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Dick Cheney due today
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

ISLAMABAD — US Vice President Dick Cheney is arriving Islamabad today (Tuesday). Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and other high level authorities will greet Mr Cheney on Chaklala >> >>
 

Big water reservoirs must, says President
By Our Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—President Pervez Musharraf has stressed all the political parties of the country to take an unbiased and impartial look at the dire need for future water reservoirs, which are a must. Talking to Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim and PML (Sindh) Gen Secretary and Minister Irrigation, Nadir Akmal Leghari, who met him in the Army House on Monday, the President cautioned “lest we  >> >>


 

India hints to join gas pipeline project: FO
By Asghar Ali Mubarak

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan has brushed aside US ambassador’s statement with reference to democracy and announced in categorical terms that it does not need to take any lecture or lesson from any other country on democracy as it is its internal matter. “We talked to US embassy on US ambassador statement with reference to democracy in Pakistan and participation by a proscribed >> >>

 

• Govt to set up Venture Capital Fund to boost IT sector: Awais
• Civil Defence to set up 320 fire, rescue stations
• ‘Pak to co-op with int’l community to combat human smuggling’
• 30 filtration plants begin functioning
• Japan extends $84,397 grant for promotion of primary education
• Govt, UNODC to tackle drug addiction among quake victims
• HEC announces short-term Teacher Exchange Program
• 68,000 intending pilgrims airlifted to Saudi Arabia

• Komal Rizvi is back on scene with a bang
• King Kong off to a slow start at Box Office
• Amrita Rao believes in herself
• Huge Henry Moore sculpture stolen in Britain
• Ailing Ashlee hospitalised

      SPORTS NEWS 

• Pakistan put last nail in England coffin
• Shabbir banned for one year over suspected action
• Four-wicket Harbhajan puts Sri Lanka in spin
• Hodge puts Australia in control at Perth
• MCB (JS) continue winning spree