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Delay in judges’ appointment

13 Feb 2010 at 12:00am
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued notices to the federal government on a petition against the delay in judges’ ap

Punjab allowed water from link canal

13 Feb 2010 at 12:00am
LAHORE: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Friday finally gave the permission to open the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal after voting on this thorn

‘Reservations of MQM over LG Bill addressed’

13 Feb 2010 at 12:00am
ISLAMABAD: All pending issues among the coalition partners in Sindh stand resolved as the MQM’s reservations over amendments in the Local Government (

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Civilians 'killed' in Iraq gunfight

13 Feb 2010 at 12:30am
At least 10 reportedly dead as Iraqi-US forces are drawn into gunbattle during raid.

Iraq 'upholds' poll ban on two MPs

12 Feb 2010 at 1:33pm
Tensions likely to escalate as Sunni leaders are reportedly barred from March 7 polls.

Violations test Yemen's shaky truce

12 Feb 2010 at 1:57pm
Government accuses Houthi fighters of killing three soldiers just hours after ceasefire deal.

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Misuse of the Threat of Terrorism

6 Feb 2010 at 10:32am
A Yemeni human rights defender has been sentenced to serve an eight-year prison term, the latest in a litany of human rights abuses in Yemen.

Canada, the UNRWA and the Arabs

4 Feb 2010 at 5:25pm
The U.N. caretaker agency for Palestinian refugees, which is already neglected by Arab nations, is now being dropped by the Canadian government.

Muffled Screams of Gaza

17 Jan 2010 at 9:38pm
A report by the U.N. Human Rights Commission determined that Israel committed war crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza, but nothing has changed in terms of U.S. support.