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DUBLIN - Ireland is set for a coalition government after the two parties that topped last month's elections, Fine Gael and Labour, agreed Sunday to share power and work together on slashing a massive deficit.
"I am happy to tell you that we have concluded an agreement," Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny told RTE state radio, adding: "Some of the final details are now being worked out for presentation to both parties."
The February 25 election has redrawn the political map of

KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is set to launch much-awaited margin trading system (MTS) from March 7, 2011, that would bolster the trading volume and sentiment of the market, sources told Pakistan Today on Thursday. From Thursday the KSE has started the mock trading of the shares to be traded under the Margin Trading System with the aim to streamline the system ahead of its launching. Sources said that Finance Minister Hafeez Sheikh is scheduled to visit Karachi Stock

KARACHI - Appreciating the role of the United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF), Sindh Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik said that the fund is playing an important role in protecting the rights of children.
Talking to UNICEF Child Protection Specialist Dr Jabeen Fatima Abbas and Child Protection Officer in Sindh Suhail Ahmed at his office, the ombudsman expressed confidence that the Child Complaint Office set up at the Sindh Ombudsman Secretariat,in cooperation with UNICEF, would play an

TRIPOLI - Terrified residents on Saturday braced for bloody battles in an eerily quiet Tripoli after Moamer Gaddafi's forces prepared to defend the city from a rebellion controlling much of the rest of the country.
UN Security Council envoys embarked on tough negotiations over how to sanction the Libyan leader for his deadly offensive on opposition protesters. The escalating revolt to overthrow Gaddafi, which a Libyan diplomat to the UN said has killed thousands, has seen

KARACHI - The first-ever robotic surgical system in Pakistan named 'da Vinci' will be installed at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) in April. This was disclosed by Allmed Solutions (Allmed Group of Companies) Director Ejaz Mirza while speaking to Pakistan Today on Saturday.
The da Vinci Surgical System is designed to facilitate in complex surgeries using a minimal invasive approach. The system is controlled by a surgeon from a console and is being

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is set to decide in a meeting today whether or not to continue its alliance with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Punjab, as well as to determine its future course of action following an increasingly sour fall-out with the PPP.
With the extended deadline to implement the PML-N's 10-point reforms agenda expiring today, the organising committee of the PML-N will discuss the party's future strategy vis-a-vis the PPP with two

KARACHI - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has chalked out a strategy with an aim that some 2000 companies file their tax returns. The FBR said steps would be taken by April 15 to ensure that top 1000 corporate non-filers and top 1000 short-filers of the sales tax submitted their returns for the period July-December 2010. The decision was made at a meeting of the FBR's Board-in-Council convened under the directive of Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in Islamabad on

LAHORE - Everything seems in place for protecting Lahore Development Authority (LDA) officials involved in a mega forgery scam regarding stamp papers in the LDA Avenue-I Housing Scheme, Pakistan Today has learnt. The scam surfaced when Ishtiaq Chaudhry was serving as estate management director on deputation in LDA from 2009 to 2010. A LDA official told Pakistan Today that a number of property dealers, in connivance with LDA officials, issued fake stamp papers worth Rs 20,000 and

LAHORE - The Punjab government has started the process of abolishing top revenue posts in districts and tehsils across the province, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to details, there are a total of 36 executive district officers (EDO) revenue and DO (R) posts in all districts, while nearly 140 deputy district officers (DDO) (R) are working across all tehsils of Punjab.
The provincial government has already initiated the "downsizing" drive and slashed various posts in grades

LAHORE - Additional District and Session Judge on Friday adjourned hearing of an application filed by Moonis Elahi challenging the impugned orders passed by judicial magistrate Irfan Basra regarding proclamation of the arrest of the absconder accused applicant till February 19.
Earlier, FIA authorities sought time to submit the reply of said application stating that the relevant record is in FIA's Islamabad office. The application filed by Moonis Elahi through his counsel

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD - US Senator John Kerry said on Tuesday Raymond Davis, an American national detained in Pakistan on charges of double murder, will be subjected to a criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice, however he enjoys immunity under the Vienna Conventions of 1961 as he was working as a diplomat with the US embassy in Islamabad.
In a roundtable meeting with a small group of journalists from the print media, he said the US diplomat fired in self defence and

KARACHI - Milk sellers have decided to increase the price of fresh milk by Rs 10 per litre in the next month, adding to the financial woes of poor citizens, who would be forced to pay around Rs 70 for the commodity after the price hike. The decision to increase milk prices was made at a meeting of the Karachi Dairy Farmers Association (KDFA) on Tuesday, due to "increase in price of animals."
The prices of cattle have continuously been on the rise after the devastating floods

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) would prepare electoral rolls-2011 in collaboration with NADRA in the wake of Statistic Division's decision to increase the number of census blocks from 1,02,000 to 1,45,000 till 31st December 2011. For this purpose, the existing electoral rolls data will be shared with NADRA for the purpose of verification and augmentation of voters according to new census blocks, said a statement issued here on Tuesday.
It said that this

DASKA - The people of Daska, Sambrial and Pasrur today have finalised arrangements to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi with great reverence and fervour, renewing the pledge to follow the teachings of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). The day will dawn with special prayers in mosques for development, safety, peace, unity and brotherhood amongst the followers of the holy prophet (PBUH).
Special security arrangements have been made to maintain law and order on this occasion.

WAZIRABAD - All preparations to celebrate Eid-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) with religions fervour have been completed as all the town committees of the subdivisions have decorated all the routes of Milad procession beautifully. The main procession under Jamaat-e-Ahle Sunnat Wazirabad will be held from 11am to 6pm and will end at Rail Bazaar Wazirabad.

LAHORE - Kinnaird College and Okara College reached the final of the Inter-collegiate Lahore Board Cricket Tournament here on Thursday. The final will be played today at the Kinnaird College Ground. Islamia College Cooper Road and Samanabad College will play the playoff for third place. In the first semi-final, KC beat Samanabad College by 10 wickets.
The Samnabad were restricted to 32 runs in the allotted 15 overs. Amna was the top scorer with just six runs. KC's Hafza and Saba

LAHORE - PIA, WAPDA, NBP and SSGC have qualified for semi-finals of the 58th National Hockey Championship, to be played on February 12 at Faisalabad. Steel Mill, Navy, WAPDA and NBP on Wednesday moved past their rivals while PIA were held to a goal-less draw by SSGC. PIA remained on top in the points table.
Steel Mill beat PTV by a big margin of 5-2, Navy edged Port Qasim 2-1, WAPDA beat Army 1-0 and NBP halted HBL 2-1. Olympian K.M. Junaid witnessed the match between NBP and HBL