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| July 10, 2007 | Tuesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 24, 1428 |
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Breakthrough in sight: Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa standoff
ISLAMABAD, July 9: The government on Monday agreed to allow ‘safe passage’ to Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi and his family to end the eight-day standoff. In a late-night decision, President Gen...
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SC orders talks to resolve crisis
ISLAMABAD, July 9: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the validity of action against militants holed up in the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa complex and ordered Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan to...
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President asks for ending standoff peacefully
ISLAMABAD, July 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday called for fresh efforts to resolve the Lal Masjid issue peacefully. He said that necessary support should be provided to religious leaders...
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Opposition’s mini-summit in London likely today
LONDON, July 9: All major opposition political parties will be meeting here in the next 48 hours for a mini-summit to further refine the decisions taken at the MPC and reinforce...
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Minister for Housing Safwanullah resigns
KARACHI, July 9: Federal Minister for Housing Syed Safwanullah of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement resigned on Monday in compliance with his party’s directive. Party sources told Dawn that the decision to...
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Peshawar killing not to hurt Sino-Pakistan ties: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 9: The president and the prime minister have strongly condemned the assassination of three Chinese nationals by unknown assailants in Peshawar on Sunday night and have ordered immediate inquiry...
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China calls for severe punishment to culprits
BEIJING, July 9: China on Monday condemned the killings of three Chinese workers in Peshawar and called on Pakistani authorities to do more to protect its citizens there....
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300,000 flood-hit people need ‘ready-to-eat’ meals
RAWALPINDI, July 9: At least 300,000 people affected by severe flooding and cyclone in Sindh and Balochistan are in need of ‘ready-to-eat’ rations. Of these people, 160,000 are facing shortage of...
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Minister says resignations not to affect re-election
LAHORE, July 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will be re-elected by the existing assemblies even if all opposition legislators resign from their seats, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Niazi said on Monday....
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Militants threaten ‘jihad’
KHAAR, July 9: Militants and tribesmen supporting the Lal Masjid clerics and students have called for lifting the siege around its compound and threatened to declare a ‘jihad’ against the government if the standoff is not ended....
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Policeman killed in Bannu
BANNU, July 9: An assistant sub-inspector of police was killed and three constables were injured when a police party was ambushed on Sunday night. Security in Bannu was beefed up after the attack....
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NAB warning over Quetta schemes
ISLAMABAD, July 9: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has warned the public against investing in 10 housing schemes in and around Quetta which have been declared illegal by the Quetta Development Authority (QDA)....
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Pakistani finds ‘militant’ son in Afghanistan
KABUL, July 9: A Pakistani man was reunited on Monday with his teenage son, who said he had come to Afghanistan to carry out a suicide attack, before members of the media at the headquarters of the secret services here....
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Power supply disrupted
QUETTA, July 9: A power transmission line was blown up in Kohlu area of Balochistan on Monday. According to officials, militants blew up the line, suspending power supply to Kohlu and other areas....
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KSE index crosses 14,000 mark
THE KSE 100-share index on Monday formally crossed the barrier of 14,000 points in official closing, after a couple of abortive attempts, and was last quoted at 14,019.05 points....
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Iran slows down its N-work: ElBaradei
VIENNA, July 9: Iran has slowed down the expansion of its nuclear enrichment capabilities at its strategic plant in Natanz, UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday....
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Lal Masjid crisis echoes in US media
WASHINGTON, July 9: In its lead editorial on Monday, The Washington Post blamed the present government’s misrule during the past eight years for the crisis Pakistan is facing today....
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PIA jet makes emergency landing
ISLAMABAD, July 9: A Pakistan International Airlines aircraft carrying 433 passengers made an emergency landing at Jeddah airport on Monday because of fire alarm, officials said....
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