A great national loss: Musharraf: President Gen Pervez Musharraf expressed deep sorrow over the death of Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir in a plane crash on Thursday. He paid rich tributes to the air chief for his outstanding professional qualities, honesty and integrity. "Today, Pakistan has suffered a great loss, it's not only a loss for Pakistan Air Force but a loss for the entire country." More...

NAB seeks politicians' extradition: The National Accountability Bureau has expedited its efforts for the extradition of politicians and bureaucrats allegedly involved in corruption from different countries, specially the United States and Britain.Speaking at a press conference at the NAB headquarters on Monday, the NAB spokesman, Brigadier Tayyab Waheed, said the government was pursuing cases against politicians and bureaucrats who had obtained asylum in different countries. More....  

 Command structures watertight: Musharraf: Hatf-V given to army: Pakistan Army was formally handed over here on Wednesday an indigenously developed Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Hatf-V Ghauri) system at a special ceremony held at Khan Research Laboratories (KRL).
Speaking on the occasion President Gen Pervez Musharraf said that Pakistanis were a responsible nation and were aware of international obligations. More.....

Years of healthy life can be increased 5-10 years, WHO says
30 October 2002 -- Worldwide, healthy life expectancy can be increased by 5-10 years if governments and individuals make combined efforts against the major health risks in each region, the World Health Organization (WHO) says in its new yearly report. Full Story

Anti-Globalization - a Challenge or Threat: Globalization versus Anti Globalization is a hot topic for pass few years now. Its all started at Seatle in 1998, where the members of WTO (World Trade Organization) were holding the meeting on trade, economical, financial and investment collaboration exchange and prosperity especially for the third world countries. More.....

Talks-enabling climate stressed: Pakistan-Russia joint statement:  Pakistan and Russia stressed the need for continuous sincere efforts by the parties concerned of South Asia to create conditions for resuming the dialogue between Pakistan and India in order to resolve all outstanding issues between them on the basis of equity and justice. More....

Foreign Medical Graduates Training in the USA, recent update and trends: There are a few general guidelines and suggestions for all FMGs: if you are in the USA for 2-3 years and looking for a residency slot, please obtain some US educational experience by doing a Master’s degree in healthcare or related fields. Try to get good scores in USMLE. More....

Losers can file papers for Senate: Losers of the October elections may file nomination papers to contest the Senate elections subject to the decision of Supreme Court.This was observed by Justice Munir A Sheikh on Wednesday while sitting on a five-member larger bench which is hearing petitions challenging the ban on losers to contest Senate polls. More...

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