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Sunday 06th July, 2008

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Raging Nullah Leh plays havoc in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: The inmates of low lying areas around Nullah Leh have been asked to shift to safe places due to possible flood in Nullah Leh in the heave down pour that lashed several areas on the night between Friday and Saturday

Musharraf would have to go: Zardari
NEW DELHI: Amid calls for President Pervez Musharraf to step down, Pakistan Peoples’ Party chief (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari insisted that the President had no choice and would have to quit; but his party wants a graceful exit for the beleaguered General."Yes, he (Musharraf) will go but there is no dead

Govt committed to providing basic necessities of life to people at their doorstep: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that according to the manifesto of PPP and the vision of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed the government is committed to providing the basic necessities of life to the people at their doorstep

President briefed on state of Pakistan’s economy

KARACHI: President Pervez Musharraf visited the head office of the State Bank of Pakistan here on Saturday to seek a briefing on the state of Pakistan’s Economy from the SBP Governor, Dr Shamshad Akhtar

Amin Fahim has not quit party: Qaim Ali Shah

SUKKUR: Refuting the reports regarding Makhdoom Amin Fahim quitting the party, Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that conspiracies to dismember PPP neither succeeded in the past nor would in the future

Fatima Bhutto seeks Elahi Soomro’s help in reorganizing PPP

KARACHI: Niece of Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Fatima Bhutto has telephoned to Senior Politician Elahi Buksh Soomro and sought his cooperation in the politics and in reorganization of the party

MQM to adopt aggressive policy in support of President

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement, despite being a coalition partner, has decided to adopt aggressive strategy in support of President Pervez Musharraf

Sr. military leadership has heavy responsibility during peacetime, war: COAS

KARACHI: The Chief of Army staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that senior military leadership brings with it, heavy responsibilities, challenges of command and resource management, both during peace and war

President not behind shipment of centrifuges to North Korea: Khalid Kidvai

RAWALPINDI: Director General Strategic Plan Division Khalid Kidvai has said president is not involved in shipment of centrifuges to North Korea

Hamid Gul lauds Qadeer’s disclosures

ISLAMABAD: Former Head of ISI, Gen (r) Hameed Gul has said that for those who favored US policies then General Khalid Kidvai is right in his statement otherwise disclosures made by Dr. Abdul Qadir Khan would be more to be appreciated

Pakistan needs to function in multi-dimensional phases for elimination of terrorism: Shahbaz Sharif

LAHORE: President PML-N and Chief Minister Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan needed to function in multi-dimensional phases for the elimination of extremism and terrorism and maintaining law and order situation

Pakistan came into being to exist forever, says Musharraf

KARACHI: while reiterating his resolve to pull Pakistan from crisis of extremism, terrorism and political uncertainty President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan came into being to exist forever

PPPP activists berate Mustafa Kamal’s aggressive attitude

ISLAMABAD:The aggressive debate made by District Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal in the presence of President Musharraf has jolted the incumbents that also diminished the goodwill of the reconciliation formula of PPPP led Government owing to MQM allegations

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