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پاکستان کے وزیراعظم نواز شریف نے کہا ہے کہ بھارت اور پاکستان دونوں کو اپنا دفاعی بجٹ اپنی گنجائش کے مطابق بنانا چاہیے اور اگر دونوں ملکوں کے درمیان امن اور بامعنی مکالمہ ہوتا تو یہ وسائل خطے میں ہتھیاروں کی دوڑ پر خرچ ہونے کی بجائے غریب عوام کی ترقی اور خوشحالی پر خرچ ہو رہے ہوتے۔ انہوں نے یہ بات جمعہ کی شام نیویارک کے ایک مقامی ہوٹل میں پاکستانی سفارتی عملے کی جانب سے ان کے اعزاز میں منعقدہ تقریب سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہی۔ اسی بارے میں ’نواز سے ملوں گا مگر زیادہ امید نہ رکھیں‘ ’حملے بات چیت کے عزم کو متزلزل نہیں کر سکتے‘ بھارتی فوجی چھاؤنی...

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4pc for education in GDP by 2018: PM

4pc for education in GDP by 2018: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday unveiled his government’s plan to launch a countrywide literacy movement to ensure enrolment of every child in the school, by introducing a package of incentives. “Our effort is to achieve the targets set by Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) within the next three years,” he said. “A key target,...

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Donors pledge $1bn to Pakistan for education: Brown

Donors pledge $1bn to Pakistan for education: Brown ISLAMABAD: Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Saturday said that international donors have pledged to provide Pakistan with about a billion dollars over the next three years to help it provide education to millions of out-of-school children. Now a United Nations special envoy on global education, Brown said in Islamabad that the global community will partner with...

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Sami denies TTP peace talks deadlocked

Sami denies TTP peace talks deadlocked ISLAMABAD: Maulana Samiul Haq, a member of the Pakistani Taliban negotiating committee on Saturday dismissed speculation that peace talks with the government were deadlocked, saying negotiations had made steady progress as he voiced optimism over a possible ceasefire extension. The government began negotiations with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through intermediaries last month...

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South Africa in semis as England bow out

South Africa in semis as England bow out CHITTAGONG: South Africa produced another clinical performance to beat England by three runs in Chittagong to advance to the World Twenty20 semi-finals on Saturday. AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla hit half-centuries to anchor South Africa's highest total of the tournament of 196-5 before Wayne Parnell took 3-31 to keep England down to 193-7 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium. South Africa...

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The equation is pretty clear for Pakistan: Hafeez

The equation is pretty clear for Pakistan: Hafeez Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez said Saturday he is pleased archrival India has secured a semifinal berth at the World Twenty20 because it gives other teams a clear scenario of what's needed to join them in the next stage. "India has played very good cricket so far and it's good they are through and the rest of the teams know what it will take to advance," Hafeez said on the...

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Six mortar shells fired from Afghanistan land into N. Waziristan

Six mortar shells fired from Afghanistan land into N. Waziristan NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Six mortar shells fired from Afghanistan fell into North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan Tehsil area on Saturday, DawnNews reported. According to security sources, six mortar shells fired from the Afghan region bordering North Waziristan fell into Ghulam Khan Tehsil. No casualties or loss of life was reported due to the targeted area being uninhabited. North...

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Militants attack Afghan election headquarters in Kabul

Militants attack Afghan election headquarters in Kabul KABUL: Insurgents wearing burqas unleashed rockets and gunfire on the Afghan election commission’s headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, in the latest major assault on the city one week before polling day. Six hours after the attack began, security forces gunned down the last of the five gunmen who had occupied a nearby building and targeted the heavily-fortified election...

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Militants attack Afghan election headquarters in Kabul AGENCIES Afghan policemen run to jump on their car as Taliban militants attacked the main Afghan election commission's headquarters on the outskirts of Kabul.—AP Photo Updated 2014-03-29 20:30:17 Share  Email 0 Comment(s)  Print KABUL: Insurgents wearing burqas unleashed rockets and gunfire on the Afghan election commission’s headquarters...

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Militants attack Afghan election headquarters in Kabul AGENCIES Afghan policemen run to jump on their car as Taliban militants attacked the main Afghan election commission's headquarters on the outskirts of Kabul.—AP Photo Updated 2014-03-29 20:30:17 Share  Email 0 Comment(s)  Print KABUL: Insurgents wearing burqas unleashed rockets and gunfire on the Afghan election commission’s headquarters...

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Militant attack at Pasni radar-post kills one in Balochistan

Militant attack at Pasni radar-post kills one in Balochistan QUETTA: An armed militant attack at Pasni Radar-Post in Balochistan's volatile Mekran belt near Pakistan's port city of Gwadar left one personnel dead, a senior official said on Saturday. The militants fled away the site but only after destroying some technical equipment and planting a bomb at the air traffic control post. The official in the province’s home and tribal...

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UK couples say 'I do' as gay marriage becomes legal

UK couples say 'I do' as gay marriage becomes legal Prime Minister David Cameron hailed what he said was an “important moment for our country”, and a rainbow flag flew above government offices in London in celebration. In Brighton on England's south coast, Neil Allard and Andrew Wale exchanged vows and rings in the opulent splendour of the Royal Pavilion in front of about 100 guests. Wearing velvet-collared three-piece suits...

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