Alliance captures three key districts: Taliban commander held
 KABUL, Nov 6: Anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan claimed on Tuesday their biggest victory over the militia since US airstrikes started a month ago, with the capture of three key northern districts....
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Afghan envoy asked to stop daily briefings: Diplomatic norms being violated: FO
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Afghan Ambassador in Islamabad, Abdul Salam Zaeef was summoned to the Foreign Office on Tuesday and conveyed displeasure of the United States over his daily press briefings, giving...
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‘Benazir will have to face court’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Maj-Gen Rashid Qureshi, spokesman for president, said here on Tuesday that there was no government ban on the return of People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto to Pakistan but...
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Jihadis not being allowed to cross border
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider said on Tuesday that the government had adopted a policy to stop the activists of religious parties from entering Afghanistan and taking part in...
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Talks with Pakistan, India to focus on terrorism: Rocca
WASHINGTON, Nov 6: United States officials believe that the September 11 events have provided an opportunity to accelerate and reinforce relations with Pakistan and improve cooperation on the full range of...
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Brahimi working on new Afghan plan
TEHRAN, Nov 6: The United Nations special envoy for Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, said here on Tuesday that he is compiling a report from his talks in Pakistan and Iran for next...
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Govt to provide guarantee for loan obtained by KESC
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Government will provide unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee for Rs6 billion loan obtained by Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC) from various commercial banks....
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Riyadh recognized Taliban govt on Islamabad’s advice: Prince Turki
RIYADH, Nov 6: Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal, who remained deeply involved in the Afghanistan issue for almost 25 years, ever since the Soviet invasion, told the local Saudi...
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Efforts launched to save PNSC
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: To offset the impact of recommendations by the ad hoc public accounts committee (APAC), efforts have been launched by the government to avert the winding up of Pakistan...
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UAE will provide $265m for 6 projects
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The United Arab Emirates will offer $265 million co-financing to Pakistan to help undertake six development projects in the energy and water sectors....
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Unprovoked shelling by India, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Pakistan accused India on Tuesday of launching a heavy artillery and mortar barrage at civilian targets across the Kashmir border....
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America uses largest bomb
WASHINGTON, Nov 6: With its use of the 6,750-kilogram “daisy cutter” bomb in Afghanistan, the United States has unleashed one of its most powerful weapons — billed as the world’s largest...
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US refuses to take body
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The US embassy in Islamabad said on Tuesday that a man who died in Taliban custody in Afghanistan was not an American citizen as reported by the Afghans....
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Musharraf leaves on 3-country tour today
NEW YORK, Nov 6: For the first time since becoming America’s most important ally in its war on terrorism President Pervez Musharraf would meet one on one with the United States...
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Councillor, cop among 3 shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, Nov 6: Three people, including a councillor and a policeman, were killed when unidentified motorcyclists opened fire at a union council office in North Karachi on Tuesday night....
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633 civilians killed, four US planes downed: AIP
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency said on Tuesday that 633 civilians have been killed and four US planes destroyed in Afghanistan since the start of US...
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Police break up anti-US protest in Srinagar
 SRINAGAR, Nov 6: Police in occupied Kashmir used batons on Tuesday to break up a protest involving dozens of demonstrators against relentless US-led strikes on Afghanistan....
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SBP ordered to issue duplicate FCBCs
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State Bank of Pakistan to issue duplicate Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates (FCBCs) to a person who had stated that his certificates,...
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State Bank Ramazan timings
KARACHI, Nov 6: The State Bank of Pakistan announced on Tuesday its timings during Ramazan....
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Quetta airport guard shot dead
QUETTA, Nov 6: Armed men killed a constable of Airport Security Force on Monday night in the premises of city airport, Airport Police Station officials said here on Tuesday....
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