WASHINGTON, Feb 10, (APP/AFP): The US Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fueled power plants pending a legal challenge. A coalition of 27 US states are suing in a lower court to halt Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and petitioned the Supreme Court to […]
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US Supreme Court temporarily halts Obama carbon emissions plan
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Two Pakistan Americans running for US Congress
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (APP):Two Pakistani Americans are running for US Congress in 2016, as the country enters the crucial race to elect the next President of the United States. Dean H Malik, 44 is a Republican candidate for the 8th Congressional District of Pennsylvania while Ali Mirza, 54, is a Democratic candidate for the 5th […]
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Mirwaiz, Yasin Malik hail Guru’s sacrifice
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (APP): All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chief, Muhammad Yasin Malik, have termed the sacrifice of Kashmiri martyr, Muhammad Afzal Guru, as a milestone in the resistance history of Jammu and Kashmir. The APHC spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar said that […]
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Syed Ali Gilani denounces curbs, arrests in IOK
ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (APP): The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference (G), Syed Ali Gilani has criticized the authorities for imposing restrictions in the territory on the third martyrdom anniversary of Kashmiri martyr, Muhammad Afzal Guru, who was unjustly hanged by India in Delhi’s Tihar jail. According to KMS, Ali Gilani, who is in New […]
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New Hampshire votes in high-profile US primary
MANCHESTER, United States, Feb 10, (APP/AFP): Last-minute voters cast ballots Tuesday in the small US state of New Hampshire in the second key test of the White House race, with Donald Trump chasing victory and Hillary Clinton looking to reel in local hero Bernie Sanders. Nearly all voting stations closed, or stopped allowing voters to […]
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Strong magnitude 6.3 quake strikes Chile: USGS
SANTIAGO, Feb 10, (APP/AFP): A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on Chile’s coast north of Santiago, the US Geological Survey reported Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake struck at 7:33 pm (0033 GMT Wednesday) 326 kilometers (203 miles) north-northwest of Santiago, the USGS said. It had a depth […]