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FAISALABAD: Clashes between prisoners and officials of Faisalabad Central Jail ended after 22 hours, following an assurance of stern action against the jail superintendent, if allegations of torturing detainees were proven. Three rounds of …

Jan 312010

KARACHI ‘“ Opener Bisma Maroof hit 85 ball unbeaten 100 to steer Punjab to 49 runs win over Multan, for their fourth win in a row in the Women’s National Under-19 Cricket here Saturday at South End Club DHA. This is the second hundred in the …

Jan 312010

I”ll be back in a couple days, I think. More news then.

Jan 312010

LAHORE: The National Performing Arts Group (NPAG) of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) is playing an active role in promoting indigenous classical and regional dances by holding dance classes. There are many institutions across the …

Jan 312010

RAWALPINDI: Capital Development Authority (CDA) will cut water supply to the garrison city from Khanpur Dam by around 40 percent from today (Monday) in light of fast declining water level in the water reservoir. Currently, the CDA supplies 16 million …

Jan 312010

In the past week, Pakistani officials have renewed warnings of Taliban attacks in the NWFP and the populous Punjab province, especially targeting high-profile public figures. The warnings have been followed by a tightening of security around key …

Jan 312010

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) ‘“ Pakistan’s Taliban denied a report on Sunday that their leader Hakimullah Mehsud had been killed in a U.S. drone aircraft strike. “It is a total lie,” a spokesman for the group told Reuters by telephone from northwest …

Jan 312010

The Pakistani Taliban on Sunday denied fresh reports that their chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, is dead, while the army said it was investigating as rumours re-emerged of his killing by US drone missiles. Speculation about the warlord’s death first …

Jan 312010

(MENAFN) DuPont said that its fourth-quarter consolidated net sales were $6.4 billion, marking a 10 percent rise over the corresponding period a year earlier, TradeArabia reported. The science-based products and services company said that the fourth …

Jan 312010

MUZAFFARABAD: Ten people were injured on Wednesday when a bomb exploded as security forces tried to defuse the device in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, police said. The explosion took place in Rawalakot district, more than 120 kilometres south of …