Benazir launches poll campaign; says PPP will participate with enthusiasm
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto today launched campaign for the January 8 general elections, and said her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would participate in it with full enthusiasm. ANI
Shahbaz Sharifs nominations rejected
The candidacy of former prime minister Nawaz Sharifs brother, Shahbaz Sharif, has been rejected because of pending criminal charges against him, election authorities have said. ANI
People want employment and bread, not reinstatement of judges: PML-Q chief
Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has said that the reinstatement of the judges and the judiciary is not the demand of the people. ANI
Pak business delegation in India to enhance trade
A 13-member delegation from the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) is in India to promote bilateral trade between the business communities of India and Pakistan. ANI
Pak lawyers believe elections will be rigged despite foreign observers presence
Lawyers of Pakistan believe that despite the presence of foreign election observers, the January 8 general polls will be rigged. ANI
Clinton field office hostage crisis in New Hampshire ends
A man who claimed to have a bomb walked into Senator Hillary Rodham Clintons campaign field office here Friday and took three campaign workers hostage for hours before surrendering to the police. ANI
Brit cops given incredible handbook on how to spot a drunk!
With the festive season just round the corner, a handbook has been passed to British police officers who are tasked with keeping order, which would help them spot a drunk. ANI
POK website hacked
The official website of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) Government has been hacked. The hackers have removed all the data placed on it. ANI
Benazir does a Indira Gandhi by promising roti, kapda aur makan
Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has done what late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi did in the 1970s by promising Roti, Kapra aur Makan (food, clothing and shelter) to the people of Pakistan if her party comes to power. ANI
China involved in web-based espionage on British economic firms, warns MI5
In what is being termed as an unprecedented move, the British Government has directly accused China of involvement in web-based espionage on some vital parts of the countrys economy, including the computer systems of big banks and financial services firms. ANI
Iran a few steps away from resolving nuclear issue, says ex-President
The controversy surrounding Irans nuclear program is just a few steps away from being resolved, according to former President and Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. ANI
No fair polls under emergency rule, PCO: Sharif
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that free and fair elections could not be held under the emergency rule and the Provincial Constitutional Order (PCO), and demanded restoration of deposed judges. ANI
New Oz Government favours broader probe of Haneef case
Incoming Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland has signalled a broader investigation of the Haneef affair. ANI
Imran appeals to Benazir, Fazlur to play active role in restoring democracy
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has appealed to former premier Benazir Bhutto and Jamaat-e-Ullema Islam (JUI) leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman to play an active role in restoring democracy in Pakistan. ANI
Pak nuke site workers being screened for their religious affiliation: WSJ
The Pakistan Government has introduced a screening policy for employees at its nuclear installations to differentiate the people who are affiliated with religious parties from those who are simply religious, officials have said. ANI
Wind turbines cause more pollution than they can prevent: Study
Researchers have claimed that wind turbines on the sides of houses often cause more pollution than they prevent. ANI
150,000 pounds spent to find out public response to immigrants in the UK
The British Government reportedly spent 150,000 pounds to compile data on immigrants in the country, including a detail that said that currently over 500,000 immigrants enter the country annually. ANI
UK Home Secretary issues a terror warning ahead of Christmas
British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has warned of terror attacks in public places, including the possibility of radioactive dirty bombs being used. ANI
Musharrafs image repair team receives criticism in US
The Pakistan Governments image repair team led by Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Nasim Ashraf has been scathingly criticised at the Asia Society, New York, a media report has claimed. ANI
US expresses concern over denial of visas to foreign poll observers
The US Government has officially raised serious concern that foreign election observers willing to oversee elections in Pakistan are being denied visas by Pakistan embassies. ANI
Wives careers still seen as secondary to husbands
A sociological research has revealed that if a couple moves, it is inevitably the wifes career that suffers, while the hubby enjoys a career boost. ANI
Media doesnt need to know what Pak will do with Osama: Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has refused to say what he would do with al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden in case he was captured, and said: I dont think the media is the one who needs to know. ANI
Sudanese demand death for jailed UK teacher
Two days after being told that she would be spending 15 days in Khartoums infamous and squalid Omdurman Womens Prison for naming a teddy bear Mohammed, 54-year-old teacher Gillian Gibbons is now facing the possibility of being shot dead. ANI
A couples likeability increases when women are less verbally assertive
When a woman in a relationship is more verbally assertive, then that couple is judged to be less likeable, says a new study. ANI
West must share blame for Pakistans current crisis: Musharraf
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the West must share the blame for Pakistans current political crisis. ANI
Indian amnesty seekers to be flown home free from Bahrain
Amnesty seekers who cant afford to leave Bahrain will be given a free flight ticket to India starting on Friday, a local newspaper has reported. ANI
American senators, Musharraf discuss politics
A five-member delegation of the US Senators called on President Pervez Musharraf yesterday at his camp office here and discussed prevailing political and human rights situation in Pakistan. ANI
Poll boycott only after consensus, says Benazir
Former Pakistan Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto has said that her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) may revise its decision to take part in the January 8 elections only if it could agree on a common goal with those advocating a boycott. ANI
I will not support any political party, says Musharraf
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he would not support any particular political party in the January 8 general elections. ANI
US asks Pak Govt to lift media curbs, free detainees
US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson has urged the Pakistan Government to lift curbs on the media and release all political and civil society detainees. ANI
Two in three Oz women binge drink
A survey has revealed that two out of three Australian women binge drink. ANI
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