3 militant groups banned; one on watch list: Rallies by religious parties regulated
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: The government on Saturday banned three sectarian and militant organizations and placed another on the watch list under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997....
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23 killed as Istanbul synagogues bombed
 ISTANBUL, Nov 15: Powerful blasts rocked two Jewish quarters of old Istanbul on Saturday, killing at least 23 people and partly destroying the city’s biggest synagogue as worshippers were at their...
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12 die as two US copters downed
BAGHDAD, Nov 15: Two US helicopters crashed in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 12 people aboard, after one was hit on the tail by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)...
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SC asked to prevent military takeovers: ARD seeks probe into Kargil conflict
LAHORE, Nov 15: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy called upon the Supreme Court on Saturday to take suo motu action to prevent military takeovers and stop generals from interfering in...
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US alerted on arms deals by India
WASHINGTON, Nov 15: Pakistan has alerted the United States that a military balance between India and Pakistan is imperative for preserving peace in South Asia....
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Pakistan offers talks to India: Reopening of Khokrapar route
LAHORE, Nov 15: Pakistan on Saturday made an offer to India for a dialogue for re-opening of “Khokrapar” border in Sindh which is closed for the last four decades....
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CIA report received with reservation
ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Pakistani officials have received the CIA review report on weapons proliferation trends with lot of reservations, saying some of the information contained in it is in the public...
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Sindh wants sales tax, new criteria for resource distribution
KARACHI, Nov 15: A new strategy is being worked out by the Sindh government for the next National Finance Commission deliberations to demand re-provincialization of sales tax and multiple criteria for...
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Petroleum prices up by 6-31 paisa
KARACHI, Nov 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Saturday raised prices of petroleum products by 6 to 31 paisa per litre....
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Transitional Iraqi govt to take over in June
BAGHDAD, Nov 15: Iraq’s Interim Governing Council announced on Saturday a transitional government would take over by the end of June next year from the US-led administration, in a far swifter...
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Sajid held, many offices sealed
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Offices of the banned militant organizations, which had relaunched themselves under new identities, were sealed in a nationwide swoop on Saturday night....
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UK declares state of alert: BBC
LONDON, Nov 15: British security services have been placed on their second highest state of alert over an intelligence report about a possible attack by the Al Qaeda network, the BBC...
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Nepalese general killed in ambush
KATHMANDU, Nov 15: A Nepalese brigadier general and three soldiers were killed when Maoist rebels, fighting to replace the constitutional monarchy with a communist republic, ambushed an army patrol on Saturday,...
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Recruitment ban in Sindh education dept lifted
KARACHI: Nov 15: The Sindh cabinet has lifted ban on the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in the provincial education department...
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10 killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Nov 15: Ten people were killed in occupied Kashmir, while attacks near the province’s holiest mosque and a Christian school left nine injured, police said on Saturday....
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16 die in accident
WANA, Nov 15: At least 16 people of an Afghan family died and several others were injured when a tractor trolley overturned at Zeri Noor in the South Waziristan Agency on Saturday....
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