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Monday, February 8, 2010
 

India offers wide-range talks to Pakistan for resolving issues
 

ISLAMABAD:Apart from Foreign Secretary-level dialogues, India has proposed additional dialogues to Pakistan for the solution of regional issues, claims India media..

 

Benazir's reconciliation vision to be taken forward: PM

  KARACHI: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has declared that in accordance with the vision of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the politics of reconciliation would be carried forward as this entails stability of the government, strengthening of the institutions and organisations and added the opposition would also be taken along. He was addressing the leaders, office- bearers and senior workers of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Sindh at the Chief Minister House here on Sunday evening. Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, federal and provincial ministers from the PPP were also present on the occasion. .
 

SC has no designs to weaken democratic system: CJ
 

PESHAWAR: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry here Sunday made it clear that the Supreme Court had no designs to weaken the democratic system in the country as the judiciary itself rendered great sacrifices to put the country on path to democracy..
  Manmohan expresses concern over cross-border terrorism
  NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over an increase in infiltration attempts, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Centre and the states should launch coordinated efforts to tackle internal security threats..
 

Ahmadinejad announces to produce nuclear reactor fuel
  TEHRAN: Iran's president gave instructions on Sunday for the production of higher-grade nuclear reactor fuel despite an offer by world powers to provide it to the Islamic Republic to allay fears Tehran is making an atomic bomb..
  Senate's SC summons Naveed for violating member's privilege
  ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee for privilege and Rules and Regulations has summoned Federal Minister for Petroleum Syed Naveed Qamar in its next session on February 13 for quoting wrong statistics of a member's question..
  'Karachi blasts are attempt to destabilise country'
  KARACHI: The leaderships of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the ruling Businessmen Group have strongly condemned the twin blasts at Nursery and Jinnah Hospital on February 5 in which around 26 people lost their lives and more than 80 people received injuries. .