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[18 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 37 views]

Salman Butt was named new Test captain by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday after Shahid Afridis decision to quit Test cricket. Butt, who was serving as Afridis deputy in the first Test against Australia at Lords, will lead the team in the s…

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People took to streets against unscheduled loadshedding in tehsil Jampur of Rajanpur. The protesters burnt the tyres and blocked the Indus Highway with containers. Heavy contingent of police called to avoid any untoward incident. According to sources, …

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Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) witnessed bullish trend this week and 100-index closed at 10,072 points with an overall increase of 189 points. Trading remained in positive note due to buying of foreign investors, however, introduction of leverage produc…

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Pakistani importers have made agreement with India to purchase 25,000 cotton bales and the cotton will reach Pakistan in October through Wahgah Border. Pakistan Ginners Association member Ahsanul Haq told Dunya News that the cotton has been purchased …

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FIA has arrested four people accused of taking illegal benefits and doing corruption in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). FIA raided offices of different companies in Karachi and nabbed two directors of Dewan Steel Limited Ubaid and Rehaan, director of Lasan…

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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that he will only go to India if he finds better environment for result-oriented dialogues. He said that S.M. Krishna had limited mandate. He said that terrorism is not only a problem for India. He said that d…

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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will arrive Islamabad on Sunday for two days visit to consult with leaders on bilateral and regional issues. She will also participate with her delegation in a meeting of the bilateral Ministerial-level Stra…

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a date for the general election as predicted this weekend. Australians will go to the polls on August 21st, a mere 35 days away, which has had all the major parties scrambling to their election camp…

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The Sindh Health Ministry expelled Dr. Abdul Jabbar Memon of Jinnah Hospital Karachi on Saturday who allegedly raped a nurse. Sindh Health Minister Dr Saghir Ahmed said the decision of dismissal of Dr. Abdul Jabbar Memon was made on the basis of statem…

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Hyderabad police raided HEC Chairman Javed Leghari’s house and arrested 9 people in Goth Bakhshoo Leghari on Friday. The arrested persons have been shifted to an unknown place. The arrested servants include Sultan Chandio, Jeevan Kohli, Sangro Kohli, K…