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Pakistani envoy and Gandhi’s grandson to make joint appeal for help to flood-affected people -

UNITED NATIONS,Sept 2 (APP)- Pakistan’s U.N. Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson of Indian leader M.K. Gandhi, will make a joint appeal to the international community on Friday to help millions of flood-effected Pakistani people, it was announced on Thursday.The appeal will be made at U.N. Headquarters in New York at a press conference being held to the “sensitize the International Community/media about the gravity of the situation” in Pakistan, a press release of Pakistan Mission to the United Nations said.

IMF to provide 450 million dollars emergency flood aid to Pakistan -

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (APP)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday to provide 450 million dollars in immediate emergency financing to Pakistan to help the country manage the aftermath of the devastating floods that have led a huge humanitarian crisis and impacted economic prospects.Managing Director of the Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn made the announcement after a meeting with Pakistani Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.

Chins denies reports of sending troops to Pakistan -

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (APP): China has rejected reports of the presence of over 11,000 troops in northern Pakistan, saying that such “groundless reports” were made with “ulterior motives.” “We believe the attempts of some people to fabricate stories to provoke China-Pakistan or China-India relations are doomed to fail,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said in a statement Wednesday.The comment came in response to recent reports by some American and Indian press that China had deployed more than 10,000 troops in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.

Pakistani peacekeepers donate medicine to a hospital in Sudan -

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (APP): UN peacekeepers from Pakistan on Wednesday donated assorted drugs worth more than $3,000 to help a teaching hospital in the Sudanese town of Wau meet patient demands from four neighbouring states, according to a report received here.“These drugs are meant for our treatment during our mission here in Sudan, but as no one is falling sick frequently, we thought of helping the needy,” said Major Intisar Ul-hag, commanding officer of the United Nations Mission in Sudan’s Pakistani Aviation Unit in Wau, during a ceremony to mark the event.

Pakistani dates to be displayed at Asian Fruit exhibition -

LONDON, Sept 2 (APP)- Pakistan is participating in the Asia Fruit Exhibition being organised in Hong Kong from September 8 to 10. Sources in the Commercial Wing of Pakistan High Commission said on Thursday the country will be taking part in the event under the name of ‘Pakistan Dates.’ Pakistan is the fourth largest producer of dates and is rated among the largest producers of date palm in the world with over 150 different varieties India is the largest importer with market share of about 38 percent while France and UK are second and third largest importers with shares of 4 percent and 2.5 percent respectively.The major countries importing both fresh and dried dates from Pakistan are India, USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Sport News

Trio withdraws from the English tour

ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP) - Pakistan test Captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are withdrawn from the tour of England on the advice of the International Cricket Council (ICC).“The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt was advised by the ICC not to consider the three players for selection until the investigations into alleged spot-fixing during the recent Test series against England are completed,” the source was quoted as saying.

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Miliband calls on PM Gilani

LONDON, Dec 3 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday stressed the need for a mechanism to make the strategic dialogue process with the United Kingdom more meaningful and result oriented. He was talking to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband who called on him here at his hotel.

Gilani discussed the gains made by Pakistan against militancy, including the successful law enforcement operation in Malakand and said similar success was being achieved in Waziristan.
Gilani attributed the success to the national consensus against extremism forged by the democratic government and across the board resolve of the nation to eliminate terrorism.
The British Foreign Secretary informed the Prime Minister on the forthcoming international conference on Afghanistan on Jan 28 in London which will be attended by its neighbors, regional countries and NATO allies conference.
He said a Pakistan-UK Education Task Force will visit Pakistan soon to help improve the standard of education in Pakistan.
The British Foreign Secretary reassured his government’s continued support for the FODP process.

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