Annan urges world to donate generously
* ‘Compassion fatigue and unlucky timing’ leaving quake victims in the cold
By Irfan Ghauri
ISLAMABAD: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called upon the international community to donate generously for the rehabilitation of victims of the October 8 earthquake that devastated NWFP... 
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Paracha claims US asked him to help it ‘reconcile’ with Qaeda, Taliban
By Iqbal Khattak
PESHAWAR: The United States has asked Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Javed Ibrahim Paracha to facilitate a ‘reconciliation’ with Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.
Paracha, a former MNA from Kohat district, claimed on Thursday that was invited...
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Bush reiterates quake relief help
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: US President George W Bush pledged full support to Pakistan on Thursday in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process following the October 8 earthquake.
A government statement said that the US president discussed the ongoing relief activities and the...
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Case withdrawn against MMA MNA
LAHORE: The Punjab government has withdrawn its case against MNA Qazi Hamidullah and 700 other unidentified activists of the MMA, reported Aaj TV channel on Thursday. The court allowed the prosecutor to withdraw the case after the latter claimed he was ordered by the government to withdraw the case....
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Quake-stranded group crosses LoC
* India sets dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border
SRINAGAR: Around two dozen travellers from Jammu and Kashmir, who were trapped in Azad Kashmir by last month’s earthquake, made an emotional return home on Thursday.
They crossed the heavily militarised...
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Etisalat wants to pay less for PTCL
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Etisalat has asked the Pakistan government to consider a reduction in the amount previously agreed between the two for the sale of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), a Privitisation Commission official said on Thursday.
The Privatisation Commission...
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Americans want their country to mind its own business
WASHINGTON: Concern over America’s campaign in Iraq has led a growing number of Americans to believe that the United States should not meddle overseas, according to an opinion poll published on Thursday.
“The percentage of Americans who agree that the US should mind its own business internationally...
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Haleiwa | Surf’s up
Surfer Makua Rothman of Hawaii is propelled high into the air from the sheer force of a three-metre wave during the OP Pro surfing competition on Thursday. afp
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