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ISLAMABAD - A total of 179,256 Pakistanis will perform haj this year under the government and private quotas at an expense ranging from Rs 200,847 to Rs 222,047.
Applications for haj would be invited in the running month of April. While giving briefing on the Draft Haj Policy for 2011, Ministry of Religious Affairs Secretary Shaukat Hayat Durrani told the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs on Wednesday that the ministry has introduced two categories of accommodation

LONDON - A UK-wide representative convention of Kashmir Centre London Advisory Council was held in Birmingham on Sunday. Delegations from across the country attended the convention which was organized and presided by a prominent Kashmiri leader Chaudhry Sabir Hussain of Walking.
Sheffied based community leader and ex-councillor Ilyas Khan, Director Kashmir Centre UK Nazir Shawl, Iltaf Abbasi, Nisar Qureshi Chartered Accountant Haji Younas , Abdul Ghaffar JP, British Airway

LAHORE - Days after winning the hearts of numerous Indian fans with his remarks after his team's loss in the World Cup semifinal, Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said Indians are not as large-hearted as Pakistanis.
Afridi also slammed the Indian media for its "very negative approach" and said the Pakistani media was a "hundred times better" than its Indian counterpart. "In my opinion, if I have to tell the truth, they (Indians) will never have hearts like Muslims and

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan International Airline (PIA), in coordination with the Defence and Foreign Affairs ministries, Saturday sent a Boeing 747 to Tunisia for bringing back home those Pakistanis who have crossed over from Libya to Tunisia. The move came on the directives of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, as the airplane, with a capacity to carry 465 persons, left for Dejerba in Tunisia. According to the information received so far, around four to five hundred Pakistanis have

LAHORE - "If you are worried about the future of your offspring or afraid of the security situation, Malaysia could be an excellent resettlement option. The Malaysian government has introduced the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme that offers extremely attractive living and working opportunities to foreigners."
These remarks were made by Sesh Haider (Pvt) Ltd Director Salman Haider, while speaking to Pakistan Today in an interview. Elaborating on the MM2H programme,

ISLAMABAD - On the specific directions of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani ,Pakistan International Airline (PIA) in coordination with the Ministry of Defence and Foreign Affairs has send a Boeing 747 (Jumbo) to collect Pakistanis who have crossed over from Libya to Tunisia.
The aero-plan with capacity to carry 465 persons has left for the city of Dejerba in Tunisia.
According to information received, around four to five hundred Pakistanis have managed to cross the

MOHALI - Tens of thousands of Indians and a handful of Pakistanis packed the stadium for their cricket World Cup clash on Wednesday in a friendly atmosphere that belied diplomatic tensions between the countries.
"We love the people of India as we share the same roots and the same passion for the game among other things," said elated Pakistani fan Ali Salman, who crossed into India via the only road link, the Wagah crossing.
"I managed to get a ticket through my friends in

MUMBAI - Work across India and Pakistan came to a grinding halt on Wednesday as bureaucrats, factory workers, farmers and millions of other cricket fans gathered to watch the World Cup semi-final.
The clash between the two rival nations in Mohali, northwest India, took precedence over almost all business. Telephones rung unanswered in government ministries, share trading slowed and roads were eerily empty of traffic. People calling in sick may have struggled to convince their

KARACHI - The guns fell silent and the streets were deserted after Pakistan were defeated by India in their World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday. Zealous Pakistan fans, who had fired throughout the match at the fall of every Indian wicket or a boundary scored by the Pakistani batsmen, did not bother to waste their ammunition after the defeat and returned home silently.
"I had purchased 200 bullets out of my savings to celebrate the victory but now I guess I will save it

BRUSSELS - Pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades on Monday hijacked a Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying 29 sailors including 17 Pakistanis southeast of Oman, the European Union's naval forces said.
The Zirku crude oil tanker was seized some 250 nautical miles southeast of the Omani port of Salalah at around 0900 GMT, the EU Navfor anti-piracy mission said in a statement.

KARACHI - Pakistan fans and former players on Sunday celebrated the team's historic World Cup win over defending champions Australia, saying it had lifted a gloomy nation. Hundreds of jubilant fans thronged the streets after the winning shot, chanting "Long live Pakistan" and "Long live the Pakistan cricket team" in major cities Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.
Australia lost by four wickets to Shahid Afridi's men, a defeat that ended their 34-match unbeaten streak in the

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Thursday that a match was fixed between PPP, PML-N and the Judiciary for the release of United States (US) spy Raymond Davis.
He told a press conference here that the double murderer Davis' release would prove to be another "Lal Masjid" and it would promote extremism and anti-Americanism across the country. "This will also result into more terrorist attacks on the people who will have to pay the price for the

LONDON - Inspector General of Azad Kashmir police Dr Tariq Kokhar's claims of special cells for the grievances of overseas Pakistani's have proved short lived as Kashmiri community in the United Kingdom sees no improvement in the situation, they face in their home country.
Tariq Kokhar, during his visit to UK last week, addressed various gatherings of overseas Pakistanis across the country and assured them solving the problems they faced at the hands of the corrupt police and

ISLAMABAD - The senate body on Interior Saturday appealed to United Nation (UN) to play its role for the release of Pakistanis and other crew members taken as hostage by Somali pirates after hijacking three ships from the coast of Somalia. The Senate Standing committee that met with Senator Talha Mahmood in the chair directed Pakistani Foreign Office to pressurize the countries concerned for the release of 11 Pakistani hostages. Special Foreign Secretary Muhammad Haroon Shoukat told

LAHORE - Remittances play a vital role in all developing economies and Pakistan is no exception. The cost of remitting money homewards is a matter of great concern for Pakistanis living abroad. A recent study conducted by the World Bank's Global Remittances Working Group indicates that the United Arab Emirates has the lowest and Singapore has the highest money transfer fees for Pakistani expatriates. The study reveals that the cost related to transmitting money from the UAE is $3.24

KARACHI - The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has always played a pivotal role in relief efforts during difficult times faced by Pakistani nationals, and this time too the national carrier provided facilitation and assistance in bringing back the stranded Pakistanis from Turkey due to unrest in Libya. On the instructions of PIA Managing Director Nadeem Khan Yousufzai, the PIA arranged a relief flight to Marmaris (Turkey) to bring back the stranded Pakistanis who had arrived in

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has directed the ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs for taking appropriate and immediate steps to ensure safe evacuation of Pakistanis from Libya. On the directives of the prime minister, the PIA is sending tonight a plane to Turkey to bring back around 300 Pakistani nationals who have been evacuated with the help of the Turkish government while two others are ready to be dispatched to Tripoli and Tunisia in the next two days.