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Beckham sells shoes to help quake victims

 
 

OSLO — A Norwegian businessman bought a pair of British football star David Beckham’s old boots for a cool million kroner (148,000 dollars, 125,000 euros), which will go to earthquake victims in Pakistan. Billionaire Idar Vollvik, founder of >> >>
 

 
 

        

President vows building three dams by 2026

MANDI BAHAUDDIN—President General Pervez Musharraf Friday said the Government will take a decision on construction of water reservoirs in the best interest of the country and asked people to pay no heed to strike calls on the issue. “We shall always put Pakistan first,and steer it to new levels of development, so pay no heed at all to strike calls as we have sincere intentions to serve the country and take it forward in accordance with its enormous potential,” >> >>


 

Decision on dams ‘now or never’, says Info Minister
Bureau Report

LAHORE—Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday said that an announcement regarding the construction of new water reservoirs in the country was expected to be made soon. He said this while responding to a question at a press conference here. The Minister said the matter of dams construction has reached a point of `now or never’ and it will be resolved in a positive way under the leadership of President Pervez >> >>

 

 
        
 

 

 

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