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| November 01, 2006 | Wednesday | Shawwal 8, 1427 |
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Bajaur dead were all militants, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday defended the overnight air strike on a madressah in Bajaur which killed 82 alleged terrorists as thousands in the country protested against the missile attack....
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Protests against air strike
KHAAR/ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Thousands of protesters on Tuesday took part in anti-government demonstrations across the country to condemn the air strike that killed over 80 people in a seminary near the headquarters of the Bajaur tribal agency on Monday morning....
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Commanders to discuss Bajaur bombing
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: A corps commanders’ conference has been convened on November 7 to discuss national security issues, including Monday’s air strike on Bajaur that claimed 82 lives....
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Opposition seeks debate on Bajaur attack
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Opposition members belonging to the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Tuesday submitted separate adjournment motions to the National Assembly and Senate secretariats seeking debate on Bajaur killings....
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Proposal to reduce car prices dropped: Oil refinery near Hub approved
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday said the recent rise in onion, potato and tomato prices was a temporary phenomenon and dropped a proposal...ing....
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Transparency urged in privatisation
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Standing Committee on Privatisation and Investment was briefed on Tuesday about the units to be sold in near future and the criteria to be adopted by the...
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SHC sets aside conviction of 4 members of banned group
KARACHI, Oct 31: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday set aside the conviction of four activists of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami in the US consulate car bombing case and ordered their release if they are not required in other cases....
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Two SSP activists sentenced to death
KARACHI, Oct 31: Two activists of the banned Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan were sentenced on Tuesday to death for killing six employees of the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) during an attack on their vehicle....
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EU curbs may affect PIA Europe schedule
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is making desperate efforts to overcome a crisis created by certain restrictions imposed by the European Union on the national-flag carrier’s Boeing 747....
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US requires electronic application for visa
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Applicants worldwide for US tourist, student or other non-immigrant visas to the United States will be required to complete their visa applications on the Internet using the new Electronic Visa Application Form (EVAF) with effect from Nov 6....
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Landmine kills two FC men in Pirkoh
QUETTA, Oct 31: Two Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and another was seriously injured when a landmine exploded in the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti district on Tuesday....
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PML-N leader killed
FAISALABAD, Oct 31: Haji Asghar Ali, tehsil Jaranwala president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N and former chairman of the tehsil municipal administration, was killed when his vehicle came under fire on the Jaranwala Road on Tuesday....
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Complaint launched against Hair
KARACHI, Oct 31: Pakistan has lodged a formal written complaint against Australian umpire Darrell Hair, asking the International Cricket Council (ICC) to hold an inquiry into his conduct during the controversial Oval Test in August....
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Hudood case accused ordered to divorce ‘wife’ LAHORE, Oct 31: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday ordered an accused in a Hudood case to divorce a girl he had forced to marry him....
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2 JWP MPAs, ex-speaker quit party
QUETTA, Oct 31: Three more members of the Jamhoori Watan Party, including two provincial legislators, resigned from the party on Tuesday. They are MPAs Haji Jumma Khan Bugti and Syed Mumtaz...
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Support for Kashmir struggle
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 31: Pakistanis living in Kuwait have demanded an immediate end to the Indian occupation of Kashmir and called on the Indian government to respect United Nations resolutions by giving Kashmiris their right of self-determination....
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Iraqi PM lifts Sadr City blockade
BAGHDAD, Oct 31: Iraqi Shia militants won a major political victory on Tuesday when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered US and Iraqi units to lift a blockade around the flashpoint suburb of Sadr City....
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Nato planes kill 12 insurgents
KABUL, Oct 31: Nato warplanes killed 12 insurgents in southern Afghanistan after a group of rebels was spotted moving into position on the roof of a compound, the alliance’s force here said on Tuesday....
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Membership of 10 MPs restored
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Election Commission restored membership of 10 parliamentarians after they submitted declaration of their assets and liabilities to the commission on Tuesday. —Online...
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Pakistan, India hold flag meeting
CHAKAN-DA-BAGH, Oct 31: Troops of India and Pakistan have held a flag meeting over the issue of repatriation of four Pakistani nationals to Azad Kashmir at Chakan-da-Bagh on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district....
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