Terrorists relocating to cities: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that successful operations have sent the foreign masterminds of terrorism in the country on the run, and urged the people to stand up against elements infusing extremism in society.
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JI accused of providing shelter to Al Qaeda
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Monday claimed that Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), a major component of Muttahidda Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), was supporting Al Qaeda and providing shelter to its leaders in Pakistan.
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Foreigner, Pakistani Al Qaeda suspects held
LAHORE, Aug 16: Intelligence agencies detained here on Monday a foreigner and a Pakistani suspected to have links with Al Qaeda. An intelligence source said that the foreigner was from Burma and the Pakistani
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Troops launch search operation in Raghzai
WANA, Aug 16: Hundreds of troops started a search operation in South Waziristan on Monday to track down militants, officials and eyewitnesses said.
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Report on 'terror summit' denied
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: A spokesman for Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday played down a report in the latest edition of Time magazine describing a "summit of terrorists" held in March in South Waziristan.
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NA voices concern over renewed fighting
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The treasury and opposition benches in the National Assembly joined voices on Monday to express their concern and 'horror' at renewed fighting in Najaf and called for peace in the Iraqi holy city.
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Asif owns Rock wood property: lawyer
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: A lawyer representing Asif Ali Zardari in a court in Britain has said that Mr Zardari is the "beneficial owner" of the Rock wood properties, says a communication received from the Isle of Man in the UK.
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Three PPP men shot dead
ATTOCK, Aug 16: Three workers of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians were killed and three others were seriously injured when armed persons opened fire on an election office of the opposition ARD candidate
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Four FC men killed in ambush near Sui
QUETTA, Aug 16: Four Frontier Corps personnel were killed and five others wounded when their vehicle came under fire near the Old Sui China camp, some 460km east of here, on Monday morning.
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Three hurt in blasts near Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH, Aug 16: Two police officials and a journalist were seriously injured in two bomb explosions on the railway track near the Nawabshah railway station on Monday.
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Kashmiris observe black day
MIRPUR, Aug 16: The Kashmiris living across the world including Pakistan, Azad Kashmir and occupied Kashmir observed the Indian Independence Day on Sunday as black day against India's forcible occupation their motherland.
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Fresh peace bid amid fierce Najaf clashes
BAGHDAD, Aug 16: Shia militiamen and US troops fought fierce battles in Najaf on Monday, just hours after political and religious leaders in Baghdad agreed to make a last-ditch appeal for peace.
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US plans huge troop shake-up
CINCINNATI, Aug 16: The United States will withdraw 60,000 to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia over the next decade, President George Bush said on Monday as he announced the biggest military reorganization since the end of World War II.
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Tamil party official killed
COLOMBO, Aug 16: Unidentified gunmen, allegedly members of the LTTE, shot dead yet another anti-LTTE Tamil on Monday in the heart of Colombo.
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