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Some want to delay senate polls: Gilani

Islamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that conspiracies are being hatched to delay the country's senate elections.

Putin wants performance checks for bureaucrats

Moscow : Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed an individual performance assessment system for civil servants.

China calls for more global anti-poverty efforts

United Nations : China has called upon the international community to make greater anti-poverty efforts.

Electricity from India will ease power crisis: Pak PM

Islamabad : A number of initiatives, including importing electricity from India, will help resolve Pakistan's energy crisis, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Taliban, backed by Pak, set to retake power in Afghanistan: Report

London : The United States military has said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after Nato-led forces withdraw from the country, Britai

Court allows Haqqani to travel abroad

Islamabad : Pakistan's former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani was Monday permitted to travel abroad by the Supreme Court, which is probing a memo sent to Washington saying President Asif Ali Zardari ha