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Everything you need to know about Haripur Chak: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Haripur Chak: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Earthquake hits parts of Pakistan again

May 1, 2013 at 1:48 PM

Islamabad, May. 1 (ANI): Earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Pakistan, including Lahore, Islamabad, Abbottabad, Haripur, Chakwal, Gujranwala, Sailkot, Battagram, Mirpur, Muridke, Jhelum and Swat.

Heavy rain, snowfall kills 33 in Pakistan

February 6, 2013 at 11:23 AM

Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Thirty-three people have been killed in Pakistan's northwest area following incessant rains coupled with snowfall.

Small screen's 'Gangubai' loves shooting

February 4, 2013 at 12:06 PM

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Child actress Saloni Daini, who became a popular face after winning comedy reality show "Chhote Miyan", says shooting doesn't tire her out, and that she knows how to handle a situation if anything goes wrong.

Pakistan restricts mobile service for Muharram

November 23, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Islamabad, Nov 23 (IANS) Pakistan has suspended mobile phone services in several districts as part of the precautionary security measures for Muharram.

Haripur out, India to find new site for Russian nuclear plant

October 23, 2012 at 7:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit here, India Tuesday said it is in touch with Russia to find an alternative site for a Russian-aided nuclear plant in view of the West Bengal government's opposition to the setting up of an atomic plant in Haripur.

Jailed terrorists using cellphones to plot terror-strikes across Pakistan

July 9, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Lahore, July 9 (ANI): High-profile terror suspects in Pakistan are flouting laws by using mobile phones in their prison cells to contact their accomplices in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and settled regions, an intelligence agency report has revealed.

Four Pakistanis drown in well

June 21, 2012 at 2:21 PM

Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Four Pakistani men - including two brothers - drowned in a well after the first man went down to repair a water pump and the others rushed to rescue him, police said Thursday

Bangladesh discovers 137 mn barrels of oil

May 20, 2012 at 6:51 PM

Dhaka, May 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation - popularly known as Petrobangla - Sunday announced the discovery of 137 million barrels of oil in two old gas fields in the country's northeastern Sylhet district.

'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' goes on floors (With Image)

May 16, 2012 at 12:58 PM

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The shooting of "Mere Dad Ki Maruti", the third film from the Y-Films banner, has begun with model-turned-actor Saqib Saleem in the main lead.

90 per cent Pakistani detainees are victims of custodial torture: NGOs

May 15, 2012 at 12:02 PM

Islamabad, May 15 (ANI): Several non-governmental organisations (NGO) have reported that custodial maltreatment is rampant in Pakistan, with physical and mental torture inflicted upon as many as 90 per cent of detainees.

Three civilians killed, four injured in Afghan Wardak province

April 26, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Maidan Shar (Afghanistan), April 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Three civilians were killed and four other women injured Thursday when a mortar hit a house following a clash between Taliban and NATO-led forces in Afghan Wardak province, 35 km west of capital Kabul, the provincial government said.

Pak-origin Brit peer's '10m pounds bounty to capture Obama' was legal fund to put Blair on trial

April 17, 2012 at 2:01 PM

London, Apr 17 (ANI): A Pakistani-origin British Labour peer offered to set up a 10million pounds legal fund to bring former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair before the International Court of Justice in the Hague, it has emerged.

Pakistani-British MP offers reward for Obama's capture

April 16, 2012 at 6:59 PM

London, April 16 (IANS) A Pakistani-origin member of the House of Lords was suspended from the Labour party after it was reported he had offered a reward of 10 million pounds for the capture of US President Barack Obama.

Pak-origin Brit peer suspended for 'offering 10m pounds bounty for capture of Obama, Bush'

April 16, 2012 at 10:43 AM

London, Apr 16 (ANI): A Pakistani-origin British Labour peer has been suspended after allegedly claiming that he would put up a 10million pounds bounty for the capture of US President Barack Obama and his predecessor President George W Bush.

12 die in Pakistan accident

April 11, 2012 at 2:19 PM

Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 15 injured Wednesday when two passenger vans collided in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a media report said.

Osama's Yemeni wife stayed in Karachi for almost 9 months

March 29, 2012 at 11:20 AM

Islamabad, Mar 29 (ANI): Former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's Yemeni widow Amal Ahmed Abdulfattah lived in Karachi for almost 8-9 months and kept changing her residence six or seven times.

Pacts for Kudankulam III and IV almost ready: Russian envoy

March 26, 2012 at 3:04 PM

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Ahead of President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to India, Russian Ambassador Alexander M. Kadakain said the agreements for the units III and IV of the Kudankulam nuclear plant were "almost ready". Moscow, he underlined, was hoping that the nuclear liability law won't apply to them.

Pak house where Osama lived in 2004 up for rent for 150 pounds

March 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM

Islamabad, Mar 10 (ANI): A smart house in a Pakistani town, just over 20 miles north of Islamabad, where Osama bin Laden and his family lived in 2004 before shifting to their Abbottabad compound, is all set to be rented out for 150 pounds per month.

Pak house where Osama lived in 2004 up for rent for 150 pounds

March 10, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Islamabad, Mar 10 (ANI): A smart house in a Pakistani town, just over 20 miles north of Islamabad, where Osama bin Laden and his family lived in 2004 before shifting to their Abbottabad compound, is all set to be rented out for 150 pounds per month.

Pakistan's home 'lady health workers' cure pneumonia better than in hospital

November 11, 2011 at 2:32 PM

London, Nov 11 (ANI): Young children treated at home for severe pneumonia by Pakistan's network of "lady health workers" were more likely to get well than children referred to health facilities, according to a new study.

'Paraded naked' Pak woman's 'rape victim' "wasn't ever assaulted"!

June 16, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Islamabad, June 16(ANI): An alleged rape victim, whose physical abuse claims had led to a woman being paraded naked in Pakistan's Haripur city, has now denied that she is pregnant or was ever assaulted.

Chak Shah Mohammad locals deny seeing Osama

May 8, 2011 at 4:20 PM

Islamabad, May 8(ANI): Locals of Chak Shah Mohammad, a small village near Haripur town in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, have denied ever having seen al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden there.

How 'bored' Osama spent his last five years at Abbottabad hideout

May 8, 2011 at 11:56 AM

Washington, May 8(ANI): Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden spent the last five years of his life behind the barbed wire and high walls of his mansion in Pakistan's Abbottabad city, his days consumed by dark arts and domesticity.

'Hale and hearty' Osama was living in urban Pakistan for seven and half years

May 7, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Islamabad, May 7(ANI): Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden had left Pakistan's tribal areas sometime in 2003, and had been living in the country's northern urban regions since then, his Yemeni widow has revealed.

India, Russia to review nuke sites safety, don't want brakes on projects

April 14, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Sanya (China), Apr. 14 (ANI): Alarmed over the recent nuclear catastrophe in Japan, India and Russia have decided to jointly review the safety of nuclear reactors installed in India, and also agreed not to impose brakes on ongoing projects.

Activists protest outside Russian Consulate against proposed nuclear plant

December 22, 2010 at 8:29 PM

Kolkata, Dec 22 (ANI): Scores of activists belonging to the 'Committee Against Nuclear Plant and To Save Homes, Life and Livelihood' staged a sit-in protest outside the Russian Consulate here on Wednesday against the setting up of a proposed nuclear power plant.

Russian envoy downplays Haripur nuke reactor plant reservations

December 17, 2010 at 5:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec. 17 (ANI): Russia's Ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin, on Friday downplayed reservations about setting up nuclear reactors in Haripur, West Bengal.

Medvedev Visit: Yet another step in strengthening Indo-Russian ties

December 9, 2010 at 11:19 PM

Brussels, Dec.9 (ANI): India and Russia are keen to expand areas of cooperation, and, the forthcoming visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to New Delhi on December 21 and 22, will further boost efforts in this regard, said a Indian Government official.

Pak Army set up flood monitoring cell in Karachi

August 1, 2010 at 8:40 PM

Karachi, Aug 1(ANI): A monitoring cell has been established in the Pakistan Army corps headquarters in Karachi for round-the-clock monitoring of floods to meet a possible emergency situation.

Rains, floods continue to wreak havoc in Pak, death toll rises to 800

August 1, 2010 at 11:03 AM

Peshawar, Aug 1(ANI): The death toll in rain-related incidents in Pakistan has climbed to 800, as rescue workers and troops struggled to reach over 26,758 people who are stranded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

Historic pact will expand horizon of Indo-Russian nuke ties: PM

December 7, 2009 at 9:35 PM

Moscow, Dec.7 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday expressed the hope that the signing of the landmark inter-governmental agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy between India and Russia would expand the horizon of nuclear relationship between the two countries.

India, Russia likely to sign 123 type atomic energy pact during PM's visit

December 3, 2009 at 6:09 PM

New Delhi, Dec. 3 (ANI): India and Russia are likely to sign an atomic energy agreement along the lines of the 123 agreement that has been inked by India and the United States during the three-day visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Moscow from December 6.

AEC chief Kakodkar downplays terror threat

November 17, 2009 at 11:23 AM

Kolkata, Nov 17 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar has said work on India's nuclear programmes will continue as usual despite media reports of the country's nuclear power plants being placed on alert and being made more secure to prevent a terror strike.

Problems remain for Swat people as Taliban turn common criminals

September 24, 2009 at 4:46 PM

Islamabad, Sep.24 (ANI): Problems for people in Swat and Malakand Divisions are far from over as the crime rate in the valley has witnessed a sudden rise in the recent past.

Fazlullah hurt, may surrender soon

September 13, 2009 at 11:41 AM

Lahore, Sep.13 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat chapter chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been seriously wounded and may surrender soon, a private television channel said.

It's Chak De! Kolkata in Lok Sabha polls

May 14, 2009 at 10:25 AM

Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The people of this eastern metropolis, known for their political orientation, have left far behind their counterparts from the other four metros in terms of the voting percentage for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

I'm not dating Britney Spears: Sandip Soparrkar

January 26, 2009 at 11:03 AM

New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Ace Indian choreographer Sandeep Soparrkar wants to once and for all put to rest rumours about his alleged affair with Britney Spears and says he is too much in love with his partner Jesse Randhawa to even think of dating the American pop star.

NWFP govt to create more jobs to prevent youths from joining Taliban

October 13, 2008 at 1:58 PM

Peshawar, Oct 13 (ANI): The NWFP government is planning to increase economic activity through offering more government jobs in the province in a bid to curb the wave of Talibanisation, the ruling party the ANP (Awami National Party) has said.

Koshi embankment reconstruction to cost 5.25 billion rupees

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kathmandu, Aug 28 (ANI): Indian technical team today estimated around Rs 5.25 billion cost for reconstructing the embankment breached by the Saptakoshi River.

Nepal government team to camp in Sunsari for rescue work

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kathmandu, Aug 27 (ANI): A high-level government team headed by ministers of defense and physical planning is to monitor the execution of work at the flood-affected areas at Sunsari and supervise the rescue and relief efforts for Saptakoshi flood victims.