Saeed Anwar would be organising a special training camp for the opening batsmen of the national squad soon after the team returns from Australia. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:28 -0500Islamabad, Dec.26 : Notwithstanding US pressure, Pakistan has denied allowing Indian goods to pass through its territory to Afghanistan. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:26 -0500Gulmarg , Dec 26 : Tourists are thronging the snow covered picturesque and pristine Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir to take part in the annual snow festival. he snow festival, involving a number of events like snow cycling, ice hockey and snow rugby, began on Friday. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:22 -0500Melbourne, Dec. 26 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting urged Pakistan to bring on a bouncer war as he declared himself an almost certain starter for his 13th Boxing Day Test. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:19 -0500New York/Islamabad, Dec. 26 : Pakistani police have said they plan to pursue terrorism charges against the five American men they have apprehended, putting paid to hopes of their early return to the United States. ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500ISLAMABAD -- Taliban insurgents had planned to use five Americans, now detained in Pakistan, who had contacted the militants via the Internet, to carry out attacks in the U.S.-allied country, a police... National Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:01:25 -0500Pakistan remain in custody for another 10 days so the police could continue their investigation. An earlier custody order was set to expire Friday. The police said in mid-December that they were plann... International Herald Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:57:38 -0500Yousaf Raza Gilani , left, ordered the authorities to hand over the fishermen as a “gesture” to India, more than a year after ties seriously deteriorated following the Mumbai attacks. Indi... International Herald Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:57:35 -0500This recent photo, provided by Pakistani officials, shows U.S. college student Ramy Zamzam, one of five American young men arrested by Pakistani police in the city of Sargodha. CBS News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:51:13 -0500OPD to remain closed Sunday, December 27, 2009 Muhammad Qasim Rawalpindi The administrations of the three allied hospitals have claimed to be on high alert to give maximum possible medical cove... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:04 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 Our correspondent Rawalpindi Commissioner Rawalpindi division Zahid Saeed Saturday said that a strict security plan has been devised to maintain peace during mourning pro... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:03 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By Dilshad Azeem ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is expecting the repatriation of former president of the Bank of Punjab (BoP) Hamesh Khan within a fortni... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:02 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 A banker by profession, Salim Ansar has a passion for history and historic books. His personal library already boasts a treasure trove of over 7,000 rare and unique books.Ev... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:02 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 IslamabadPakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) are on high alert and made special arrangements to meet any untoward i... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:02 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 A coronary stent is a hollow tube-shaped device that is surgically inserted into a blood vessel to keep it open. The US National Library of Medicine says a coronary stent ma... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:02 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Four dedicated female legislators from different political parties have submitted a piece of legislation with the National Assembly Secretariat, suggesting severe... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:01 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By Shakeel Anjum ISLAMABAD: Exactly two years back on this day, Benazir Bhutto was gunned down in broad daylight in Rawalpindi. Three months later, her party came into po... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:01 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 Khalid Iqbal RawalpindiThe residents of Rawalpindi are facing worst low gas pressure in the peak winter season and even unable to cook the food. The residents of some are... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:01 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 Our crime correspondent IslamabadThe Islamabad Police Saturday arrested 51 suspects during search operation in the areas of Secretariat, Bhara Kahu, Kohsar, Aabpara, Golr... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:01 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By Tariq Butt ISLAMABAD: Ruling political parties in the provinces will acquire a firm control over the local councils after a decade as they appoint administrators, to b... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:02:00 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 SARGODHA: A court on Friday remanded five American militant suspects in custody for another 10 days after the police sought more time to complete their investigations. The m... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:59 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has filed cases with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against three Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) who did not take intendin... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:59 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By Qadeer Tanoli Karachi The pilot project of 500 dedicated CNG buses for Karachi may collapse if Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) requirements re... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:59 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 Islamabad: Islamabad Traffic Police has been deployed for main mourning procession to be taken out from Imambargah Asna-e-Ashri G-6/2 on 9th Moharram-ul-Haram, which will be... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:59 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi The boldness of two Baloch women on Saturday evening not only prevented a public coach from being seized by the police but also led to the re... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:58 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 KarachiIn his message on the occasion of the second death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, said that Bhutto struggled for the restora... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:58 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent LAHORE: Speakers at a conference underscored creating awareness about family planning besides providing maximum opportunities for education to women.... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:57 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 KarachiSecretary General, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Dr Arif Alvi, has urged the government to accept the offer of the Taliban from Swat to hold a dialogue with the PTI... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:56 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 KarachiAmeer, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chapter, Muhammad Hussain Mehanti, on Saturday expressed concern over the kidnapping of Najma Nisar and Raja Ehsaan Aziz, husband ... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:56 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) and the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) have appreciated the exchange of detai... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:55 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has stopped registration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the troubled Orakz... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:54 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By Hanif Khalid ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has made record sales tax collections of over 76% during the first 22 days of the current month as compared ... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:54 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 News Desk KarachiThe traffic plan for Muharram 9 and 10, as received from the office of Traffic Deputy Inspector General of Police, Khurram Gulzar, is as follows: On Muha... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:54 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 IslamabadMinister for Housing and Works Rehmatullah Kakar has categorically said that the ministry would not give ownership rights to the illegal occupants of the government... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:54 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent PESHAWAR: The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Friday claimed responsibility for the recent Peshawar Saddar suicide attack that killed five ... The News International Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:53 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe procession of Shabih-e-Alam Hazrat Abul Fazal Abbas Alamdar was taken out on Saturday in the city besides the zakerein relating the Karbal... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:53 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 KarachiA review meeting of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) was called on Saturday, on the directives of the KWSB additional chairman, to discuss the arrangements... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:53 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 RawalpindiFormer Ambassador and distinguished worker of Pakistan Movement, Dr. Samiullah Qureshi said on Saturday the nation can meet the present challenges by following ide... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:53 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 By our correspondent KarachiThe City District Government Karachi (CDGK) has made the best possible arrangements for Muharram, City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has said. The polic... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:52 -0500Sunday, December 27, 2009 Ishrat Hyatt RawalpindiDevelopment work on all major roads in the cantonment is going on and commuters, who are grumbling now, will soon be all praise for the smooth ride... The News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:52 -0500"Something happened to me," said Rehmat Bibi. "I am afraid I will harm myself or my children, but when I have a fit, I don't know what I'm doing." What happened to her was that she was injured in an ... The Independent Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:51:45 -050012/26/2009, 5:18 p.m. EST (AP) ? WASHINGTON - A key Congress member says the man charged with trying to take down a Detroit-bound plane had travel patterns that triggered concerns, but official... New Jersey Online Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:15:41 -0500In this five-combo file photo released by Sargodha Police Department (11 Dec 2009), arrested American Muslims, from left, Waqar Hussain, Ramy Zamzam, Umar Farooq, Ahmad Minni, Aman Yemer are seen in S... VOA Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:09:58 -0500JALALABAD // Two sets of the same people straddle the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Their division has been a source of unrest and acrimony for decades. Now with violence across the frontier threatenin... The National Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:53:44 -0500JALALABAD // Two sets of the same people straddle the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Their division has been a source of unrest and acrimony for decades. Now with violence across the frontier threatenin... The National Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:51:49 -0500KARACHI (Reuters) - A bomb in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi wounded at least 19 people on Saturday, police said, in an apparent attack on Shi'ite Muslims ahead of one of their most important m... The Star Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:34:25 -0500Pakistan Battles Militancy, Political Turmoil in 2009 Pakistani security officials say five people have been killed in a U.S. drone attack on a suspected militant target in Pakistan's northwest tribal... VOA Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:30:02 -0500(AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Local residents and rescue workers gather beside a damaged car after an explosion in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Officials say an explosion has wounded 19 peopl... Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:15:20 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrated, tw... MSNBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:06:36 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are conce... Deseret News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:51:30 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrate... Find Law Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:28:19 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrat... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:25:57 -0500By ASIF SHAHZADAssociated Press Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) - Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities... KTNV Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:56:47 -0500(Getty Images/file) ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities sa... Fox 23 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:53:26 -0500(AP Photo/Sargodha Police Department, File)FILE - In this five-combo file photo released by Sargodha Police Department on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, arrested American Muslims, from left, Waqar Hussain, Ra... Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:53:10 -0500Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, currently on a lecture tour of Europe, has said he will return home when the time is right."I will surely return to Pakistan. The timing, however, is of es... Daily Star Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:24:48 -0500(AP) ? ISLAMABAD - Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities said Saturday. ... New Jersey Online Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:23:06 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrated, tw... MSNBC Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:21:06 -0500Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities said Saturday. Gadsden Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:17:40 -0500ISLAMABAD—Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities said Saturday. The young Mu... Denver Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:14:52 -0500ISLAMABAD (AP) - Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities said Saturday. The young M... Breitbart Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:11:36 -0500ISLAMABAD (AP) - Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities said Saturday. The young M... Find Law Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:07:08 -0500FILE - In this five-combo file photo released by Sargodha Police Department on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, arrested American Muslims, from left, Waqar Hussain, Ramy Zamzam, Umar Farooq, Ahmad Minni, Aman Y... Sign on San Diego Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:46:59 -0500(Getty Images/file) ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police are trying to determine whether five Americans detained in Pakistan had planned to attack a complex that houses nuclear power facilities, authorities sa... WHP CBS 21 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:46:39 -0500FILE - In this five-combo file photo released by Sargodha Police Department on Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, arrested American Muslims, from left, Waqar Hussain, Ramy Zamzam, Umar Farooq, Ahmad Minni, Aman Y... The Miami Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:35:49 -0500By RASOOL DAWARAssociated Press Writer MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people in a northwest Pakistani tribal region. The strike ... KTNV Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:34:59 -0500Afghanistan are concentrated, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.The strike was apparently the latest in a lengthy campaign of such attacks by the U.S., which rarely discusses the covert progra... Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:31:12 -0500Islamabad - Pakistan officials on Saturday handed over a group of 100 fishermen who were jailed for three years for illegal fishing to Indian authorities, media reports said. The fishermen were repatr... Earth Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:30:17 -0500M IR ALI, Pakistan — Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people in a northwest Pakistani tribal region. The strike occurred in North Waziristan, a hotbed... Boston Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:09:17 -0500A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrated, two Pakistani intellig... The News Tribune Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:01:55 -0500The strike occurred in North Waziristan, a hotbed of militant groups engaged in the fight against Western troops across the border in Afghanistan.Two intelligence officials said the Saturday strike al... Gadsden Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:53:50 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan—A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrated... Denver Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:51:43 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrate... Breitbart Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:48:26 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people in a northwest Pakistani tribal region. The strike occurred in North Waziristan, a hotbed of... Breitbart Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:48:20 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrate... Find Law Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:43:58 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) - Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three people in a northwest Pakistani tribal region. The strike occurred in North Waziristan, a hotbed of... Find Law Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:43:57 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrat... New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:41:40 -0500MIR ALI, Pakistan ? A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three people Saturday in a northwest Pakistani tribal region where militants focused on fighting the West in Afghanistan are concentrat... Sign on San Diego Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:20:03 -0500A pilotless U.S. drone aicraft attacked on northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing three people, intelligence officials said. Two missiles hit a house in North Waziristan in the attack. Two people wer... World Bulletin Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:19:57 -0500Two suspected U.S. missile strikes, one using multiple drones, killed 17 people in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border Thursday, local intelligence officials said. The officials said th... The Miami Herald Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:08:46 -0500Afghanistan .Two intelligence officials said the Saturday strike also wounded two people. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to media on the record.... Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:04:24 -0500 |
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