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Al Qaeda’s number three Faraj Al Libbi arrested
ISLAMABAD, May 4: Security forces have arrested top Al Qaeda leader Abu Faraj Al Libbi, who was allegedly behind two assassination attempts against President Gen Pervez Musharraf in 2003, Interior Minister...
A critical victory in anti-terror war: Bush
WASHINGTON, May 4: US President George Bush said on Wednesday that the capture of Al Qaeda’s operational chief in Pakistan “represents a critical victory in the war on terror”. Addressing a...
Al Libbi held in Mardan
PESHAWAR, May 4: Abu Faraj Al Libbi, said to be number three in the Al Qaeda hierarchy after Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri, was arrested from Mardan, officials told...
ARD team leaves for Dera Bugti today
ISLAMABAD, May 4: A delegation of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will leave for Sukkur here on Thursday on way to Dera Bugti to assess the Balochistan situation...
Suicide bomber kills 46 in Iraq
ARBIL (Iraq), May 4: A suicide bomber struck the offices of a Kurdish party in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 46 people only a week after a new government...
Special NAB prosecutor shot dead
KARACHI, May 4: A special prosecutor of National Accountability Bureau was shot dead by unknown persons in Korangi on Wednesday morning. Police said that Amanullah Khan, 53, was going for work...
Ulema’s role in population planning urged
ISLAMABAD, May 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday urged religious scholars (Ulema) to draw guidelines in the light of Islamic teachings for bringing about a positive change in people’s opinion...
Kashmir bus set to roll for third time
SRINAGAR, May 4: Security forces checked for landmines on the eve of the third run of the trans-Kashmir bus slated for Thursday against a backdrop of surging violence in revolt-hit held...
PM’s plane diverted to Lahore
ON BOARD PM’s PLANE, May 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s plane which took off for Malaysia on Wednesday was diverted to Lahore to off-load a Karachi businessman who suffered a mild...
20 suspected Taliban killed
KABUL, May 4: A firefight in southeastern Afghanistan left about 20 suspected Taliban and one Afghan police officer dead while six US servicemen and five Afghan police were injured, the US...
Jolie lauds Pakistan’s support for refugees
ISLAMABAD, May 4: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and appreciated Pakistan’s support for providing shelter to millions of Afghan refugees. “Pakistan is hosting...
Lake water to be released into Indus
DADU, May 4: A committee set up by the Sindh Government has decided to release water from the Manchhar Lake into the Indus River through the Aral Wah near Sehwan from...
Chinese army team visits JSHQ
ISLAMABAD, May 4: A 35-member Chinese Armed Forces delegation, headed by Senior Colonel Chen Dongdeng, Vice- Provost of the National University of Defence Technology, visited the Joint Staff Headquarters here on...
Excise duty may be abolished
ISLAMABAD, May 4: The government is likely to abolish excise duty in the next year’s budget with a view to effectively enforcing the sales tax regime. Official sources told Dawn that...
Seven suspects held in Bajaur Agency
KHAAR (Bajaur Agency), May 4: Army commandos and paramilitary forces arrested an Uzbek national and six other suspects, including Afghans, during a mid-night operation in the Mamond sub-division, some 15km from...
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ISLAMABAD, May 4: Security forces have arrested top Al Qaeda leader Abu Faraj Al Libbi, who was allegedly behind two assassination attempts against President Gen Pervez Musharraf in 2003, Interior Minister...
ISLAMABAD, May 4: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and appreciated Pakistan’s support for providing shelter to millions of Afghan refugees. “Pakistan is hosting...
