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Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered Rs 100 billion loss due to NATO supplies to Afghanistan via Pakistan, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was told, SAMAA reports. Chairman of the National Highway Authority (NHA) Muhammad Ali Gardezi told the PAC that the NATO supplies have caused Rs 100 billion loss to the country “but not a single penny was paid for repairing the damaged highways.” The PAC met on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Nadeem Afzal Gondal. — SAMAA
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Staff Report KARACHI: Various cities of Sindh observed shutter-down and wheel-jam strike on Wednesday on a call given by nationalist parties of the province against firing on a political rally and subsequent violence in Karachi, SAMAA reports. At least eleven people were killed and more than 30 wounded after unidentified gunmen opened fire at a political rally organised by Awami Tehrik (AT) and backed by several other parties in protest against proposed Mohajir province and the recent operation in Lyari.
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Staff Report KARACHI: Universities and education boards of Sindh cancelled Wednesday’s papers in the wake of strike call given by nationalist parties against violence in Karachi, SAMAA reports. At least eleven people were killed and more than 30 wounded after unidentified gunmen opened fire at a political rally organised by Awami Tehrik (AT) and backed by several other parties in protest against proposed Mohajir province and the recent operation in Lyari
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Staff Report KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to various people including Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fahmida Mirza, Attorney General and Law Minister, SAMAA reports Wednesday.
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Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) Wednesday requested National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to raise power tariffs by two rupees per unit. According to the NEPRA, the purchasing agency moved the regulatory authority to hike power tariffs by two rupees/unit under fuel adjustment for the month of April. The NEPRA officials say electricity amounting 6.57 billion units were sold to distributing companies during April; 41 percent of power was produced from costly furnace oil
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LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has screened his new film about a Scientology-like sect leader for Tom Cruise, Scientology’s most famous follower, in the hopes of heading off a conflict with the group, TheWrap has learned. According to two individuals close to the movie, Anderson recently screened the film, loosely based on the life of Scientology-founder L. Ron Hubbard, for Cruise.
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LONDON: West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, who took four wickets on his debut in the first test against England, will miss the remainder of the series after suffering a back injury, the West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement.
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RIYADH: Seven aid groups on Wednesday warned Western diplomats that Yemen was on the brink of a “catastrophic food crisis” and urged them to bolster efforts to salvage the situation as they meet in Riyadh for an international conference to help the nation.
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The cabinet will review implementation status of its earlier decisions and endorse the decisions of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC). The meeting will also review prices of essential commodities. The cabinet is expected to approve a number of agreements for cooperation in defense‚ science and technology with different countries
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Rao has replacd the present chairman and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar.
