67 killed in Riyadh prison blaze
RIYADH: Sixty-seven inmates died and 20 were injured on Monday in a fire at Al Hair jail, Saudi Arabia’s biggest prison, while three members of the security staff were also hurt...
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Talks with govt in jeopardy: PM’s remarks annoy MMA
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The recent statements of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on the president’s uniform and PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s utterances on the Legal Framework Order (LFO) have forced...
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Avoid bitter end to row: Raja Zafar
ISLAMABAD, Sep 15: Pakistan Muslim League-N chairman Raja Zafarul Haq says the current controversy over the Legal Framework Order (LFO) could lead to a bitter end which parties on both sides...
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Accord on F-16 spares likely
WASHINGTON, Sept 15: The United States and Pakistan are expected to reach an agreement in Washington this week for the resumption of defence supplies to Islamabad, official sources told Dawn on...
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Petroleum prices cut
KARACHI, Sept 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) slashed prices of petrol, HOBC and kerosene by 48, 13 and 64 paisa per litre, respectively, on Monday. However, the Pakistan State...
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US-India ties can help restore peace: FO: Israeli intentions unpardonable
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Pakistan on Monday said it regarded the growing US-India close relations as a window of opportunity which could help persuade New Delhi to cooperate with Islamabad in developing...
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Opposition vows unity before LFO talks
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Main opposition alliances on Monday vowed to remain united, opposing the Legal Framework Order as they continued their noisy protest in the National Assembly on the eve of...
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15 Taliban killed in Kandahar
WASHINGTON, Sept 15: At least 15 Taliban guerrillas were killed in a clash with US forces in southern Afghanistan, the US Central Command said on Monday....
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1,000 PML-Q members resign in protest
HYDERABAD, Sept 15: At least 1,000 PML-Q members, including leaders, on Monday night tendered their resignations from the party’s basic memberships to protest against what they called the indifferent attitude of...
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UN urged to ensure safety of Arafat
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15: Palestinians and the Muslim states have asked the United Nations to ensure safety of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat following threats by Israeli government officials to kill or...
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APHC splits as Geelani declared chairman
 SRINAGAR, Sept 15: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference formally split on Monday when pro-freedom members appointed former APHC chairman Syed Ali Geelani their new chief....
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Indian call ‘ludicrous’: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Pakistan on Monday rejected as “ridiculous” Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha’s proposal that Islamabad should cooperate with Delhi in its fight against Mujahideen in the Valley....
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13 Indians convicted of missionary’s murder
BHUBANESWAR, Sept 15: A court in Orissa state on Monday convicted 13 people, including a right-wing Hindu activist, for the 1999 murder of an Australian missionary and his two sons, aged...
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Police chief shot dead in Iraq
FALLUJAH, Sept 15: The police chief of Khaldiyah town, Colonel Khdayyir Ali Mukhlif, was killed on Monday when three men opened fire at his car in this hotspot city west of...
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