Chile blaze claims six firefighters

SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera invoked anti-terror legislation Thursday after at least six firefighters died in a wildfire he believes was started deliberately.An unusually hot and dry start to the Chilean summer has seen more than 50 wildfires, fanned by high winds, burn down scores of homes and destroy some 50,000 hectares (123,000 acres) of woodland and brush over the past 10 days.Authorities suspect several fires that erupted almost simultaneously in the forest regions of Biobio, Maule and Araucania, some 500 to 700 kilometers (310 to 435 miles) south of the capital Santiago, were the work of criminals.Ten firefighters,...

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Rupee at record low for 3rd consecutive day

KARACHI: The rupee traded at a record low of 90.70 to dollar for the third consecutive trading session on Friday.In inter bank market, rupee traded at 90.70 to dollar while in open market it was at 90.80.The rupee traded at a record low of 90.42 on Thursday and at 90.35 to the dollar on Wednesday. ...

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Nawaz stresses redressal of Balochistan grievances

QUETTA: PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif is in Quetta for 2-day visit where he met with the delegation of National Party lead by Senator Dr Abdul Malik Baloch at MPA hostel.While addressing the delegation, Nawaz regretted the military operation in Balochistan and said that people of the province were not treated fairly and their sentiments were hurt but it is the time for accountability and address their issues.He questioned the PPP government that what steps were taken to solve the problems of Balochistan including the issues of target killings, kidnappings, and recovering missing persons. He also asked what did the government do to address...

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MQM threatened to stage walk out from the assembly along with coalition partners

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement raised voice on the issue of new provinces and threatened to stage walk out from the assembly along with coalition partners.MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizvi, on point of order, said that resolution of new provinces was not included again in today's agenda of the assembly.On this, Deputy Speaker Faisal Karim Kundi said how could it be included when the resolution was not presented in the NA.Farooq Sattar warned that if voting was not held on the resolution, MQM would boycott the session along with FATA, PML-Q and JUI MNAs.Ghulam Ahmed Bilour of ANP said it is not even a year that the provinces were empowered...

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