Democracy restored: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday with the full restoration of democracy in Pakistan all democratic institutions were functioning according to the Constitution.
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By-election: deployment of army ordered
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Chief Election Commissioner Justice Irshad Hasan Khan (retired), has ordered deployment of, personnel of armed forces at all the polling stations in the by-elections in NA-59 Attock-II and NA-229 Tharparkar-I to maintain law and order and ensure peaceful polling.
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5 wanted militants surrender in Wana
WANA, Aug 10: Five wanted militants surrendered to the political authorities in Wana, regional headquarters of the South Waziristan agency, on Tuesday, officials said.
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Al Qaeda plotting attacks to influence US polls: Network crippled by recent arrests - Official
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Al Qaeda operatives captured in Pakistan were plotting terrorist attacks aimed at influencing the US presidential elections in November.
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US lauds Pakistan's anti-terror support
WASHINGTON, Aug 10: The White House has said that Pakistan is combating terrorists on two fronts - at home and along the Afghan border - and the United States appreciates Islamabad's efforts in the war against terrorism.
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Atmosphere positive on first day of talks: India, Pakistan officials meet
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Officials of Pakistan and India presented their points of view on the issues of cross-border terrorism and drug smuggling on the first day of the two-day talks which began here on Tuesday.
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Health commission formed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Tuesday announced the formation of a National Commission on Health and a number of measures for improving health sector, including a Rs300 million fund for disabled people
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Big power breakdown hits upper Sindh
SUKKUR/LARKANA, Aug 10: A major power breakdown hit Sukkur, Rohri and the entire district of Larkana on Tuesday as major faults developed in the Guddu thermal power plant and the Liberty power plant in Ghotki.
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Earthquake hits upcountry
PESHAWAR, Aug 10: People of Chitral, Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad were jolted by an earthquake of moderate intensity in the early hours of Tuesday.
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'Pakistani held in US has videos'
MIAMI, Aug 10: A Pakistani man arrested in North Carolina had videotapes of bank buildings in Charlotte and of buildings in other major cities such as Atlanta, Houston, Dallas and New Orleans, US justice officials said on Tuesday.
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IAEA blames Khan network for uranium traces in Iran
LONDON, Aug 10: UN nuclear inspectors have reached a "tentative conclusion" that traces of enriched uranium detected in Iran came from equipment provided by a smuggling network run by Pakistan's disgraced former nuclear chief scientist, Jane's Defence Weekly reported on Monday.
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Karzai, 17 others in the run for presidency
KABUL, Aug 10: Afghanistan's US-backed President Hamid Karzai will face 17 challengers including former ally and education minister Yunus Qanooni in historic presidential elections, the electoral commission announced on Tuesday.
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Al Qaeda rebuilding its ranks: Report
WASHINGTON, Aug 10: Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda has named new leaders to replace those who have been killed or captured, promoting from within and recruiting new operatives to run the organization
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US forces ask civilians to evacuate Najaf
NAJAF, Aug 10: US forces on Tuesday urged civilians to evacuate Najaf on the sixth day of clashes with Shia militiamen that brought a halt to output from Iraq's southern oilfields and sent world prices to record highs.
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Two dead in Istanbul bomb blasts
ISTANBUL, Aug 10: Simultaneous explosions rocked two hotels in tourist areas of Istanbul early on Tuesday, killing a Turk and an Iranian and injuring up to 10 in what the city's police chief said was an apparent bomb attack.
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BD faces US curbs over human smuggling
DHAKA, Aug 10: The United States may impose sanctions on non-humanitarian and non-trade assistance to Bangladesh over the trafficking of women and children, a source close to the US embassy here said on Tuesday.
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