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Army action not under study, says Rashid
RAWALPINDI, Jan 15: Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said there was no plan of any army action in Balochistan.
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Balochs won't vacate their lands: Bugti: Four parties convene APC
QUETTA, Jan 15: President of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has rejected any move to vacate the Baloch land by order and warned that any move to dislodge Baloch people from their land would be resisted.
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17 held in South Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, Jan 15: Seventeen people were arrested in a search operation carried out by hundreds of troops and commandos in the Lowara Mandi area of North Waziristan on Saturday.
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FC men take positions around Sui
QUETTA, Jan 15: The Frontier Corps troops have taken positions at hilltops in the surroundings of Sui Township, establishing pickets to provide security to the purification plant and other installations.
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Gas shortage hits households, factories: CNG stations close down
KARACHI, Jan 15: Motorists with CNG-powered vehicles had to return empty-handed from most filling stations across the country on Saturday as distribution companies continued to face shortage of compressed natural gas.
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Kashmiris' support to continue: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, Jan 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that Pakistan will continue to provide moral, diplomatic and political support to the Kashmiris at all forums.
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Defence group to discuss security
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: The US-Pakistan Defence Consultative Group (DCG) will hold its 16th meeting here in the first week of February during which vital issues pertaining to bilateral military cooperation and regional security will be taken up
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Political turmoil to rock Pakistan: CIA
WASHINGTON, Jan 15: Pakistan will continue to be buffeted by political turmoil and sporadic violence, and the military will continue to be involved in Pakistan's politics, says a CIA report.
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POL prices unchanged
KARACHI, Jan 15: The prices of motor gasoline, HOBC, kerosene oil and light diesel will remain unchanged for the fortnight, effective from Jan 16.
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Security for Haj tightened
RIYADH, Jan 15: Saudi Arabia has deployed more than 50,000 security men for the annual Haj pilgrimage as more than 1.5 million pilgrims continued to converge on the holy city of Makkah, an interior ministry spokesman said on Saturday.
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18 Iraqis found shot dead
BAGHDAD, Jan 15: The bodies of 18 Iraqis shot dead were found dumped on roadsides in central Iraq on Saturday, underscoring the power of insurgents operating in the region ahead of key elections at the end of the month.
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Top scholar condemns Iraq violence
RIYADH, Jan 15: Egypt's top Sunni scholar has condemned the killing of innocent Iraqis who cooperate with United States forces but stopped short of criticising attacks on American troops.
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US military policeman convicted
FORT HOOD, Jan 15: A military jury on Friday convicted Specialist Charles Graner of beating and humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib in a scandal documented in sordid photographs that caused world wide outrage.
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US-led troops damage Babylon
LONDON, Jan 15: US-led forces, using Iraq's ancient city of Babylon as a military base, have caused "substantial damage" to one of the world's most renowned archaeological treasures, a British Museum report said.
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