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Landlords Are Above The Law In Pakistan: Altaf
MQM chief Altaf Hussain said that double standard has been witnessed at every level in the country while big landlords are above the law. In a telephonic address in a seminar on inflation, he said that the country is passing through difficult times but landlords and industrialists are becoming rich day by day. He said…
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Gilani For Pak-US Concerted Efforts To Bridge Trust Gap
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said Pakistan and the United States (U.S.) must undertake concerted efforts to bridge the trust gap that persists unfortunately with the potential dilution of common interest in combating against terrorism. The PM said the government of Pakistan has done its utmost to strengthen cooperation with the United States in…
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Heavy Rains And Flooding Kill 15 In Southern China
Heavy rains brought more floods to some regions of southern China, killing at least 15 people and forcing more than 100,000 people to flee their homes, state media reported on Friday. Torrential rains have battered many of China’s southern provinces over the past two months, triggering floods and landslides that have killed almost 400 people…
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Another 6 Parliamentarians’ Degrees Declared As Fake
HEC declared the BA degrees of another six parliamentarians as fake, Dunya News reported on Friday. Mazhar Hayat of PML-N has also been notified as holder of a fake degree. HEC sources told Dunya News that the Venona State University did not verify Mazhar Hayat’s degree. Also, BA degree of Balochistan’s Senator Nawabzada Muhammad Akbar…
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Zardari Hails China For Nuke Cooperation
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday hailed China for extending cooperation to Pakistan in civil nuclear technology. The President stated these views while speaking at Pak-China Economic Forum in China. He said China set aside the global reservations regarding the deal between the two countries, which reflects the existence of warm and deepest relationships between…
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Gilani To Curtail Finance Ministry Role For Issuing Development Funds
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the government has decided to curtail the role of Finance Ministry to issue funds for development projects. He said that foreign unnecessary visits would be ended from today to implement austerity measures. Talking to media in Islamabad, the PM said that steps are being taken for restructuring of…