US Congress approves $701m for Pakistan
WASHINGTON, July 17: The US Congress has approved the first instalment of $701 million for Pakistan from the $3 billion package announced last year.
The instalment includes $300 million for defence and $300 million from the economic support fund.
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FMs meeting to cement Saarc fold, says Shujaat
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday expressed confidence that the Saarc council of ministers will be able to further strengthen Saarc and move forward by taking new initiatives.
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'Bill against honour killing soon'
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain terming Karo-kari a social evil has taken a serious notice of such cases and vowed to eradicate the menace from the country.
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Three tribesmen killed in crossfire
WANA, July 17: Three people were killed and six wounded in an exchange of fire between army troops and militants in the troubled South Waziristan tribal region on Friday night.
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Body formed to implement Wage Board Award
ISLAMABAD, July 17: A sub-committee, headed by Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, has been formed to discuss and implement the seventh wage board award for newspaper employees....
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Film, stage actor Albela passes away
LAHORE, July 17: Comedian Albela died of a heart failure at a local hospital on Saturday evening. He was 63. He is survived by a wife, two sons and seven daughters.
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22 dead as bus plunges into gorge
SRINAGAR, July 17: Twenty-two people were killed on Saturday and over three dozen injured when a packed passenger bus skidded off a road and plunged into a gorge in Kashmir, police said.
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Indian school fire toll climbs to 89
KUMBAKONAM, July 17: Police arrested five people for negligence on Saturday after 89 young students were killed in a fire that engulfed a school in southern India, while anguished parents held funerals for their dead children.
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US to guard Indian leader's planes
WASHINGTON, July 17: The Pentagon has notified Congress of a proposed sale to India of systems that would be installed on three new Boeing 737 aircraft to protect the country's president from missile attack.
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US soldier punished for beating Afghan
KABUL, July 17: A member of a US-led force in Afghanistan has been punished for striking an Afghan government soldier, a US commander said on Saturday.
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FBI quizzing US Muslims
WASHINGTON, July 17: FBI agents are interrogating Muslim and Arab Americans across the United States, asking them if they knew anyone who has recently visited Pakistan or Syria.
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Al Qaeda supporters arrested in Iran
TEHRAN, July 17: Iran has arrested a number of local supporters of Al Qaeda terror network, the country's intelligence minister was quoted as saying by state television on Saturday.
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Iraq justice minister survives suicide car attack
BAGHDAD, July 17: Six people were killed and 36 wounded in two suicide car bombings in Iraq on Saturday, one targeting a government minister and purportedly claimed by the Al Qaeda-linked militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi....
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Palestinian PM quits amid Gaza turmoil: It's a conspiracy: Arafat
RAMALLAH, July 17: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei submitted his resignation on Saturday after complaining of chaos in Gaza following kidnappings by gunmen demanding an end to corruption in the security forces.
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UN members want wall demolished: ICJ judgement lauded
UNITED NATIONS, July 17: Most speakers at the UN General Assembly's debate on the Israeli separation wall around the West Bank called on member states on Friday to adopt a resolution asking Tel Aviv to dismantle the wall
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Saudis ban sale of work permits: Abuse of foreign workers
RIYADH, July 17: Saudi Arabia has banned the sale of work permits in a crackdown on the exploitation of foreign workers, the official SPA news agency reported on Saturday.
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