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Petraeus to ‘consider Pakistan criticisms’ Nov 4, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Washington’s new top war general said he would consider Pakistan’s rising criticism of US missile strikes on suspected militant targets in the country’s border regions. Pakistani military and government leaders told...

Cement export exceeds three million tons KARACHI (November 04 2008): Cement exports exceeded 3 million tons as 3.497 million tons cement was exported in July-October of the current fiscal year depicting 73 percent growth as compared to 2.025 million tons during the same period of last fiscal...

SBP directs banks, DFIs on debit recovery November 4 , 2008 KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has formulated and issued Fair Debt Collection Guidelines to set minimum standards to be observed by banks and DFIs for the recovery of their debt to address the grievances of...

30 trillion cft gas trapped in Tight Reservoirs ISLAMABAD: Secretary Petroleum has said that gas in excess of 30 Trillion Cubic Feet may be lying trapped in the Tight Reservoirs of Pakistan. In a statement read out at a two-day seminar organised by Pakistan Petroleum Exploration and...

Hindu extremists assaulted Christians in Uttarakhand state NEW DELHI, Nov 4 APP: Hindu extremists assaulted tree Christians in Uttarakhand state and tired to burn copies of the Bible. In protest, the Christian community staged demonstration in Dehra Dun, capital of the state demanding action...

China to sell passenger jets to U.S. market BEIJING, Nov. 4 (APP): China signed its biggest aircraft export agreement, in terms of both number of jets and contract value, Tuesday at the 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city of southern Guangdong province...

Pakistan warns Petraeus against missile strikes ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani officials warned Gen. David Petraeus on Monday that frequent missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistan fan anti-American sentiment in an Islamic country vital to the struggle against terrorism. The new...

GOP's spending will definitely go up, but that is the price to pay by poor nation willing to get fooled again and again in the name of so called "democratic process". Simple formula is to throw money and get people on your side. This is only what these political parties are good at.

40 new Pakistani ministers take oath 3 Nov 2008 ISLAMABAD, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- As many as 22 more federal ministers and 18 ministers of state Monday took oath of office here at the President House. President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to the new ministers and ministers of state...

Petraeus signals US priorities with Pakistan visit 2 Nov 2008 DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Gen. David Petraeus, newly tasked with responsibility for America's two wars, arrived in Pakistan on Sunday as part of his first international trip as head of the U.S. Central Command...

Russia to hold war games in Indian Ocean 2 Nov 2008 MOSCOW: The Russian navy will hold war games in the Indian Ocean in a bid to boost its global presence, a navy spokesman says, announcing Moscow's latest move to flex its military muscle. Ships from the Pacific Ocean Fleet and...

Quake hits apple orchards of Ziarat QUETTA: The earthquake has destroyed many orchards in Ziarat, depriving local apple-farm workers of their livelihoods at a time when the crop was nearly ripe for harvest. Besides loss of lives and property, the 6.4-magnitude tremor also...

Petraeus, Boucher reach Pakistan 2 Nov 2008 ISLAMABAD (Sabir Shakir): The new head of US Central Command General David Petraeus and Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher arrived in Islamabad here tonight (Sunday) to hold talks with Pakistani officials, reported...

Oil on deferred payment: Islamabad mulling Tehran offer 2 Nov 2008 Islamabad Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that Pakistan is seriously considering Iranian offer for acquiring oil on deferred payment. Briefing media on his return from the five-day visit to Turkey, he said...

$0.56 million foreign portfolio investment received in October Karachi 2008-11-02 A fresh inflow of over $0.56 million of foreign investors' portfolio investment (FIPI) in the country's equity market was observed in October, 2008, out of which $0.349 million came in the last week of the...

Rs 270 billion liquidity package for banks completed: SBP reduces CRR to five percent KARACHI ( 2008-11-02 04:34:19 ) The State Bank of Pakistan's liquidity package worth Rs 270 billion for banks to provide additional liquidity completed on Saturday as the central bank further reduced the...

ME can play role in preventing world financial crisis: Brown November 02, 2008 RIYADH: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said here that the Middle East rich with the wealth of oil can play an important role in preventing the world financial crisis. The British Prme Minister has reached...

Barack Obama’s statement for enhancing non-military aid to overcome poverty hailed ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Muhammad Ijaz Abbasi on Saturday welcomed the statement of US Presidential candidate Barack Obama for enhancing non-military...

'Dirty tricks' escalate as US election nears 31 Oct, 2008 A general election absentee ballot from Rensselaer County, N.Y. misspelling the name of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is seen, Oct. 10, 2008 in Sand Lake, New York.—AP WASHINGTON: In the final days of the...

Obama vows support for Pakistan 1 Nov 2008 WASHINGTON: US presidential frontrunner Senator Barack Obama pledged support for Pakistan's democratic government through a combination of US socio-economic and security assistance as he addressed foreign policy issues just four days from the...