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Quake shakes East Africa

NAIROBI (Kenya) — A powerful earthquake struck the Lake Tanganyika region of East Africa on Monday, toppling dozens of homes in a Congolese town and burying children in the rubble, aid workers said. Several people were reported killed. The quake, with a preliminary >> >>
 

Trade must cement ties among OIC States: President

SANA’A—President General Pervez Musharraf Monday issued a ringing call for a coordinated approach to bolster trade among OIC member states as a way forward for their overall economic development. Speaking to Yemeni business leaders ahead of this week’s extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference to be held at Makkah, the President expressed > >>


 

Govt to revise POL prices, says Jadoon
President’s address to joint session not mandatory: Afgan
By Zulfiqar Ahmad

ISLAMABAD—Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Amanullah Khan Jadoon Monday assured National Assembly an early revision in the oil prices. “The Committee on oil prices meets every fortnight and it is under consideration to revise the oil prices at the earliest,” he said in response to a calling attention notice. MNAs Farid Ahmed Piracha, Dr. Ata-ur-Rehman, Maulana Abdul Akbar >> >>

 

• Awais urges APT countries to team up for ICTs’ promotion
• Senate Committee urges for enhanced Sino-Pak ties
• Pak offers capacity building training to Iraqi civil servants
• Pakistan, Kazakhstan to ink MoU for defence cooperation: Kazakh Envoy
• NCHD Chairman terms volunteerism as backbone of development
• Pakistan, China urged to cooperate in technology
• Environment Ministry, UNICEF mark new partnership on WES communication
• Int’l Volunteer Exchange develops cross-cultural understanding
   

• Pakistani film-makers are not professional: Veena Malik
• Ayesha Takia making the just moves
• Theron’s Flux a Box Office failure
• Hollywood visits Washington to honour cultural icons
• Animation film set in Africa, conceived in France, made in Vietnam

      SPORTS NEWS 

• ‘India to tour Pakistan now from Jan 6’
• Sponsorship deal signed for World Team Squash C’ship
• Inzamam hopes for County cricket chance
• Deposed Indian selector blasts Chappell
• Zimbabwe cricketers held on foreign currency violations