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Angelina's donation for floods surpasses Zardari's help

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has contributed $100,000 (about Pakistani Rs.8.5 million) for flood ravaged Pakistan, a move that surpasses President Asif Ali Zardari's Rs 5 million donation and the hel

LeT, JeM set up relief camps in Pak to help flood victims

Banned militant groups like the Lashker-e-Tayyaba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, blamed for terror strikes in India, have set up camps in Karachi to raise funds to help victims of th

Car sales slump in Pakistan

Car sales in Pakistan slumped more than 30 per cent in July, compared to the corresponding period in 2009, after the government increased sales tax that raised the prices of vehicles and devastating f

World Bank announces $900 million for Pak floods

The World Bank has announced a grant of $900 million for relief and reconstruction work following the floods in Pakistan that have cost the nation around Rs 250 billion, a media report said on Friday.

Taliban claims responsibility for Peshawar attack

Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed the chief of a paramilitary force and three others in Peshawar and warned they will carry out more such strikes against the security forces and leaders of the Awami National Party.

2 soldiers killed in blast in Pak

Two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and another was injured when their vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb in the restive South Waziristan tribal region, according to a media report on Monday.

Pakistan summons British envoy over PM remarks

The Pakistani government on Monday summoned Britain’s high commissioner to Islamabad over remarks made by the British Prime Minister on the export of terror that sparked a diplomatic row, officials sa

Irked Pakistan scraps ISI chief’s UK visit

ISI chief Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha has cancelled a scheduled visit to Britain in protest against Prime Minister David Cameron’s remarks that Pakistan must stop promoting “export of terror,” though President Asif Ali Zardari will go ahead with a planned trip to London next week.

Judgment on Lakhvi’s bail plea on August 7

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven suspects charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks on Saturday reserved its judgment on a bail plea filed by LeT commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and is expected to deliver it at the next hearing on August 7.

Black box of crashed Pak plane found

Pakistani authorities on Saturday said they had retrieved the flight recorder of a plane that crashed three days ago near Islamabad, killing 152 people on board.

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