Europe debt woes weigh on markets again
May 24, 2010 by Trend PK
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LONDON: European stock markets fell again Monday ahead of an expected lower opening on Wall Street as the euro was back under pressure.
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7 arrests in deaths of 6 NATO troops: Afghans
May 24, 2010 by Trend PK
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KABUL: Afghan authorities are announcing the arrest of seven people in last week’s car suicide car bombing that killed six NATO soldiers including three American colonels and a Canadian colonel.
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3 killed at Pak-Afghan Border: Zhob
ZHOB, Pakistan News: At least three Pakistanis were killed by Afghan security personnel while crossing the Pak-Afghan border near district of Zhob (Balochistan).
Officials say that all the three were unintentionally crossing the border and entered into Afghan area, the Afghan security forces opened the fire killing all three on spot.
Dead bodies are still said to in possession of Afghan security forces where as no contact had been made with the Pakistani Officials, the channel added.
3 killed at Pak-Afghan Border: Zhob was first posted on January 1, 2010 at 12:23 pm.
Provinces Get the Reins of Local Bodies
President Asif Ali Zardari
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: President Asif Ali Zardari on late night Thursday transferred the power of amending the Local Government Ordinance to the provinces, giving the fate of the one-time basic democracy in the hands of provincial governments.
“The President has approved the amendments in the Local Government Ordinance 2001 after consulting Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani,” said a statement issued by presidential spokesman Farhatullah Baber.
Terming the act a new-year gift from the President to the nation, Baber declared the transfer of power a step towards provincial autonomy. He said now the provinces can decide the issues – like holding new local bodies’ elections and appointment of administrators, on their own keeping their requirements and on-ground situation in view.
Provinces Get the Reins of Local Bodies was first posted on January 1, 2010 at 12:28 pm.
PML-N Candidate Held in Swat
Pakistan News: A PML-N candidate from PF-83 has been arrested from Char, Swat.
PML-N member Fiaz Khan has been shifted to an undisclosed location for grilling; however, reasons for the arrest have not been ascertained so far.
PML-N Candidate Held in Swat was first posted on January 1, 2010 at 12:32 pm.
