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Pak PM hopes US air strikes could stop under Obama administration !

Karachi, Nov 17: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US’ air strikes would be stopped after the new Barack Obama administration assumes office in the White House on January 20. Being a nuclear power,...

Transmission of two Pakistani channels stopped in Karachi

By Muhammad Najeeb. Islamabad, Pakistan, 08:03 PM IST The transmission of two leading Pakistani news channels was stopped Monday in Karachi and several other cities of Sindh province but no government department has taken...

Brisk polling in Kashmir amidst separatists

Karachi News.Net Monday 17th November, 2008 (ANI) Sumbal (J-K), Nov 17 : Brisk voting continues in Jammu and Kashmir during the first of the seven-phase polling on Monday amidst mild protests from separatists. Ten...

Rupee up by 40 paisa against dollar

KARACHI: The national currency appreciated by 40 paisa against the greenback and closed at Rs79.90 in the inter-bank today (Monday). According to forex market dealers, stability in rupee value has given a confidence to people...

Choose your words carefully

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The media can avoid legitimizing criminal causes through responsible copy editing, writes Hajrah Mumtaz Dawn Saturday, November 15, 2008 By Hajrah Mumtaz To the layman, copy editing is amongst the least glamorous of the jobs...

Taliban Robin Hood

CAIRO — Taliban fighters attack convoys carrying supplies to US-led foreign forces, confiscate the shipments and sell them to poor Afghans for meager prices. "We will continue to seize convoys carrying goods for NATO and...

Khyber pass reopened to convoys

The militants posed for cameras after hijacking the trucks last week Pakistan has reopened a key route for fuel tankers and trucks supplying international forces in Afghanistan. An official said more than 100 security personnel...

17 dead in bus collision in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Two buses collided on Pakistan's National Highway in Sindh province, killing at least 17 people, police said. The weekend incident occurred near Rasoolabad in the province's Khairpur...

Australia shares at 4-yr closing low on econ gloom

SYDNEY, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Australian shares fell 2.5 percent to a four-year closing low on Monday, with investors disappointed by the efforts of G20 nations to stabilise markets and revive the world economy following their...

GEO’s channels blocked in Sindh

KARACHI: Geo Network’s transmission has been stopped on cable in a number of cities across Sindh including Karachi. Cable operators blocked the transmission of Geo Network in a number of areas across the city Monday morning,...

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