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February 23, 2010 8:07 PM

Govt. revokes export of ten thousand tones of sugar to EU

The government today revoked export of 10,000 tonnes of sugar to European Union. A week after allowing sugar exports, the Commerce Ministry today withdrew its order on 15th of February with immediate effect. <br/><br/>The withdrawal of the export order comes after the united oppo...

February 23, 2010 6:58 PM

Afghanistan: NATO commander apologises over civilian deaths in air strike

The NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley Mc Chrystal has publicly apologised over the death of twenty seven civilians in an air strike in Daykundi province.In a video statement, he said he had spoken to Afghan President Karzai and apologised to him for the incident. Gen. McChrystal said that h...

February 23, 2010 6:57 PM

Pak Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin resigns

Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin resigned today following months of strained relations with other members of the federal Cabinet. Tarin said he is stepping down to focus on his private business interests.Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani accepted the resignation when Tarin called on him this ...

February 23, 2010 6:56 PM

Pak: Now, a Hindu is kidnapped; Zardari condemns abduction

Close on the heels of the killing of two abducted Sikhs by Taliban in the restive tribal belt, the case of kidnapping of a Pakistani Hindu has come to light.An official statement said that one Robin Singh, was abducted by unknown personsfrom a market in Peshawar on Friday last.President Asif Ali Zar...

February 23, 2010 6:43 PM

Senior leader of Afghan Taliban is detained in Pakistan

A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban is reported to have been detained in Pakistan. US media reports quoting Pakistan intelligence officials said Mullah Abdul Kabir has been picked up in the city of Nowshera in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. However, a spokesman for Pakistan's a...

February 23, 2010 6:41 PM

Iran ready for fuel swap conditionally

Iran has reiterated that it is ready for fuel swap, provided it is done within the country.According to Iranian news agency ILNA, speaking in his weakly press conference foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that Iran has sent a letter to IAEA to inform that country will cooperate with ...

February 23, 2010 6:38 PM

Indonesia: Landslide leaves four dead, dozens missing

In Indonesia, at least four persons have been killed and dozens are missing after a huge landslide buried a village in West Java. Reports say hundreds of people have been left homeless by the landslide, which is reported to have hit a workers' housing area in the morning. Rescue teams have been...

February 23, 2010 2:10 PM

Pak wants all issues to be discussed on Thursday

<br/>Pakistan today said it wants all bilateral issues, including Kashmir, to be discussed at the Foreign Secretary-level talks on Thursday. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in Beijing that much progress would not be made if India restricts the dialogue to a narrow agenda of terr...

February 23, 2010 2:09 PM

Bomb blast kills seven in Afghanistan

<br/>In Afghanistan, at least seven people have been killed and fourteen others injured by a bomb left on a bicycle near a bus station in the city of Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province. The blast comes as about 15,000 Nato and Afghan troops are involved in a 10-day old offensive around the c...

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