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London rocked by fresh blasts
LONDON, July 21: Four small coordinated explosions hit London’s bus and underground train network on Thursday, injuring one person, exactly two weeks after bombers killed 55 people in the British capital. The attacks took place around 1200 GMT, briefly terrifying passengers fearing a repeat of the carnage of July 7. But it soon became clear they had either failed altogether or lacked the lethal sophistication of the earlier bombs...
Cabinet resolves to continue crackdown
ISLAMABAD, July 21: The federal cabinet here on Thursday reiterated the government resolve to continue crackdown on extremists until they are eliminated from the society. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, presiding over...
British boy wrongly labelled as London bomber
AN INTERVIEW of a British teenager broadcast on a Pakistani television network has thrown into doubt investigators’ claims that all the three London bombers of Pakistani descent visited Pakistan last year....
Mastermind of suicide attacks among 42 held
LAHORE, July 21: Police on Thursday picked up 27 members of banned groups in the NWFP and 15 in Punjab, including one who had attempted a suicide bombing and masterminded attacks on two imambargahs....
Extremists may seize N-arms: Singh
WASHINGTON, July 21: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that religious extremists could seize Pakistan’s nuclear assets should President Pervez Musharraf be replaced. “If they get into the hands of the jihadi elements that could pose serious problems ........
Strategic assets in safe hands: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 21: Pakistan’s nuclear programme and strategic assets are secure and under strict multi-layered custodial controls that are at par with the most stringent international systems and practices, according to...
2 Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Iraq
BAGHDAD, July 21: Two Algerian diplomats, including the charge d’affaires, were kidnapped in broad daylight near their Baghdad embassy on Thursday, as an Iraqi committee put the final touches to a new constitution....
Export target set at $17bn
ISLAMABAD, July 21: Pakistan’s trade policy for the year 2005-06 unveiled on Thursday seeks to further liberalize foreign trade while projecting an export target of $17 billion and import bill of $21.79...
China revalues currency
BEIJING, July 21: China Thursday revalued its currency and scrapped the yuan’s decade-old peg to the dollar in favour of a managed float against a basket of currencies, caving in to intense pressure from trading partners led by the United States.—AFP...
Provinces promised more autonomy
ISLAMABAD, July 21: President General Pervez Musharraf has said that provinces will have increased autonomy and a fair distribution of resources in the new National Finance Commission (NFC) award....
1988 nuclear accord faces test
NEW DELHI, July 21: Nuances of the 1988 agreement between India and Pakistan to not attack each other’s nuclear facilities could be tested by New Delhi’s deal with Washington whereby India...
Balochistan local polls: 270 elected unopposed
QUETTA, July 21: Two hundred and seventy candidates, including 21 nazims and naib nazims, have been elected unopposed in Balochistan where local body elections 2005 are being held in 14 districts in the first phase....
Four killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, July 21: Two bus passengers were killed and three others wounded on Thursday when they were caught in an exchange of fire between suspected militants and soldiers in occupied Kashmir, police said....
19 die as bus overturns
ISLAMABAD, July 21: Nineteen people were killed and 27 others injured when a Lahore-bound bus overturned at Salt Range on Motorway on Thursday, police said. The bus (GTJ-33) carrying over 50...
SC bench to hear presidential reference
ISLAMABAD, July 21: A nine-member bench of the Supreme Court will commence on Monday the hearing of a reference filed by President Pervez Musharraf against the Hasba bill under advisory jurisdiction of the court....
8 moved out of Guantanamo
WASHINGTON, July 21: Eight detainees were transferred from the US military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay Cuba to other countries, including six who were found not to be enemy combatants or recommended for release, the Pentagon said....
US-Canada tunnel uncovered
SEATTLE, July 21: US officials on Thursday said they had uncovered a tunnel they believe was excavated by drug smugglers to secretly slip back and forth between the United States and Canada....
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
LONDON, July 21: Four small coordinated explosions hit London’s bus and underground train network on Thursday, injuring one person, exactly two weeks after bombers killed 55 people in the British capital. The attacks took place around 1200 GMT, briefly terrifying passengers fearing a repeat of the carnage of July 7. But it soon became clear they had either failed altogether or lacked the lethal sophistication of the earlier bombs...
ISLAMABAD, July 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that Pakistan stood by the United Kingdom in the fight against terrorism and announced that a special cell would ensure registration of seminaries in the country by December 2005....
AN INTERVIEW of a British teenager broadcast on a Pakistani television network has thrown into doubt investigators’ claims that all the three London bombers of Pakistani descent visited Pakistan last year....
