Pakistan out of troubles, says Musharraf
AMSTERDAM, Sept 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that Pakistan was out of a minefield of troubles it faced until a few years ago and urged the moderate majority to play their role in removing misconceptions about Pakistan
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No compromise on uniform: Qazi
QUETTA, Sept 26: Qazi Hussain Ahmed, acting president of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), said on Sunday that the issue of uniform had become a prestige point for the religious alliance and it would not compromise on president in uniform.
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Waziristan issue to be resolved amicably: PM
PESHAWAR, Sept 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the situation in South Waziristan would be resolved amicably through dialogue....
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Blast marks opening of Wana bazaar
WANA, Sept 26: A bomb explosion rocked Wana on Sunday shortly before the tribal people resumed business activities in the dusty bazaar after more than three-month-long economic sanctions were lifted.
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CEC invites PPP team for meeting
ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The CEC has invited Senator Raza Rabbani and Syed Qaim Ali Shah along with a PPP delegation for a meeting on Tuesday or Wednesday at his office.
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Security forces kill Amjad Farooqi
NAWABSHAH, Sept 26: An alleged terrorist, who was later identified as an Al Qaeda kingpin Amjad Farooqi, was killed and seven other people, including two women and three children
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Angry mob blocks Quetta road
QUETTA, Sept 26: An angry mob blocked Sabzal Road on Sunday accusing police of extra-judicial killing of Abdul Karim whereas police claimed that the man was killed in exchange of fire for attacking the law enforcement agency
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Top Taliban commander killed
KANDAHAR, Sept 26: A senior commander from Afghanistan's Taliban militia previously held at a US base in Guantanamo Bay was killed by Afghan forces in the central province of Uruzgan, a senior official said on Sunday.
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US soldier jailed for killing Iraqi man
BAGHDAD, Sept 26: A US soldier has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi National Guard soldier in northern Iraq earlier this year, the US military said on Sunday.
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Air raids, attack kill 25 in Iraq towns: Women, children included
FALLUJAH, Sept 26: At least 25 people were killed in US air strikes on Fallujah and an insurgent attack on a petrol convoy in the nearby town of Latifiya on Sunday.
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Insurgency worsening, admits Powell
WASHINGTON, Sept 26: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday that the insurgency in Iraq "is getting worse" and that "we will have to increase our efforts to defeat it."
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Bush says Iran will not get nukes
CRAWFORD, Sept 26: US President George W. Bush says "all options are on the table" for making sure Iran dismantles its nuclear programme, and that Washington will never let Tehran acquire atomic weapons.
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Car bomb kills Hamas leader
DAMASCUS, Sept 26: A bomb killed a Hamas official in Damascus on Sunday when it tore through his car. The Palestinian militant group blamed Israel for the death and vowed revenge.
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French man shot dead in S. Arabia
RIYADH, Sept 26: A French man was shot dead in Jeddah in the early hours of Sunday. This was the third such killing of a Westerner over the last two months.
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Rally against capitalism held in Moscow
MOSCOW, Sept 26: Russian police detained 12 protesters and a journalist on Sunday after an anti-capitalist protest spilled over onto Red Square, a police spokeswoman said.
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Infighting leaves six Tamils dead
COLOMBO, Sept 26: Factional violence among Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels left six dead at the weekend, marking a new spurt in violence, local residents and military officials here said.
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