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PML-N federal ministers to submit resignations to PM today: We will not sit in opposition: Nawaz
* PML-N chief says he will not be ‘part of conspiracy to strengthen dictatorship’
* Says PML-N will join lawyers’ movement
* Says party has decided he will contest by-polls

By Muhammad Bilal


ISLAMABAD: All federal ministers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will resign from their posts on Tuesday because of... Full Story
Zardari asks PM not to accept resignations
Haqqani hopeful of ‘N’ return
MQM ready to join coalition
US seeks formula to restore judges
Dar warns of action against exchange rates speculators
Pakistan inflation highest in 30 years
Boucher had no say in PPP, PML-N impasse: Rehman Malik
Pakistan re-admitted to Commonwealth
Major earthquake hits China, nearly 9,000 dead
Centcom Chief meets General Kayani, Gen Tariq Majeed, Defence secretary: US to continue assistance to Pakistan
No accord, just a ceasefire with militants: Bilour


National
Govt to increase wheat import for strategic reserves
PIA likely to witness staff restructuring
UN suspends Afghan refugees’ repatriation
Electricity installation blown up in Peshawar
Taliban give NGOs 3-day deadline
Cleric’s house damaged in blast
SC warns media against defamatory material on judiciary
Raisani wants Levies system restored
PML-N to table resolution on judges’ issue
India to test Agni-III
5.2 quake rattles NAs, no damage
Forces, militants trade fire in Darra
Saad returns official protocol
Indian security agencies to tackle websites showing logistics
PBC welcomes PML-N decision
‘No ministries except Finance will be refilled’
‘PML-Q will consult party leaders before deciding its role in govt’
‘APDM to decide strategy on judges’ issue tomorrow’
Peshawar nazim urges comprehensive planning to ward off water crisis
Nawaz, Shahbaz submit nomination papers for by-elections
‘Pakistanis should address political issues’
Taliban claim responsibility for kidnapping
Nigerian defence team calls on Joint Staff DG
Farooq asks SC to hear his case on merit
Rulers can’t go against wishes of people: JI
Punjab govt replaces PR chief
Services of AGs dispensed
Resignation doesn’t mean break up of coalition: Sherry
Transporters threaten countrywide strike from 17th
May 12 Karachi riots remembered in Senate amid uproar
Bakhtiar submits resolution on judges’ restoration to Senate
‘Coalition responsible for what lawyers do next’
Senate passes three bills
PM asks FPSC to review current system
Additional AGs appointed
Lawyers asked to show solidarity with media
‘No group can have more than one news channel’
‘No plans of crackdown on media’
Transparent governance guiding principle for government: Gilani
PPP commemorates death anniversary of May 12 victims
Heavy police deployment on ‘Black Day’
Welcome back
X-ray machine at PIMH non-operational
Environmental hazards skyrocketing: report
Notices issued to EC, female MNAs on candidate’s plea
Loophole in 100-day relief plan: Minimum wage rule inapplicable to private schoolteachers
340 rescuers pass out of PES
1,000 Cuban Scholarship Programme reviewed
Equal salary, benefits for schoolteachers demanded
Model town drainpipe vulnerable to collapse
Lawyers observe ‘Black Day across NWFP
Foreign troops must leave Afghanistan, says Khamosh
Turkish envoy for closer trade ties with Pakistan
Seminar on women’s rights held
70,000 acres of land will be brought under plantation in NWFP: Wajid
Arab ministers bid to end Lebanon crisis as fighting eases
Former Indo-Pak mily officers meet
Pakistani envoy strong candidate to head WIPO
Thousands of Afghans flee Garmser fearing NATO strikes
Over 40 developing states eying N-power
‘Pak’s indecisiveness affects cross-LoC trade’
‘Govt plans to introduce Wealth Tax in budget’
Fahim on ‘recreation trip’ in India
Fazl asks PML-N to delay resignations
‘Split between PPP, PML-N unfortunate’

Islamabad
Khanpur water supply project hangs in balance
18-tonne flour smuggling attempt foiled, two arrested
Three-day conference: Public trust key to varsities attracting funds: educationists
WB, FJWU discuss higher education
Golf course case: IHC issues notice to Lashari
Commuters complain about transporters’ behaviour
PM asks FPSC to review its system
No permanent CNA in 12 years
Nurses complain of sexual advances by co-workers
Int’l Nurses Day marked at Polyclinic
Under one roof

    Editorial
Editorial: Parting is such sweet sorrow!
analysis: Open politics —Rasul Bakhsh Rais
development: Fair share —Syed Mohammad Ali
VIEW: Bright side of life —Feisal Naqvi
OPINION: 1948 —Uri Avnery
VIEW: Green trade tariffs —Robert Collier
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Business
Devaluation of rupee: Interbank, kerb behaviour against market fundamentals: SBP chief
‘Govt should intervene to control falling rupee’
Economy is strong, has potential to grow: Dhedhi
RTO Karachi crosses tax collection target
Minister orders suspension of PQA officials
Samsung, Armani enter into partnership
‘Private sector will be encouraged to invest in power’
Orascom posts strong set of Q1 results
Petrol pumps, dealers creating artificial oil shortage
Govt to release Rs 25bn to OMCs within a week
2nd round of negotiations on CEPA starts
Red chilli price touches record high
State of the economy: challenges and opportunities : Pakistan’s economy at critical juncture again: report
Oil hits record high at $126.40
Indian rupee drops to new 1-yr low
Gold prices fall with dollar rise, may slip further
Copper rises, tin at record high
US rice rebounds on short-term supply
Buyers eager for quality lint at KCA
Greenback advances
Rupee kicks back against dollar
China to hike bank reserve ratio
China to face 7.3m tonnes LPG shortfall by 2010
2-day SMEs fair starts tomorrow
BD FX reserves at $5.77 billion
Malaysian palm oil up 2.15% on exports
Rice crop to hit record, but prices still rising
Bangladesh will buy record amount of rice for stocks
Malaysia moves to ensure enough rice supply
Investors go for buying at KSE as index increases 57.94 points
LSE adds 61.64 points
ISE gains 29.2 points
European equities recover lost ground
FTSE firmer as oil shares gain
US stocks little changed
Japan’s Nikkei claws higher
Indian share prices close up 0.74%
Asian stock markets close mostly up
China’s inflation rises to near decade high
EU and US for removing red tape in trans-Atlantic trade
India’s March industrial output growth at 6-year low
Top Japanese official in carbon cap backtrack
Westpac offers $14bn for St George Bank
Japanese ad giant reports drop in operating profits
The financial crises of capitalism

Karachi
Parties remember the dead of May 12
Record number of students to sit Inter exams from today
Livestock union calls on EDO agriculture
Mothers using wood as fuel put unborn at risk
Police fail, gangsters impose virtual curfew in Lyari
Students to take part in int’l science fair
CEC deadline 07:00 p.m.
US investment to start making its way to Karachi soon: Kamal
JI team calls on Mengal
Manora mandir being used as toilet: caretaker
KPC | Still no answers...

Lahore
Most lawyers ignore LHCBA strike call
Four Punjab bars to meet at LHCBA today
Bookies’ interest swings to politics
IJT shaken but not stirred by police presence
‘Private hospitals improved nurses’ lifestyle’
Group exhibition at Coopera Art Gallery
Riot rumours circle city
PML-N’s decision to quit cabinet: Avoid aggression, NGOs tell politicians
Empowering youth and righting wrongs: ‘Youth social clubs to be made in Punjab’

Briefs
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Foreign
Russian PM announces cabinet line-up
Israel resumes fuel supplies to Gaza power plant
Serbia in coalition scramble after ambivalent vote
Majority of Israelis want Olmert to resign: poll
Darfur rebel leader vows more attacks on Khartoum
Turkish planes hit PKK targets in Northern Iraq
My miscarriage used to suppress Iraq invasion speculation: Cherie Blair
French Muslim council faces power struggle
R E G I O N: US airlifts first relief supplies to Myanmar
King Gyanendra attends Hindu ‘power’ ritual
Austrian RC to send water specialists
EU emergency meeting today
Iran, IAEA hold new round of nuclear talks
Karzai assassination plot : Senior Afghan officials among eight suspended
Sri Lankan Muslim party to challenge govt poll win
Iran hangs five for raping, burning woman
Australian soldiers cleared over Afghan civilian deaths
Smuggling to Iran rife in dangerous Gulf waters

    Sport
17th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament: Pakistan down Canada 2-1 to claim third victory
PCB Level II coaching course begins
Australia to play Scotland and Ireland in one-dayers
PCB governing board meeting today
President PSF International Squash: Four qualify for main round
Vaughan calls for batsmen to turn it on against New Zealand
Vettori’s fitness is key: McCullum
India launch ICC Women’s World Cup 2009 campaign in style
SQUASH: Willstrop outplays Lincou to reach British Open final
Controversy as South Koreans admit throwing match
Goal judge thrown out of World Ice Hockey Championships
Zvonareva continues her impressive clay-court streak at Italian Open
Sorenstam strolls to record-setting triumph
Manchester United clinch 17th title as Chelsea falter at the end

Infotainment
61st Cannes Film Festival
The First Emperor
Rock star Alice Cooper poses with wife Sheryl and daughter Calico
Office romance gets contractual
Rowers take part in the Vogalonga, or long row, in the waters round the Adriatic city of Venice
Carnival of Cultures street festival
Bride sits exam in wedding dress
Beer bottle solar heater
Unlucky licence plate sells for $130,000
Aussie oldies making like Zorro
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Hundreds strip for naked photo shoot
Fund raiser fashion show
 
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