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| April 29, 2007 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 11, 1428 |
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Sherpao survives suicide attack: •28 killed, 40 wounded •Bomber may be an Afghan Tajik, says official
CHARSADDA, April 28: At least 28 people were killed and over 40 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in an apparent attempt to kill federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Saturday evening....
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Larger bench to hear petitions on CJ issue
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Acting Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas on Saturday constituted a five-member larger bench to hear from May 7 a number of identical petitions, including a challenge by Chief Justice...
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Safe passage for militants being discussed: Qayyum
NEW DELHI, April 28: India and Pakistan are discussing a possible safe passage to enable armed militants to return home from operations in Jammu and Kashmir, former prime minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum said here on Saturday....
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Benazir says ready to work with Musharraf
LONDON/WASHINGTON, April 28: Former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that she is prepared to work with President Pervez Musharraf and is looking forward to returning home before the general election....
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Sharif’s appeal to generals
LAHORE, April 28: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday urged army generals to choose between Pakistan and Gen Pervez Musharraf who, he alleged, was bent upon destroying the army as an institution....
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US wants democracy to progress
WASHINGTON, April 28: The US wants continued development of democracy in Pakistan and Bangladesh and it is willing to help them achieve their democratic goals, said a State Department official....
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The root of the problem
PESHAWAR, April 28: It was typical of Islamabad. As thousands perished and entire towns lay buried in wreckage when a cataclysmic earthquake altered the landscape of the country,...
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Bomb explodes at airport
PESHAWAR, April 28: A bomb exploded at the arrival lounge of the Peshawar International Airport on Saturday morning, but caused no casualty, West Cantonment police said....
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Al Qaeda man held
QUETTA, April 28: Security forces have arrested a suspected Al Qaeda member from Zhob district....
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US helicopter fires missile on house
MIRAMSHAH, April 28: A United States helicopter fired a missile on a residential compound in Charkhel area near the Afghan border in North Waziristan on Saturday afternoon, officials and residents said....
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Cable operator’s office attacked in Kohat
KOHAT, April 28: A cable operator’s office was damaged when some people threw petrol bombs into it here on Friday night....
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Musharraf meets Srebrenica victims’ kin
SREBRENICA, April 28: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday paid his respects to victims of the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica, the worst mass slaughter in Europe since World War II....
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PM, speaker discuss NA onslaught
ISLAMABAD, April 28: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Saturday informed Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz about the government’s lack of interest against the opposition’s onslaught in the judicial crisis and other issues....
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Safety plan for Samjhota, Thar Express
NEW DELHI, April 28: Pakistan and India are working on a plan to introduce an advance information passenger information system on Samjhota and Thar Express trains....
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Taliban release French woman
KANDAHAR, April 28: Afghanistan''s Taliban on Saturday freed a French woman captured more than three weeks ago but demanded the withdrawal of French troops or release of prisoners for the freedom of a French man and three Afghans still being held....
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Australia win World Cup
Australia lifted the World Cup trophy for a record third successive time after claiming a 53-run victory over Sri Lanka in a farcical ending to a rain-shortened final on Saturday.—Reuters...
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Nato chief to visit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 28: The Secretary-General of the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will visit Pakistan early next month for consultations with the top leadership on Afghanistan and security cooperation....
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205,000 Afghans repatriated
ISLAMABAD, April 28: The government has started the process of repatriating around 2.9 million Afghan refugees, including 300,000 unregistered, in the next three years and 205,000 unregistered Afghans have already left...
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