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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority raises POL prices


ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has announced new prices of petroleum products on Tuesday.

Pakistan says US drone strikes are illegal


ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Tuesday that it considers strikes by the US spy aircraft in the tribal regions as illegal and violation of the country’s e against unmanned drone strikes inside its territory are illegal and counterproductive, local media reported.

10 soldiers, 40 militants die in Kurram agency clashes


KURRAM AGENCY: At least 10 soldiers and 40 militants were killed in clashes Kurram Agency on Tuesday.

11 killed in fresh spate of Karachi violence


KARACHI: At least eleven people have been killed and several injured in fresh spate of firing at different areas of Karachi during the past 24 hours, police said Tuesday.

Amnesty International urges US to clarify basis for drone killings in Pakistan


Washington: The US must disclose details of the legal and factual basis for the lethal use of drones in Pakistan, Amnesty International said Tuesday after US President Barack Obama confirmed that the unmanned aircraft are used to target suspected militants in the country’s tribal areas.

Supreme Court to form larger bench to hear BB’s murder case


ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday decided to form a larger bench to look into the issue of registering second FIR in the two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case.