Agencies asked to focus on terrorism: CE outlines new role
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has ordered the national intelligence agencies to concentrate on terrorism and sectarianism-related activities instead of gathering “political intelligence”, Dawn learnt from authoritative sources....
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US freezes assets of Jaish-i-Mohammad: 39 more entities added to list
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: Jaish-i-Mohammad is among the additions to the list of organizations whose assets have been frozen for suspected links to terrorism....
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JUI gives call for ‘gherao’ of Jacobabad airport
QUETTA, Oct 12: Maulana Abdul Ghafur Haidri, Secretary-General of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) and a former Balochistan minister, gave a call on Friday to ‘gherao’ Jacobabad Airport on Sunday (Oct 14)...
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US offers Taliban another chance
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: President George Bush on Thursday said the United States would be prepared to give the Taliban a “second chance” to handover Osama bin Laden but combined this with...
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No foreign combat troops in Pakistan: Foreign Office rules out intermediary’s role
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: The Foreign Office said on Friday that no action against Afghanistan was being initiated from Pakistan soil, but added that some airstrips could be offered to the US...
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Airbases given to US will be used for rescue work: Police reforms within a month: Moin
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: The government has allowed the US-led coalition to use two Pakistani airports “for undertaking search and rescue operation,” Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider told Dawn on Friday....
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Uzbekistan, US reach agreement on bases
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: The United States and Uzbekistan on Friday said they had reached a formal counter-terrorism agreement that will allow US troops and warplanes to use Uzbek airspace and military...
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New York mayor rejects Saudi prince’s $10 million donation
NEW YORK Oct 12: New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Thursday rejected a $10 million donation from a Saudi prince, who while condoling the deaths of thousands of people in the...
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Annan, UN share Nobel Peace Prize
 OSLO, Oct 12: The United Nations and Secretary-General Kofi Annan won the centenary Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working for “a better organized and more peaceful world” in tackling challenges...
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Bombing of Afghan targets continues
KABUL/WASHINGTON, Oct 12: US forces stopped blasting fixed Taliban and al-Qaeda targets on Friday in deference to the Muslim holy day, but kept up pressure on “emerging targets” in Afghanistan in...
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Americans using Jacobabad airport
SUKKUR, Oct 12: The Jacobabad airport, which was handed over to the United States two days ago, is humming with activity with US military planes frequently landing and taking off....
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Osama aide visited Silicon Valley: report
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12: Two confessed members of a Silicon Valley terrorist cell say they brought Osama bin Laden’s top aide, Ayman al-Zawahiri, to the Silicon Valley several years ago to...
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British media spotlight on Pakistan
LONDON, Oct 12: As US-led operation against terrorism continues, Pakistan has come under the spotlight of British media. The amount of coverage Pakistan is getting is unprecedented. Each and every day,...
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Malakand levy man killed in clash
MARDAN, Oct 12: A member of the Malakand Levy was killed and 15 people were injured in a clash between members of law-enforcement agencies and enraged supporters of religio-political parties who...
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Kashmir most dangerous place: US
WASHINGTON, Oct 12: Rising tension between Pakistan and India during the US attacks on Afghanistan has made Kashmir the “most dangerous place in the world”, a senior US official said on...
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Nine hurt in Valley
SRINAGAR, Oct 12: Nine people were injured in sporadic violence after Friday prayers in occupied Kashmir....
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