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Stampede kills 42 Indian flood survivors

MADRAS (India) —Thousands of flood victims waiting in line for relief vouchers Sunday stampeded into a govern-ment-run distribution center in southern India, killing at least 42 people and injuring 37, police said. Nearly 3,000 people lined up before dawn  >> >>
 

Rich nations agree to end farm subsidies
Foreign Desk Report

HONG KONG—World Trade Organization negotiators approved an agreement Sunday requiring wealthy nations to end farm export subsidies by 2013, a support system that poor nations say puts them at a competitive disadvantage. The agreement, which also calls for modest reductions in other trade barriers, brings a binding treaty to further open up global trade one step closer. All 149 WTO >> >>


 

Reservations on dams to be taken into account: PM
By Our Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday said decision to construct new water reservoirs would be taken after consultation with all the stakeholders and taking the politicians and parliament into confidence. Talking to newsmen here at Prime Minister House, he said the water reservoirs were must for the progress and development of agriculture sector which encompasses two-third of the  >> >>

 

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• KKH’s upgradation to boost tourism, says Jamal
• ‘Pak to co-op with int’l community to combat human smuggling’
• FBISE’s prize distribution ceremony on 20th
• EHP to boost Pak-China trade
• ‘Ongoing development projects to bring prosperity’
• US helicopters employing sling loading technique for relief efforts
• UN delegation meets FRC officials

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