Israelis blow up PA building: 15 buried under rubble
 AL KHALIL, June 29: Fifteen wanted Palestinians holed up inside the Al Khalil headquarters of the Palestinian Authority (PA) were killed on Friday night when the Israeli army blew up the...
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Army’s role in politics being formalized: Naqvi
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Gen Tanvir Naqvi, Chairman, National Reconstruction Bureau, on Saturday said the role of the armed forces in politics was being formalized through National Security Council, as it was...
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Pakistanis not being victimized: US
NEW YORK, June 29: US justice department on Friday assured Pakistan embassy officials that it would share information about Pakistanis detained by the US authorities in their latest crackdown on “illegal...
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7 Al Qaeda suspects held as search continues
KOHAT, June 29: At least seven Al Qaeda suspects were arrested by the army troops in an operation near the Afghanistan border in the Darmilan area of South Waziristan Agency, 435kms...
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Pakistan not to start war: Inam
BEIJING, June 29: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Inamul Haq on Saturday reiterated to his Chinese hosts that Pakistan had no intention of provoking war with India, state press said....
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FBI moves to allay Muslims’ fears
NEW YORK, June 29: FBI Director Robert Mueller on Friday assured American Muslims that his agency will not abuse broad new powers to fight terrorism, by trampling on civil liberties or...
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Jaswant, Sinha to swap portfolios
NEW DELHI, June 29: Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh is set to swap portfolios with Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha in a cabinet shake-up due to be announced on Monday, media reports...
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Payment of salaries to 178 engineers ordered
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Federal Service Tribunal on Saturday directed Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Company to pay two-months salary to 178 engineers which the company had stopped over a dispute on...
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India beefing up missile defence
NEW DELHI, June 29: India is beefing up its anti-missile defence system with a slew of imports, prompted primarily by a threat from Pakistan, the country’s top-ranking bureaucrat in the defence...
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Advani appointed deputy PM
NEW DELHI, June 29: Indian Home Minister Lal Krishan Advani was appointed on Saturday as the country’s deputy prime minister in an obvious move to consolidate the rightwing Hindutva groups in...
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Rs35bn projects approved
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The Central Development Working Party on Saturday approved projects worth Rs35 billion, including Lyari Expressway, Satpara and Bhasha dam, an official told Dawn....
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Turkey finish third
 TAEGU (South Korea), June 29: Turkey scored the fastest goal in the history of the World Cup finals as they beat co-hosts South Korea 3-2 to take third place Saturday....
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India win
LONDON, June 29: India beat England by six wickets in the second Tri-Nations one-day international on Saturday after a sparkling 71 from young batsman Virender Sehwag and a fine 131 partnership...
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Clarification
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The ministry of petroleum and natural resources has denied that a delegation of the ministry is proceeding to Moscow on July 10 for signing an MoU of $3.2...
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