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| June 30, 2007 | Saturday | Jamadi-us-Sani 14, 1428 |
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Suicide bombers holed up in Lal Masjid: president
ISLAMABAD, June 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that an operation could be launched against the Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa brigade, but a raid would lead to heavy... 
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Eight districts remain cut off: Balochistan’s SOS to centre
QUETTA, June 29: The Balochistan government on Friday asked the federal government to send more army soldiers and helicopters for rescue operations in areas devastated by the cyclone and floods....
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Official death toll 114
ISLAMABAD: Over 114 people are dead, over 50 missing and hundreds are displaced by the worst-ever cyclone and subsequent flash floods in the country’s coastal areas and 14 other districts, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt-Gen Muhammad Farooq Khan said....
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NWFP rivers in high flood; troops on alert
PESHAWAR, June 29: Water levels have risen in all rivers in the province following widespread rain and troops have been placed on alert to cope with any emergency, officials say....
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Most IPI issues resolved
NEW DELHI, June 29: India’s petroleum minister, Murli Deora, said on Friday that officials from Iran, India and Pakistan have resolved most issues relating to the gas pipeline that would carry gas from Iran to the two South Asian countries....
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Pakistan Navy rescues two foreigners
KARACHI, June 29: The Pakistan Navy has rescued two foreigners — a Mexican and an Indian — who had been fighting for their lives for 72 hours after their merchant vessel sank on being battered by this week’s cyclone....
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Enrolment of voters to continue until poll schedule: CEC
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The draft computerised electoral rolls are being prepared in accordance with the Electoral Rolls Act of 1974, which expressly provides that the rolls shall contain the national identity...
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Higher wellhead price of gas likely
NEW DELHI, June 29: Pakistan will announce an increase in the wellhead price of its gas next month when it unveils a new Petroleum Policy, a top government official said on Friday....
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Police fire in air to disperse Kashmiris
SRINAGAR, June 29: Police on Friday fired in the air and used tear gas to disperse hundreds of Kashmiris protesting against the killing of four people by government forces in occupied Kashmir, a police officer said....
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Pakistan, India to formalise ‘friendly exchanges’
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India on promotion of friendly exchanges ended here on Friday with both sides agreeing to work towards speedy implementation and institutionalisation of a two-and-half-year programme of interaction in various fields....
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Records safe, says PAC chairman
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Public Accounts Committee Chairman Malik Allah Yar Khan on Friday said that some vested interests were politicising the issue of Tuesday night’s mysterious fire in the parliament house....
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London bombing plot foiled
LONDON, June 29: Police defused a car bomb packed with petrol, gas and nails in London’s busy theatre district on Friday, foiling an attack that could have killed many people and which echoed a previous Al Qaeda plot, police said....
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Second bomb
LONDON: Police found a second car bomb near Park Lane, a senior officer said, saying the two were “clearly linked.”...
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Militants blow up 13 oil tankers
PESHAWAR, June 29: Pro-Taliban militants in a Pakistani border town blew up 13 oil tankers supplying fuel for international troops in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday....
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Man held for killing girlfriend
SIALKOT, June 29: On the request of the Interpol, Sialkot police on Friday arrested a local, Mirza Iftikhar Baig, for killing his Belgian girlfriend in Brussels....
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Alleged suicide bomber’s parents released
MANSEHRA, June 29: The parents and a brother of the alleged Nishtar park suicide bomber, picked up by an intelligence agency a few days ago, have been released....
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UN winds up Iraq weapons monitoring bodies
UNITED NATIONS, June 29: The UN Security Council on Friday voted to shut down the UN inspection bodies created for monitoring Iraq’s alleged weapons programme. The resolution, terminating the UN bodies’ mandate, was approved by 14-0 votes....
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13 fishermen missing
QUETTA, June 29: Thirteen fishermen have been missing along with their vessel for five days. They were reported to be returning to their base on the Gadani coast after receiving cyclone warnings....
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