Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet
* Economic imbalances, yuan’s future on summit agenda
* North Korea, Iran, climate pact to be discussed
SHANGHAI: US President Barack Obama faces tension with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances... 
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Internet to speak Arabic
SHARM EL SHEIKH: Egypt’s communications minister on Sunday announced the introduction of the first Arabic domain, in a step easing Internet access to millions of Arabic speakers around the world. From midnight (2200 GMT), registration was to begin for the misr country code top-level domain, Tarek Kamel...
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World War II photographer Sitensky dies
PRAGUE: The Czech photographer, Ladislav Sitensky, renowned for his World War II pictures of Czech and Slovak pilots in Britain, has died at the age of 90, his family said on Sunday.
Sitensky became the official photographer for the Czech air force in Britain in 1942 after fleeing the Nazi occupation...
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TTP member admits killing Polish engineer
Daily Times Monitor
LAHORE: A Taliban, considered a close aide of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Darra Adam Khel commander Tariq, on Sunday confessed to killing a Polish engineer earlier in the year, a private TV channel reported.
The Taliban in Darra Adam Khel had announced...
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Arms race dominates Dubai air show
* Gulf region leads global race for new fighter jets
* US to showcase F-22 fighter plane
* Ethiopian Airlines confirms $2.9bn Airbus order
DUBAI: Rising tensions in the Middle East have increased demand for military hardware as demonstrated at the Dubai Air Show, which opened...
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PPP CEC to take up NRO, GB CM nomination today
By Zulfiqar Ghuman
ISLAMABAD: The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is meeting today (Monday) to discuss the fallout of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) issue and the nominations for PPP’s candidates for Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister.
President...
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PML-Q wants consensus govt in Gilgit-Baltistan
* Shujaat says PPP ‘broke records of rigging’
By Irfan Bukhari
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) on Sunday called for the Pakistan People’s Party to form a consensus government in Gilgit-Baltistan.
PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Secretary General...
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British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
LONDON: A British soldier was shot dead while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. British military spokesman David Wakefield said the soldier was from the 7th Battalion The Rifles, but attached to the 3rd Battalion The Rifles Battle Group, was killed near Sangin...
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Peshawar suicide attack death toll rises to 15
PESHAWAR: The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a police checkpoint in Peshawar rose to 15 on Sunday, police and administrative officials said. The bomber detonated his cache of explosives on Saturday as police tried to stop and search his vehicle at a checkpost in the city. “The death toll has...
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CCTV footage of Pestakhara bombing released
PESHAWAR: Surveillance footage of the suicide car bombing on the Pestakhara police post, where 13 people were killed and dozens injured, was released to the media on Sunday. In the footage, a suicide bomber can be seen ramming an explosives-laden vehicle into the police checkpost after a police official...
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Section 144 imposed in Skardu
LAHORE: The local government has imposed Section 144 in Skardu after clashes between activists of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), a private TV channel reported on Sunday. The channel said twelve people were injured in the clashes and the condition of three...
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Police arrest two terrorists
ISLAMABAD: Two terrorists were arrested on Sunday as police tightened security in the Capital after the recent wave of terrorist attacks in the country. Shahzad Town police claimed to have arrested a suspected terrorist and recovered a kilogramme of explosives and ammunition from him. A spokesman for...
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Taliban guerrillas bring ‘Iraq tactics’ to Pakistan
* Analyst says civilian casualties will hurt Taliban, as no guerrilla movement can survive without local support
* Group not trained in urban guerrilla warfare
ISLAMABAD: Suicide attacks, car bombings, shootings in the capital and fighting in the mountains – the Taliban are dragging...
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Govt to install metal detectors, scanners in Peshawar: DCO
* Proposal being considered in light of city’s fragile security situation
* Official says CCTV cameras to monitor sensitive locations
PESHAWAR: The government is planning to install metal detectors and scanners at different important places in Peshawar to counter terrorism, said DCO...
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Sherpao demands compensation for bomb blast, operation victims
PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party Sherpao (PPP-S) Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Sunday asked government for early compensation to victims of blasts and military operation. Addressing a press conference, he said the government had so far failed to compensate the blast and military operation victims...
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Govt supplies 450,000 one-kilo sugar bags at Sunday bazaars
Staff Report
LAHORE: The government supplied 450,000 sugar bags of one kilogramme each at Rs 40 per kg to Sunday bazaars throughout Punjab on the instructions of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
This supply was in addition to 4,000 tonnes of sugar being provided to shopkeepers on...
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Long queues for sugar a common sight
* Sugar sellers asking for electricity bills before giving customers subsidised sugar
* Overcharging continues at all six weekly bazaars
By Aamir Yasin
RAWALPINDI: The sugar sale points at the Rawalpindi weekly bazaars witnessed a great rush on Sunday as this commodity is out...
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PPP to protest against Musharraf’s comments
* NRO critics were actually beneficiaries
Staff Report
LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab has announced it will protest against former president Pervez Musharraf’s statement about President Asif Ali Zardari.
Protests will be held at the district and tehsil...
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‘Corrupt’ CDA official sent back to parent department
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Sunday issued orders for sending back Deputy Director Land Zahid Bhatti, posted on deputation, to his parent organisation.
“Deputy Director Zahid Bhatti, working on deputation in CDA since 2005, has been sent back...
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Shahbaz attends flag-lowering ceremony at Wagha border
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif appreciated the national spirit displayed by the people of Pakistan gathered at the Wagha border on Sunday. Shahbaz attended the flag-lowering ceremony at the border on Sunday. Members of the national and provincial assemblies and a large number of people...
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CM’s speech and essay competition concludes
LAHORE: The first phase of the Chief Minister’s Speech and Essay Writing Competition 2009 concluded on Sunday. According to a press release, at least 85,616 students (46,174 boys and 39,571 girls) of primary and middle classes participated in the competition held from November 11 to 14. At least 11,042...
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Anti-polio drive starts today in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: A three-day polio eradication campaign will begin in Rawalpindi district from Monday (Today). A Polio Control Room has been set up at EDO Health office and people can contact it through a toll free telephone number 0800-12012 to get any information or register complaints. District Coordination...
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2 POs killed by ‘friends’
RAWALPINDI: Two proclaimed offenders were shot dead by a group of proclaimed offenders in the limits of Chauntra Police Station, police officials said. They added deceased Yaqoob and Basharat, residents of Karar Village, were wanted in three murder cases each. They said that Adeel and others invited...
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2 bomb blasts in Quetta
QUETTA: A bomb exploded in the provincial capital on Sunday evening, however, no loss of life or property was reported. According to police sources, unidentified people had placed a bomb near the passport office. Separately, a blast was heard in Quetta late on Saturday night. Police said the explosion...
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Kacha Ghari IDPs refuse to shift to Jalozai Camp
By Akhtar Amin
PESHAWAR: Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies living in Kacha Ghari Camps in the city have rejected the NWFP government’s notification regarding shifting to Jalozai IDPs Camp.
“We will prefer to go to Afghanistan as refugees if provincial...
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IESCO issues final warning to defaulters
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has issued list of defaulters and directed them to pay their dues by November 23 otherwise their electricity connections will be disconnected. They have also been told that their electricity supply will be disconnected if they failed to pay their...
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‘PPP’s success in GB polls victory of democracy’
KARACHI: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister Sharmila Farooqui and Provincial Ministers Shazia Marri, Begum Nargis ND Khan and Makhdoom Jameel Zaman have congratulated PPP candidates for winning massive majority in Gilgit-Baltistan elections, and termed it as a historical triumph of democracy, which would...
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Govt believes in freedom of private, state media: Kaira
* Information minister inaugurates new English FM radio station
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The government believes in freedom of both private and state media, said Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Sunday.
He was addressing the ceremony of certificates...
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‘Read, Recite, Revise’ – Pakistani calligraphy displayed in UAE
Staff Report
LAHORE: On an invitation by the UAE Higher Colleges of Technology, Pakistani artist Haya Sehgal displayed her work at ‘The Festival of Thinkers Conference 2009’ in Abu Dhabi, with the solo show of abstract calligraphy – titled ‘Read, Recite, Revise’ – complementing the theme...
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PHA polls delayed on orders of ‘top political figure’
* PHA DG lacks administrative qualities, cannot ‘handle disputes involving large number of people’
* DG says officials suspended on corruption charges behind protests
By Anwer Hussain Sumra
LAHORE: The Lahore commissioner and Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) director general...
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Police bust car and motorcycle snatchers
LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Muhammad Pervez Rathore on Sunday gave a list of 84 persons, accused of being involved in motorcycle and car snatching, to the Punjab government.
The CCPO has also directed the city police to launch strict measures against the people involved in vehicle...
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Girl killed in crossfire
LAHORE: A 13-year-old-girl was killed during an exchange of fire between two rival groups in South Cantt police precincts on Sunday.
According to details, Maha (13) was hit by a stray bullet at the Gulshan Ali Park near Bhatta Chowk. According to South Cantt Police SHO Raheel Malik, firing was...
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Police in the spotlight after brothel list fiasco
* Paragon takes fight to DHA over land dispute g PHA officials beat up authority’s director general
* Police yet to arrest man accused of killing girl after victim’s parents refused marriage porposal
By Rana Tanveer
LAHORE: City police faced a week of widespread criticism by...
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Lahoris thrilled by Friday the 13th gig
Staff Report
LAHORE: In an environment where security threats, suicide bombings and terrorism have silenced most guitars, where schools are sometimes indefinitely closed and where cultural events face a massive decline, Halloween Night at the Ali Institute proved to be a breath of fresh...
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Hillary defends ‘appropriate’ trial for 9/11 accused
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended the decision of trying five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it is “appropriate” they face justice there on Sunday. Families of the victims have expressed fears about bringing the suspects, including...
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French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley
TAGAB VALLEY: Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where the Taliban launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission is to secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from...
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Iran has 130,000 new drug addicts every year
TEHRAN: About 130,000 people in Iran become addicted to drugs each year, the Iranian police chief said, acknowledging the scale of the problem for a country on a key heroin trafficking route.
In comments published on Sunday, Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam, who is also head of Iran’s anti-narcotics...
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New US Afghan prison unveiled to replace Bagram
* McChrystal says ‘insurgents use detention facilities as sanctuaries’
BAGRAM: The US military on Sunday, unveiled a new $60 million Afghan prison it said would provide detainees better living conditions and promote transparency, but human rights group still feel wary.
International...
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‘Obama trying to meet Gitmo deadline’
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison, but may not meet a January 2010 deadline, a top White House aide said on Sunday. “We believe we are going to substantially meet the deadline,” senior adviser to the president David Axelrod told...
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JI to protest against US, India from Dec 14 to 16
* Liaquat Baloch says Pakistani government ‘doesn’t have the guts’ to prove Indian involvement in Balochistan unrest
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami has announced it will hold countrywide protests against the US and India from December 14 to 16. “India, under the patronage...
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Mystery of Bangladesh’s mass arsenic poisoning solved
* Study says tens of thousands of man-made ponds excavated to provide soil for flood protection are main cause
* Millions continue to ‘knowingly’ poison themselves for lack of alternative source of water
PARIS: Researchers have pinpointed the source of what is probably the worst...
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