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As many as 1,500 rabies exposure cases have been reported in Lahore by the Institute of Public Health (IPH). Among them 95 per cent...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday asked the Balochistan chief minister to approach veteran Baloch leaders for wooing 'estranged' groups of the province.
Gilani expressed his hope that the tribal elders could work for greater reconciliation between the government and the dissident group. The PM said this in a meeting with Balochistan CM Aslam Raisani at his Chamber in the Parliament House.
He said the government has withdrawn army from troubled areas

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani sought United Nations' assistance in developing flood forecasting and early weather warning system for Pakistan before the monsoon season.
Talking to Rauf Engin Soysal, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Assistance to Pakistan at the PM House, Gilani appreciated UN's support and Special Envoy's dedicated work for the flood affected people of the country.
The Prime Minister lauded the personal commitment of

PESHAWAR - Civil society should come forward to help needy community in collaboration with other governance institutions as the created gap is harmful for the people. It was said in a dialogue on "Challenges to Pakistani Civil Society in Emerging Situations" jointly organised by the Blue Veins and Citizen Rights and Sustainable Development (CRSD) at a local hotel in Peshawar where Area Study Centre Director Dr Sarfraz Khan was the chief guest.
Dr Sarfraz said lack of tolerance in

KARACHI - Five men equipped with weapons robbed a private bank in Jodia Bazaar of Rs 9.85 million with the help of the bank's security guard early Thursday morning, the Kharadar Police said.
According to Kharadar Police Sub-Inspector Ghulam Ishaq, five men entered the Jodia Bazaar branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank at 6:30 am on Thursday with the help of the bank's security guard, Muhammad Anwar, who was deployed there by Mastan Security.
The robbers held the bank staff

LAHORE - After the death of one ostrich in one of the main parks of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), another ostrich's life is in danger because it is being kept in unsuitable hygienic conditions, Pakistan Today has learnt. The ostrich is kept at a public park in GG block, DHA. The DHA administration not only seems careless about the ostrich, whose health is deteriorating, but has also failed to meet the requirements of keeping an ostrich. GG Block Park is considered one of the

KARACHI - The successful experiments of growing halophytes in the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan will not only help strengthen the country's economy, but also create job opportunities for the under-privileged people of these areas, University of Karachi (KU) Vice Chancellor Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui said on Monday.
"Pakistan is an agro-based economy, and issues specifically salinity is putting negative impact on crop cultivation," he added. He was addressing a

ISLAMABAD - Saudi Arabia has sought Pakistan's help for the arrest of three Al Qaeda-linked militants allegedly hiding in Waziristan and believed to have masterminded the 2009 suicide attack on Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, the Saudi deputy interior minister, who has been at the forefront of the Kingdom's efforts to eradicate terrorism.
Prince Muhammad, son of Interior Minister Prince Nayef, survived assassination attempt in August 2009. Abdullah Hassan Al Aseery, a suicide bomber

TEHRAN - Iran can "easily" help Japan in dealing with a crippled nuclear power plant which was damaged in the aftermath of a March 11 tsunami, a top Iranian atomic scientist was quoted as saying on Saturday.
"Iran is one of the nations which under the current circumstances can help Japan with the damage in the Fukushima (Daiichi) nuclear plant," Mahmoud Reza Aghamiri, Iran's newly appointed representative to the Middle East's SESAME nuclear project, was quoted as saying by the

Angelina Jolie has flown to North Africa to help as thousands of refugees flee the ongoing conflict in Libya. More than 400,000 people have crossed Libya's borders since fighting broke out between rebel groups and forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi, while allied countries have also been carrying out air strikes in the area.
The Hollywood actress, who is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' refugee agency, travelled to the border of Libya and neighbouring Tunisia on

LONDON - The number of British households with dogs has overtaken those with cats, according to a survey, with smaller breeds becoming more popular, possibly because of their association with celebrities. "The popularity of small and very small dogs is often perceived as a fashion trend, influenced by celebrity `handbag' dogs," said the survey by Mintel. Another factor could be the appeal of canine couture with top designers including Vivienne Westwood and Ben de Lisi creating dog

ISLAMABAD - Since many of the ongoing energy projects in the country are being completed under Chinese assistance, the Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar has directed the departments concerned to reprioritise the same. He observed that revamping process would also be discussed at the forthcoming meeting of Pakistan China energy working group. An official source said that the minister gave these directions at a specially convened meeting on the energy sector projects. He

KARACHI - Germany's renewable energy technology sector is a success story and the country has the world's largest wind power sector and one of the largest solar power markets. Germany is planning to boost this share to at least 30 percent by 2020.
This was stated by the German Consul General Dr Christian Brecht in his speech at the international conference on Alternative Energy and Power held at Karachi Expo Centre. He said the topic of alternative energy has emerged as a very

HAFIZABAD - Pakistan People's Party Punjab President Chaudhry Imiaz Sadfar Warraich has said that Nawaz Shrief cannot bring about a revolution by buying 40 MPAs. Addressing the opening ceremony of a newly established passport office in Hafizabad, he claimed the popularity of Palistan People's Party was increasing in the Punjab.
The party had won every by-election held in the province, he said and added it was a revolution. He further claimed the party would form its government in

RAWALPINDI - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to contact Interpol to bring former president Pervez Musharraf back to Pakistan in order to ensure an immediate implementation of arrest warrant issued by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) for his alleged involvement in Benazir Bhutto's murder.
FIA prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar told reporters on Saturday that the agency would approach Interpol for arresting Mushrraf after the court ordered immediate implementation of the

NEW DELHI - India "stands ready" to give assistance to earthquake-hit neighbouring Myanmar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday. The Indian leader said he was "deeply saddened" at the news of the powerful 6.8-magnitude quake on Thursday that left 75 dead and reduced homes to rubble. "India stands ready to render any assistance that your government may require of us," Singh said in his message to Myanmar's military regime.
The quake struck in the east of the country

RAWALPINDI - Pakistan will ask Interpol to circulate a global arrest warrant for former president Pervez Musharraf over the murder of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
A Pakistani court last week gave prosecutors until April 2 to serve a warrant granted in February on Musharraf, who was president when Bhutto was killed in December 2007 in a gun and suicide bomb attack in Rawalpindi.
Musharraf, who lives in self-imposed exile in London, is accused of failing to provide her