Amendments to Hudood laws sent to CII: PM
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Prime Minister Chaudhy Shujaat Hussain said on Sunday that amendments to Hudood laws had been referred to the Council of Islamic Ideology which would be presented to the Cabinet after incorporating the input of Ulema and Mashaikh.
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PPO to be changed: PML
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The Pakistan Muslim League has prepared an amendment to the Political Parties Order, 2002, which will be presented before the National Assembly session starting on July 16.
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ARD selects candidate for Attock
LAHORE, July 11: PPP's Dr Sikandar Hayat will contest the August 18 by-election on NA-59 (Attock) as ARD candidate, alliance sources said here on Sunday.
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Musharraf in Turkey on private visit
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Ending his visit to Azerbaijan, President General Pervez Musharraf flew to Turkey on Saturday on a private visit, it was learnt here on Sunday.
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Kasuri stresses early inclusion of Kashmiris in talks
LONDON, July 11: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has said that early involvement of Kashmiris in the current talks between Pakistan and India will be better for all parties concerned.
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Planes buzz Wana amid new clashes
WANA, July 11: Clashes continued between security forces and militants in the South Waziristan tribal region for second consecutive day on Sunday.
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Akram tipped as UN body's chief
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Pakistan's top career diplomat, Mr Munir Akram, currently the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, is being tipped as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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Pakistanis urged to send money legally
WASHINGTON, July 11: Senior bank and postal officials are touring the United States these days, urging Pakistani-Americans to use legal channels to send money home to relatives or friends.
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K-2 celebrations begin in Skardu
SKARDU, July 11: The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the first ascent of K2, the second highest peak in the world, commenced here on Sunday.
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16 die in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, July 11: At least 16 people died in violence in occupied Kashmir, including three guerillas, police said on Sunday....
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Fernandes says he won't visit US again
NEW DELHI, July 11: Angered by the treatment meted out by US airport officials who twice strip-searched him at the Washington airport, former Indian defence minister George Fernandes swore on Sunday never to visit the United States again.
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Floods hit millions in India, Bangladesh
GUWAHATI/DHAKA, July 11: The mighty Brahmaputra river, swollen by rain and a Himalayan burst dam, has flooded huge swathes of north India and Bangladesh, killing dozens and forcing millions to seek refuge on higher ground.
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Herat explosion claims 5 lives
KABUL, July 11: At least five people were killed and 10 others injured on Sunday when a bomb ripped through an old district of the western city of Herat, a local official said.
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Manila rebuffs Filipino's captors in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 11: A Filipino hostage in Iraq slipped into graver peril on Sunday after Manila rejected his captors' demands for an early withdrawal of Filipino troops.
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Sharon defies ICJ; work on wall to go on
AL QUDS, July 11: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered on Sunday that construction work continue on the West Bank separation barrier despite a world court ruling that it was illegal.
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Army surgeon killed in Tel Aviv blast
Al QUDS, July 11: A young female Israeli army surgeon was killed in Sunday's bomb blast near a bus stop in Tel Aviv, military sources said.
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