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POL, electricity prices raised
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ISLAMABAD — Oil and Gas
Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Friday raised the prices of petroleum
products. Price of petrol was increased by Rs5 per litre and diesel by
Rs3.50 per litre. Oil prices briefly surpassed $103 a .... |
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ISLAMABAD — Caretaker Federal
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Nisar A Memon has said that
new Prime Minister will take oath from March 12 to 15. Talking to
newsmen he said that the newly .... |
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40 killed in blast at DSP’s funeral
SWAT—At least 40 persons were killed in a
blast that ripped through in a funeral
procession of DSP Javed Iqbal in in Swat
area of Mingora on Friday evening. DSP city
police confirmed the deaths of 40 people.
Earlier today, DSP Javed Iqbal was killed
along with three policemen in a
remote-controlled bomb attack in district
Lakki Marwat of Frontier on Friday. After
the blast, the gunfire shots were heard in
the area. The sources said the most wounded
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President spurns deposed judges restoration
talks
By Asim Hussain
ISLAMABAD—President Pervez Musharraf has
emphasized that no suggestions regarding the
restoration of the judges is under
consideration as the judges who are
currently performing their responsibilities
are respectable. A close aide of
President Pervez Musharraf has told newsmen
that neither he (Musharraf) sent any message
to Co-Chairman of PPP, Asif Ali Zardari nor
any suggestion in this regard is under
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Indian defence budget surges by 10%
NEW DELHI—India raised its defence spending
on Friday by 10 percent to $26.5 billion for
2008/09, but experts said a slow
bureaucratic process could delay
modernisation of the world’s fourth largest
military. The latest increase was
above inflation but defence analysts said
spending had fallen below 2 percent of GDP
for the first time in at least a decade due
to fiscal pressures and larger outlays for
farm, health and education sectors. India
seldom spends its entire .... |
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 Cast
member Olivia Thirlby poses at the premiere of “Snow
Angels” at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood,
California.
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cast member Alexandra Breck-enridge poses at the
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