Kashmir issue will be resolved in accordance with historic stand: Pak Foreign Minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said that the Kashmir issue will be resolved in accordance with the countrys historic stand. ANI
PML-Q chief rules out Musharrafs impeachment
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has ruled out the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
3 Pakistani soldiers, 5 Baloch nationalists killed
At least three Pakistani soldiers and five Baloch nationalists were killed on Saturday in a gunfight in Balochistan province. ANI
Afghanistan to ban Indian TV soaps by April 15
Afghanistans Ministry of Culture and Information has confirmed that the government will ban the broadcasting of popular Indian soap operas by April 15. ANI
US man makes 2.6 million dollars by selling his domain name
When Chris Clark bought the domain name pizza.com in 1994, he never thought in his wildest dreams that it would fetch him 2.6m dollars after 14 years. ANI
007 creators Golden Eye home to be turned into a celeb village
James Bond creator Ian Fleming wrote all the 007 adventures at Golden Eye, his Jamaican seaside villa. And now, Flemings home is to be turned into a 120 million dollar resort. ANI
Ledra Street in divided Nicosia reopens after 45 years.
For the first time in 45 years, inhabitants of the divided city of Nicosia in the Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, walked freely the full length of Ledra Street, the street that symbolised Cyprus tragic history.The barricades that had severed the Street were torn down at dawn on Thursday, only hours before the long-awaited crossing was finally opened to the public. ANI
US should respect Pakistans need for political space, says expert on South Asia
Noted South Asia expert Teresita C Schaffer has said that the US should respect Pakistans need for political space in the aftermath of a new government coming in place in Islamabad, especially when it was determined to convince its people that it was defending its own interests rather than following a US lead. ANI
Gilani govt. planning to bring a new legislation to remove Musharraf: Nawaz Sharif
PML-N leader and former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the new PPP-led government, of which his party is a major constituent, was planning to bring a legislation in National Assembly for removal of President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
Half of Pakistan population at the risk of food insecurity, warns WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) has cautioned that nearly half of Pakistans 160 million population was at the risk of food insecurity due to a surge in prices in past few months. ANI
US military officials question reliability of Pak, Afghan soldiers
US military officials fighting the Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border are learnt to have said that both the Afghan and Pakistani soldiers were unreliable, and that the US forces deployed here only fire across the line when fired at. ANI
Six-legged robots would help to make lunar bases mobile
NASA engineers are developing a giant, six-legged robot that would be able to pick up and move a future moon base thousands of kilometers across the lunar surface, allowing astronauts to explore a much wider area. ANI
China-made frigate to head for Pakistan on Monday
The first of four F-22P frigates ordered by the Pakistan Navy from China three years ago will be launched on Monday from a Shanghai shipyard. ANI
Trans-Atlantic bombers packed condoms, porn magazines in luggage to avoid detection
The eight Islamic extremists facing trial in Britain for their alleged role in attempting to blow-up Trans-Atlantic passenger jets in the middle of 2006, reportedly packed condoms and pornographic magazines in their hand luggage, to avoid the suspicion of airport security staff as to their extremist antecedents. ANI
Pak coalition appears divided over Dr AQ Khans release: Paper
Differences among the coalition partners in the new Pakistan government came to the fore last night when a senior PML-N leader demanded immediate release of detained nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan, while the largest party the PPP chose not to respond to the demand. ANI
Malaysian Indian Congress wants more Indians in public service
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) wants the recruitment of eligible Indians into the public sector to go up to eight per cent. ANI
India-Singapore ties set to expand: Singapore PM
An India-Singapore Strategic Dialogue is to be instituted in a Track 2 diplomacy mode to examine new areas of bilateral cooperation and to exchange views, Singapores Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at a gala dinner here on Friday evening. ANI
Islamabad HC seeks report on dams being built by India on border rivers
While hearing a petition concerning the construction of 62 dams by India on rivers bordering Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court is learnt to have directed the Cabinet Division Secretary to submit a report, saying the construction of dams could interrupt the water flow in Pakistan. ANI
Dr Death Jayant Patel loses bail plea in the US
Dr Jayant Patel of Indian origin, who earned the sobriquet Dr Death for botching several surgeries resulting in patients deaths, is learnt to have lost his plea for getting released from a Portland jail while he fought extradition to Australia. ANI
Musharraf going into the background a result of well-thought-out strategy: Aide
Whatever Pakistan witnessed during the past eight years, i.e. after the October 1999 military coup, including President Pervez Musharraf going into the background was a result of a well-thought-out strategy, a close aide of Musharraf reportedly said this on strict condition of anonymity. ANI
UBS Investment Bank Announces the Launch of UBS E-TRACS Exchange Traded Note Platform
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Viasystems, Inc. Expands PCB Operations in China to Meet Demands of its Global Customers
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