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| April 30, 2007 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 12, 1428 |
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Mehsud behind attack: Sherpao
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Shrpao, who survived a suicide attack in Charsadda on Saturday, has said preliminary investigation has revealed that tribal militant Abdullah Mehsud was behind the attack.... 
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Musharraf, Karzai in Ankara for crucial talks
ANKARA, April 29: President Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived here on Sunday to discuss the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationship, especially the cooperation of the two countries in the fight against terror, at their crucial meeting on Monday....
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Charsadda blast toll rises to 31
CHARSADDA/PESHAWAR, April 29: The death toll from Saturday’s suicide attack in Charsadda rose to 31 on Sunday and 15 of the injured, including three policemen, were said to be in a critical condition, according to police and hospital sources....
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ARD meeting soon: Fahim
LAHORE, April 29: A special meeting of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy will be called in the next few days to clear ‘misunderstandings’ created by Benazir Bhutto’s recent interviews...
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Soldier, three militants killed in clash
MIRAMSHAH, April 29: A clash between security forces and militants at a checkpoint near Miramshah in North Waziristan Agency on Sunday left one soldier and three assailants dead....
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Nine killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR (India), April 29: Eight suspected Muslim militants and a civilian were killed in continuing separatist violence in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, the army and police said on Sunday....
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Mass rally in Turkey in support of secularism
ISTANBUL, April 29: Up to a million people rallied in a sea of red Turkish flags on Sunday, accusing the government of planning a religious state and demanding it withdraw its presidential candidate....
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Karzai urges cooperation to tackle terrorists
KABUL, April 29: A weekend suicide attack in Charsadda that killed more than 28 people in Pakistan highlights the need for cooperation in tackling “terrorists,” the Afghan president said on Sunday....
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Drastic energy-saving measures on the cards
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The government is set to introduce this week drastic measures for energy conservation, including closure of commercial activities after sunset and possibly two weekly public holidays, to overcome the energy crisis in the country....
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Revamped PMDC meets amid protests from two provincial govts
ISLAMABAD, April 29: A controversially revamped Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) meets from Monday amid protests from two provincial governments which have decided to boycott the session....
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Early polls seen as way out of CJ crisis
ISLAMABAD, April 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, faced with perhaps the biggest challenge to his authority in the form of the pro-chief justice agitation, has told his critics within the government...
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Opposition parties plan meeting on PPP stance
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Leaders of major opposition parties and alliances, including Pakistan Muslim League (N), Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf and PONM, are likely to meet in Islamabad in the first week...
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Mild tremor jolts Gwadar
QUETTA, April 29: A mild tremor, measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale, jolted Gwadar and adjoining areas at around 11:35am on Sunday. No damage or casualty was reported....
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Qayyum terms Musharraf’s proposals ‘breakthrough’
NEW DELHI, April 29: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, head of the Muslim Conference, said President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s proposals on Kashmir were a ‘great breakthrough’ towards resolving the Kashmir dispute....
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India will become US partner, says diplomat
WASHINGTON, April 29: A top State Department official called on Sunday for more military and foreign policy cooperation with India, predicting New Delhi will become a main US strategic partner in the coming generation....
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Iran security chief meets Maliki in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, April 29: Iran''s top national security official Ali Larijani met US-installed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Sunday at the start of a previously unannounced three-day visit....
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Two US ‘spies’ shot dead
TANK, April 29: Suspected militants shot dead two people after accusing them of being US spies, an official of the Political Administration told Dawn on Sunday on condition of anonymity....
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4,700 schools to be rehabiliated
RAWALPINDI, April 29: The federal government is to launch a project to rehabilitate and improve the condition of over 4,700 schools, including 81 in the federal capital, which have been found...
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