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| July 04, 2007 | Wednesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 18, 1428 |
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Fierce gunbattles rock capital: •Army troops deployed around Lal Masjid •Curfew imposed in area •Rangers man, journalist among 10 killed •Govt buildings torched
ISLAMABAD, July 3: Paramilitary Rangers and riot police fought a daylong running gunbattle with hundreds of heavily armed and well-entrenched militants around their stronghold of Lal Masjid as a six-month-long standoff...
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‘Many judges dismissed arbitrarily’
ISLAMABAD, July 3: Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday on Tuesday observed that it was for the first time since 1973 that the executive had invoked the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), instead of butchering unwanted judges arbitrarily....
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Balochistan toll reaches 150
QUETTA, July 3: The flood situation worsened in Nasirabad and Jaffarabad districts on Tuesday as raging torrents overwhelmed the two Balochistan districts after wreaking havoc in Jhal Magsi....
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Talks with India end on positive note: Meeting wound up due to Lal Masjid situation
NEW DELHI, July 3: Home secretaries of India and Pakistan wound up their widely watched talks on Tuesday, a day short of the two-day schedule because of the Lal Masjid standoff...
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Voters’ lists to remain on display till 18th: President promulgates ordinance
ISLAMABAD, July 3: The Election Commission on Tuesday extended the display period of draft voters’ list for 15 days upto July 18 following the promulgation of an ordinance amending the Electoral Rolls Act 1974 by President Gen Pervez Musharraf....
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Scattered rain across country
KARACHI, July 3: Scattered rain and thunderstorm were reported in different parts of the country on Tuesday, while the meteorological department forecast more rain....
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Seven ‘suicide bombers’ held in Gilgit
GILGIT, July 3: At least seven alleged suicide bombers have been arrested from various parts of the western district of Ghizer. They have been accused of planning to sabotage the annual...
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Pakistani extradited from UK to Germany
LONDON, July 3: Iqtidar Mahmood Dara, a Pakistani national, was extradited on Monday evening from Heathrow airport to Germany....
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Shahdadkot town faces flood threat
LARKANA, July 3: Shahdadkot faced a serious flood threat on Tuesday following a breach in a drain near Bagho Pul and heavy rainfall in various parts of Sindh on Monday night....
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ADB funding linked to improvement in power system
ISLAMABAD, July 3: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to help Pakistan overcome its power crisis provided the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation...
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Controlled explosion on car outside Glasgow mosque
GLASGOW, July 3: Police on high alert after the failed terrorist attacks in Britain carried out a controlled explosion on a car outside a mosque in Glasgow on Tuesday and a Scottish Islamic leader warned of rising hostility toward his community....
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Britain to ban TNSM
LONDON, July 3: Britain intends to outlaw the Tehrik Nefaz Shariat-i-Mohammadi (TNSM) and the Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh as terrorist organisations, the British home office said on Tuesday....
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No Pakistani link in terror plots
LONDON, July 3: To the immense relief of about a million or so Pakistanis living here, those so far arrested in connection with the failed weekend terror attacks have not been found to have the Pakistani links....
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Kidnappers free FC man, two others
KOHAT, July 3: A paramilitary official and two other men, who had been kidnapped last week, were released here on Tuesday....
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Talks with Afghanistan in Turkey on Friday
ANKARA, July 3: Turkey has invited officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan to meet here to discuss the fight against the Taliban and boosting confidence between the troubled neighbours, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday....
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Iraq cabinet okays law on oil reserves distribution
BAGHDAD, July 3: Iraq’s cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States....
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Farida performs at Srinagar festival
SRINAGAR, July 3: Pakistan’s top singer Farida Khanum has made her first visit to occupied Kashmir, winning a standing ovation at a music festival....
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Landmine hits 4 security men
QUETTA, July 3: Five security personnel were injured in a landmine explosion in Dera Bugti on Tuesday. Official sources said a powerful landmine was planted in the Maro area of Dera...
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