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| April 28, 2007 | Saturday | Rabi-us-Sani 10, 1428 |
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Missiles fired from across border kill four in N. Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, April 27: Four people were killed and three others wounded when missiles fired from Afghanistan struck a seminary in Saidgi area of North Waziristan on Friday, residents and officials said....
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US arrests mastermind of attack on Musharraf
WASHINGTON, April 27: A top Al Qaeda commander, who led operations in Afghanistan and plotted the assassination of President Gen Pervez Musharraf, has been taken into US custody, the Pentagon said on Friday....
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Row in NA as govt puts off debate on its own resolution
ISLAMABAD, April 27: The government on Friday broke word after word given to the National Assembly for debates relating to the country’s prevailing judicial crisis, leading to a virtual impasse and...
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SC may suggest law to rein in agencies
ISLAMABAD, April 27: The Supreme Court on Friday hinted at giving a ruling in the missing persons’ case which would not only punish the guilty but also guide parliament to frame a law to rein in intelligence agencies....
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‘Re-election to spark opposition resignation’
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Lawmakers of opposition parties will resign en bloc from parliament if President Gen Pervez Musharraf goes ahead with his plan to get himself re-elected from the present assemblies, a PML-N leader claimed on Friday....
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1,400 killed in Waziristan operations: NWFP governor
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Pakistan on Friday said that a total of about 1,400 people have been killed in over 100 military operations in South and North Waziristan Agencies and asked the...
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Agreements with Bosnia ratified
SARAJEVO, April 27: Pakistan and Bosnia on Friday ratified three agreements to launch an air service, collaborate in defence industry and establish a joint economic chamber....
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$17bn sought for dams
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Pakistan on Friday sought $17 billion from international lenders for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha, Kalabagh and Akhori dams by 2016 to avert flood, drought and energy crisis....
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S. Arabia claims foiling suicide plots: 172 held
RIYADH, April 27: The Saudi government said on Friday it had foiled an Al Qaeda-linked plot to attack oil facilities and military bases, arresting 172 suspects, including some trainee pilots preparing for suicide operations....
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Pakistan tops death row league: AI
LONDON, April 27: In its annual report on the death penalty released on Friday, Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog, has indicated that after China and Iran, Pakistan had the highest number of executions (82) in the world in 2006....
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President urged to end media threats
NEW YORK, April 27: The Human Rights Watch on Friday urged President Pervez Musharraf “to demonstrate a commitment to genuine media freedom by bringing to an end the use of coercion,...
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Minister hits out at Pemra in NA
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi said on Friday he would submit a breach of privilege motion against a parliamentary secretary and the Pakistan Electronic Media...
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CJ seeks stay of SJC proceedings
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Friday filed yet another application in the Supreme Court pleading to decide his request to stay the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) proceedings hearing a presidential reference against him on May 2....
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‘Dr Khan case still open’
LONDON, April 27: The case of Pakistan is not yet closed, declares a dossier entitled Nuclear Blackmarkets: Pakistan, A.Q. Khan and the Rise of Proliferation Networks –A Net Assessment scheduled to be released on Wednesday....
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‘Rs425 wheat price to be ensured’
ISLAMABAD, April 27: The government on Friday directed the ministry of food and agriculture to ensure that farmers got wheat price of Rs425 per 40kg bag and to streamline the process of procurement....
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Curfew relaxed in D.I. Khan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, April 27: Curfew was relaxed here on Friday from 1pm to 4pm and people shopped for items of daily use and offered Friday prayers....
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Blast in Quetta
QUETTA, April 27: A portion of the boundary wall of the Balochistan University of Information Technology and Management Sciences was damaged and the windowpanes of the nearby houses were smashed when a bomb went off there at 9:15pm on Friday....
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Fire scare delays PIA flight
ISLAMABAD, April 27: Manchester-bound Pakistan International Airline’s Boeing 777 was involved in a fire scare at the Islamabad International Airport on Friday morning....
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