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Its ‘wait and watch’ for PML-Q over joining hands with PPP

Its ‘wait and watch’ for PML-Q over joining hands with PPPIslamabad, Jan. 28: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has decided to play the waiting game on joining hands with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the National Assembly, till the brickbating between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) concludes, The Daily Times reports.

PML-Q's Punjab President Pervaiz Elahi, in a meeting with the party leaders, said that possibilities of siding with the PPP are open but the final decision on the issue will be taken later.

UN to constitute commission to investigate Benazir’s murder soon

UN to constitute commission to investigate Benazir’s murder soonIslamabad, Jan 28 : United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is expected to announce a commission to investigate the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when he visits Islamabad on February 4.

"Secretary General Moon would announce the commission during his forthcoming visit to Pakistan," the Dawn quoted a senior diplomatic source, as saying.

Zardari seeks help from foreign envoys to stop US drone attacks

Zardari seeks help from foreign envoys to stop US drone attacksIslamabad, Jan 28 : President Asif Ali Zardari has sought the diplomatic community's help to stop the United States from carrying out drone attacks on al Qaeda militants in Pakistan's Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan.

Speaking at a dinner hosted for foreign ambassadors on Tuesday, Zardari said Pakistan had joined the anti-terror war for its own security, but the US drone attacks were proving detrimental to its efforts.

Pakistan secures smuggled antiques from the UK

Pakistan FlagIslamabad, Jan. 27 : The British government has decided to return 198 pieces of antique pottery to Pakistan, said to about-4,000-years-old.

The million dollar worth antique pieces were categorised as `ordinary pieces of pottery with a value of about 100 dollars when they were smuggled out of Pakistan via Dubai in 2007. But they were seized by the UK's Customs Department at Heathrow Airport, the Daily Times reports.

Subsequently, the Pakistan High Commission in UK started negotiating with the British authorities for its return.

Pak senators blame India for posting defamatory calendars

Pak senators blame India for posting defamatory calendarsIslamabad, Jan. 27 : Several Pakistani Senators have received calendars illustrating Pakistan as being within India's territorial boundaries.

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid's (PML-Q) Senator Gulshan Saeed has blamed an Indian organization for posting her such calendars. She also said that her colleagues, Rehana Baloch, had also received the calendar, the Daily Times reports.

When Gulshan informed Senate's Deputy Chairman Jan Muhammad Jamali about the issue, he said he had also received a similar calendar.

Pakistan cracks down JuD’s main headquarter

Pakistan cracks down JuD’s main headquarterIslamabad, Jan. 27 : The Government in Pakistan''s Punjab provincehas finally taken over the main headquarters of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa at Muridke.

An administrator has been appointed to oversee all institutions run by the UN-banned JuD. Apart from a regular monitoring of the hospitals, schools and other welfare bodies run by the institution, JuD's main headquarters at Muridke have finally been taken over, The News reports.

Earlier, LeT's terror camps were organized in this complex before being moved to Pakistan-administered Kashmir after a 2002 ban on the organization.

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