Kabul govt undertakes 1st major reshuffle: Warlord Ismail Khan,
KABUL, Aug 13: Afghan President Hamid Karzai stripped powerful warlord Ismail Khan of his post as military commander of western Afghanistan in a major reshuffle of provincial governors and officials, the state Bakhtar news agency and officials said on Wednesday.
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Grounded tanker’s breakup imminent: lOil slick hits Karachi coastline
 KARACHI, Aug 13: The operations to salvage the stranded Greek-registered oil tanker, now carrying about 50,000 tons of crude oil...
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Awards for civilians announced
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday announced Civil Awards for 112 prominent personalities for their services in their respective fields to mark the 56th Independence Day of Pakistan....
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Pakistan checkpoints attacked
PESHAWAR, Aug 13: Afghan militia fired rockets and mortar shells at Pakistani border checkpoints in the northwestern tribal district of Mohmand, an official said Wednesday....
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Afghan clashes, bomb blast leave 61 dead
KABUL, Aug 13: Sixty-one people were killed across Afghanistan as the country saw its bloodiest 24 hours in more than a year....
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3 American troops killed in Iraq
TIKRIT, Aug 13: Three US soldiers were killed in Iraq on Wednesday and Tuesday night while two Iraqis were shot dead in gunbattles with the Americans....
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Indian peace team leaves for home
LAHORE, Aug 13: The visiting Indian delegation of parliamentarians and journalists left for home on Wednesday via Wagah, ending its visit on high hopes for peace and friendship between Pakistan and...
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UN seeks Pakistan troops for Liberia
ISLAMABAD, August 13: The UN secretariat in New York has formally requested Pakistan to contribute a brigade for peacekeeping in Liberia, military sources told Dawn on Wednesday....
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Benazir files plea against Swiss verdict
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto challenged on Wednesday the verdict of a Swiss magistrate in the SGS case, and filed an appeal against it before the Geneva...
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Independence Day being celebrated today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The nation will celebrate the 57th Independence Day on Thursday in a sober and dignified manner and a pledge to make Pakistan an economically strong country....
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Asif acquitted of murder charge
KARACHI, Aug 13: Asif Ali Zardari was acquitted on Wednesday in the Sajjad Hussain murder case by an additional district and sessions judge....
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PAF aircraft crashes
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: An F-7 fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force crashed near Makhad, district Attock, on Wednesday....
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Jamali briefed about situation
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamal on Wednesday briefed about a grounded oil tanker which has started breaking up....
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FO denies hot pursuit report
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan on Wednesday denied reports it had, allowed US forces to pursue Al Qaeda elements into its territory....
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