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US 'gratified' Pakistan lifts travel curbs

Sky News Australia -
US 'gratified' Pakistan lifts travel curbs Updated: 09:06, Tuesday January 31, 2012 The United States says it is 'gratified' that Pakistan's highest court has lifted travel curbs imposed on Husain Haqqani, the country's scandal-hit former envoy to the ...

SC directs agencies to produce Adyala Jail prisoners' in court

South Asian News Agency -
ISLAMABAD, (SANA): Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) during the hearing of Adyala Jail prisoners' case has directed secret agencies to produce seven prisoners under custody, before the court on February 9. A three-member bench of the SC headed by Chief ...

PML-Q is not responsible for Bugti killing: Shuj ...

PakTribune.com -
QUETTA: President PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said the Islamabad's weather is getting cold now and needs to be warmed up, our sources reported.

Syrian regime's forces push to retake Damascus suburbs ahead of UN talks

Washington Post -
BEIRUT - Syrian forces pushed dissident troops back from the edge of Damascus in heavy fighting Monday, escalating efforts to take back control of the capital's eastern doorstep ahead of key UN talks over a draft resolution demanding that President ...

US Stocks Decline Amid Concern About Greek Debt Negotiations

BusinessWeek -
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index lower for a third day, as European leaders sparred with Greece over a second rescue program.

GOP race's approaching lull will test Gingrich

Boston.com -
By Charles Babington AP / January 30, 2012 WASHINGTON—The caffeinated, rapid-fire GOP presidential primary is about to ease into a slower pace and a more spread-out map, creating new challenges for Newt Gingrich.

Afghan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban

IBNLive.com -
Kabul: Afghanistan will press Pakistan for access to Taliban leaders during a one-day visit to Kabul by Pakistan's foreign minister, with Afghan officials hoping to ease cross-border strains and lay the ground for peace negotiations with the insurgents ...

AU Statement on Next Zimbabwe Elections Conspicuous By Its Absence

Voice of America -
30 January 2012 AU Statement on Next Zimbabwe Elections Conspicuous By Its Absence Elections for a new AU Commission chairman ended in a deadlock between incumbent Jean Ping of Gabon, seeking a new term, and his main challenger, Nkosazana Dhlamini-Zuma ...

France's Sarkozy: Greece's Austerity Can Only Be Implemented By National Govt

Wall Street Journal (India) -
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday only Greece's government will be in a position to implement the country's austerity plans, rejecting talk that the debt-laden country requires greater oversight.

2 shot dead in Senegal election protest

Houston Chronicle -
RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, AP FILE - This Tuesday June 27, 2006 file photo shows Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, as he waves to photographers during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.

Putin Vows Asset Sales as State to Cut Role in New Economy

BusinessWeek -
By Ilya Arkhipov and Paul Abelsky Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who's running for president in March, pledged to reduce the government's presence in the economy by selling state assets and scaling back regulation.

PML-N convenes important meeting in Raiwind

International News Network -
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has convened an important meeting of party leaders at Raiwind in Lahore on Tuesday. All top leadership of the party including Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Senator Mushahidullah, Khwaja Saad Rafique, ...

Banned outfit chief among three killed in blast

International News Network -
PESHAWAR: The Ameer of banned outfit Ansarul Islam Haji Akhundzada among three others was killed and seven others injured in a suicide attack in Pakha Ghulam area near Peshawar city on Monday.

Sindh Cabinet members brief President about their performance

International News Network -
Karachi: The Sindh cabinet members on Monday briefed the President about working of their respective ministries and departments. The ministers met the President at Bilawal House on Monday.

Transparent voter list, independent EC must for next elections: JI Chief

The Express Tribune -
By Owais Jaffery MULTAN: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan said on Monday that elections would not be accepted unless a transparent voter list and an independent EC was not constituted.

Market Watch: Stellar earnings fail to excite investors

The Express Tribune -
By Our Correspondent KARACHI: The stock market started the week on a negative note as investors opted to sell despite corporate giants posting healthy profits.

Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan negotiating $448m loan with China

The Express Tribune -
By Shahbaz Rana About 30% of the work on the project has been completed and it is expected to meet its 2016 deadline, according to Wapda Chairman Shakeel Durani.

PDMA affairs being run under public partnership

Pakistan Observer -
Lahore—The inaugural ceremony of command control and communication center set up with the cooperation of European Union was held under the aegis of Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in which Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif was ...

Twitter Adopts New, Country-Specific Policies

Uprising -
A proposed mass boycott of the website, Twitter.com by users on Saturday did not gain steam despite 48 hours of outrage expressed throughout the social media site over a policy change announced on Thursday.

PTCL launches mobile bucket-2 for PSTN subscribers

Telecompaper (subscription) -
Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) has launched the 'mobile bucket-2' offer specially designed fo r existing and potential PSTN subscribers.

Six-wicket haul no consolation for Monty

Stuff.co.nz -
Despite starring in his comeback match after more than two years out, England spinner Monty Panesar is still hurting from the 72-run loss that sealed a test series victory for Pakistan.

Cricketer-turned-politician Khan vows to sweep Pakistan polls

gulfnews.com -
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Deputy Editor UAE Dependence on [the United States] will go and we will break the begging bowl and will run the country with our own resources as we cannot be independent if we keep on getting aid from the world, says Imran Khan.

Hockey: I'm with the federation in age row, says Heuvel

The Express Tribune -
By Our Correspondent Pakistan hockey coach Heuvel was back from vacations yesterday to monitor the players' performance at the national championship.

Novak Djokovic, greatest athlete out there?

Times of India -
Novak Djokovic celebrates after victory in his men's singles final against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne on January 30, 2012.

Atiq, Shabbir score hat-tricks in National Championship

DAWN.com -
KARACHI: Two hat-tricks, the first ones in the 59th National Hockey Championship, were scored by Mohammad Atiq of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Shabbir Ahmed Khan of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) at the Hockey Club of Pakistan on Sunday.

For Many in Pakistan, a Television Show Goes Too Far

New York Times -
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - One morning last week, television viewers in Pakistan were treated to a darkly comic sight: a posse of middle-class women roaming through a public park in Karachi, on the hunt for dating couples engaged in “immoral” behavior.

Hariprasad Chaurasia enthralls Karachiites

Zee News -
Karachi: It was an evening to remember for the music lovers of Karachi as they immersed themselves into the tunes of India's acclaimed flute maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia who performed for the people of Pakistan in a rare concert here.

LHC may ask Shahbaz Sharif to explain holding 18 ministries

The Express Tribune -
LHC directs petitioner to include Punjab Chief Minister as respondent in petition against holding 18 ministries. By Our Correspondent Shahbaz Sharif holds 18 ministries including the health ministry.

Three more fall prey to 'drugs reaction'

DAWN.com -
LAHORE, Jan 29: The suspected drug reaction continued taking heavy toll on patients as it claimed lives of three more patients of the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) at the nearby Services Hospital on Sunday, raising unofficial death toll to 114 ...

Dengue victim nurse honoured

The Nation, Pakistan -
LAHORE - Post-Graduate Medical College Principal Prof. Dr. Sallahuddin has said that nurses are ray of hope for patients and play pivotal role in the medical healthcare system.

Skilled youth of Clean Development Cell without salaries for four months ...

News Pakistan -
The “Clean Development Cell (CDM)”, formerly an energy development and conservation wing of the now devolved Ministry of Environment, is now lurking in shadows, as its fate hang in doldrums.

Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by

BBC News -
An asteroid hurtled past the Earth on Friday in something of a cosmic near-miss, making its closest approach at about 1600 GMT. The asteroid, estimated to be about 11m (36ft) in diameter, was first detected on Wednesday.
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