Israelis kill Hamas man, wife, daughter: Troops told to wipe out group
TEL AVIV, June 12: Israeli helicopters killed seven Palestinians, including a Hamas leader, his wife and infant daughter, as Israel and the Palestinian group dropped any pretence of peace and declared...
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Govt trying to resolve crisis: Musharraf
LAHORE, June 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said the government was trying to resolve the controversy over the Legal Framework Order but blamed the opposition for adopting an adamant...
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Opposition warns of street protests
ISLAMABAD June 12: The combined opposition on Thursday threatened to turn its protest into a mass protest campaign if contentious issues like Legal Framework Order and excessive presidential powers remained unresolved....
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Pakistan hopes for economic package
NEW YORK, June 12: Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar said on Wednesday Pakistan would be offered a five-year “comprehensive and substantial economic package” by the Bush administration during President Pervez Musharraf’s visit...
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Several die in Iraq clashes
BAGHDAD, June 12: A US helicopter was shot down on Thursday and several people were killed in overnight clashes with coalition forces in western Iraq, which has seen a spate of...
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Senate seeks conditional support for Wapda, KESC
ISLAMABAD, June 12: The Senate on Thursday made 15 recommendations to the National Assembly for inclusion in the federal budget as the opposition continued its boycott of the debate for the...
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Three accused in Hakim Said case granted bail
ISLAMABAD, June 12: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to three persons accused of murdering former Sindh governor Hakim Said after the provincial government stated that it would not object...
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SC issues notice to Noorani, APNS: Contempt of court alleged
ISLAMABAD, June 12: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to Shah Ahmad Noorani, president of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, the All Pakistan Newspapers Society and to an Urdu newspaper for making...
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Muslim countries’ ports to have US inspectors
NEW YORK, June 12: The Bush administration has decided to place teams of American inspectors at major seaports in Muslim nations and other smaller, strategically located foreign ports to prevent terrorists...
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SSP activist shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, June 12: Two persons, including an activist of a defunct religious organization, were shot dead on Thursday night while another man was injured in various areas of the megapolis....
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Yasin held as 19 killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, June 12: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik was arrested on Thursday after he launched a signature campaign for Kashmiris to be included in proposed talks between India...
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Castro leads demo at EU embassies
 HAVANA, June 12: President Fidel Castro and his brother, Raul Castro, led hundreds of thousands of marchers past the Spanish and Italian embassies in Havana on Thursday to protest the European...
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Gregory Peck dies at 87
 LOS ANGELES, June 12: Oscar-winning actor Gregory Peck, one of the last of the great stars from Hollywood’s golden era, died peacefully during the night at his Los Angeles home at...
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Peace moves speed up gas project
BOMBAY, June 12: The latest round of proposed talks between India and Pakistan has offered hope for speedy execution of the proposed Iran gas project, Iran’s ambassador to India Siavosh...
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Bandits kill six villagers
HYDERABAD, June 12: Six villagers were gunned down and six others were wounded in an attack by dacoits in village Nathoo Mallah in Buleri Shah Karim Police limits of Hyderabad district...
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Baghdad signs oil export deals
PARIS, June 12: Iraq signed on Thursday its first oil export contracts since the end of the war, marking the return of Iraqi oil to the international market after a three-month...
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