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| April 03, 2007 | Tuesday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 14, 1428 |
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‘Jihad’ declared against Uzbeks
WANA, April 2: Religious leaders here on Monday declared ‘jihad’ against Uzbek militants as local tribesmen and militant commanders continued to face stiff resistance from them.... 
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Tribes promise help against militants
TANK: The district administration of Tank entered into an agreement with the Mehsud and Bhittani tribes on Monday to restore peace in the area.The authorities had convened a jirga of the...
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Seminaries plan ‘Islamic revolution’
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Two religious seminaries, Jamia Faridia and Jamia Hafsa, are adamant to enforce “Shariat” in Islamabad and across the country and said they will announce their movement in the Lal Masjid on Friday....
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President says govt writ to be enforced
ISLAMABAD, April 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has warned religious extremists, particularly those of Islamabad, not to misconstrue government''s leniency as weakness as the writ of the state will be enforced at any cost....
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Stage set for fresh protest outside SC
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Stage is set for a massive protest outside the Supreme Court building on Tuesday, coinciding with the appearance of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry before the Supreme Judicial Council....
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Seven officials get contempt notices
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The Supreme Court on Monday served contempt of court notices on senior administrative and police hierarchy of Islamabad for roughing up “non-functional” Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in...
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PM for patience on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, April 2: Leaning on his skills as a banker, PrimeMinister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday that the quest for peace between India and Pakistan was not a business...
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Arrests not to affect protest, says Fazl
ISLAMABAD, April 2: Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday told a hurriedly-called press conference that combined opposition’s country-wide protest on Tuesday against Gen Musharraf’s action against...
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India, Pakistan agree on Sir Creek map
NEW DELHI, April 2: India and Pakistan have agreed on a common map of a disputed border estuary flowing into the Arabian Sea, a top Indian official said on Monday, bringing the long-running feud closer to resolution....
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Iran, Britain signal ways out of dispute
TEHRAN, April 2: Iran and Britain signalled possible ways out of the standoff over 15 detained British soldiers on Monday, with Tehran promising to stop airing video confessions and Britain saying...
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55 die in Chitral snowstorm
CHITRAL, April 2: At least 55 people were killed and 15 injured when avalanches hit three villages here as the region remained in the grip of a severe snowstorm....
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Notice served on govt over ACJ issue
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The apex court on Monday summoned the federal government over a petition challenging the appointment of a non-Muslim as the acting chief justice of the Supreme Court....
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Police study poison theory in Woolmer probe
KINGSTON, April 2: Detectives leading the Bob Woolmer murder inquiry said on Monday they were studying the possibility that poison was used to incapacitate the burly coach before he was strangled....
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Altaf for raising voice against extremists
LONDON, April 2: Altaf Hussain, leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has appealed to journalists, intellectuals, lawyers, religious scholars, human rights organisations, women rights organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the...
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Plan to check mobile tower hazards
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The government on Monday decided to relocate and redesign more than 300 of the 10,000 telecommunication towers atop buildings in residential areas where they are considered to be a health hazard....
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NZ thrash BD
ST JOHN''S (Antigua), April 2: New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming stroked his eighth one-day hundred to guide his team to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their World Cup Super Eight match here on Monday....
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Eid Milad celebrated
ISLAMABAD, April 2: The nation celebrated Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) with religious enthusiasm and solemnity across the country and Azad Kashmir. Hundreds of thousands of people participated in processions taken out across the country to mark the day....
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3 people killed in clash
LANDI KOTAL, April 2: Three people, including a school-going boy, were killed, while at least 11 others were injured after supporters of Ansarul Islam and Lashkar-i-Islam clashed in two localities in the Arjali Nadi area in Bara tehsil on Monday....
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