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| July 11, 2007 | Wednesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 25, 1428 |
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It’s all over as Ghazi is killed
ISLAMABAD, July 10: Rebel cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi was killed as a blitz led by army commandos almost crushed the last stand of religious militants at Islamabad''s Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa compound on Tuesday...
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Govt counsel pulled up for taking swipe at CJ
ISLAMABAD, July 10: A Supreme Court bench hearing the petition of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Tuesday pulled up the government lawyer for implying that the chief justice lacked the qualities that inspired confidence among people....
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Soldier killed, 19 injured in NWFP, tribal areas KOHAT/PESHAWAR, July 10: A soldier was killed and 19 people, 13 of them security personnel, were injured in attacks in the NWFP and the tribal areas on Tuesday....
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Security alert all over country
ISLAMABAD, July 10: The government tightened security in major cities and at sensitive sites immediately after gunbattles between law-enforcement agencies and the Lal Masjid militants ended on Tuesday....
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US supports Lal Masjid operation
WASHINGTON, July 10: The United States on Tuesday regretted the loss of lives in the Lal Masjid operation but blamed militants for not choosing a peaceful solution.Talking...
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Benazir backs government
LONDON, July 10: Pakistan faces being taken over by religious militants if President Pervez Musharraf''s “dictatorship” continues, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto warned on Tuesday....
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Extremism can be politically handled, says Imran
LONDON, July 10: Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan believes that the religious radicalism which has spread all over Pakistan in the last eight years of the military-led rule could be controlled and eliminated if tackled politically and in a democratic environment....
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Altaf praises army for successful operation
KARACHI, July 10: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has praised the government, President Gen Pervez Musharraf and armed forces, particularly the Special Services Group, for successfully completing the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa operation.In...
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Agonising wait for parents
ISLAMABAD, July 10: With explosions and machinegun fire rattling in the background, the distraught parents of children trapped inside the Lal Masjid could only gaze helplessly towards the trails of black smoke....
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Edhi’s plea to madressahs — pursue peace, shun arms
ISLAMABAD, July 10: Having been part of the late-night negotiations between the authorities and Maulana Abdul Rasheed Ghazi to avert bloodshed at the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa compound, Pakistan’s leading social worker...
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US starts delivering F-16 aircraft
MUSHAF BASE, July 10: The United States on Tuesday started the long-awaited delivery of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan when two of the `Fighter Falcons’ were handed over to the Pakistan Air Force....
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Nationalist leaders meet PPP leader
LONDON, July 10: Leaders of nationalist parties, including Asfandyar Wali Khan, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Dr Hayee Baloch, Sanaullah Khan Baloch, Qadir Magsi, Hasil Bizenjo, and most other ARD members, except PML-N leaders, called on Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday evening....
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100 villages flooded in Jhal Magsi, Jaffarabad
QUETTA, July 10: The flood situation in Jhal Magsi and Jaffarabad districts worsened after heavy rains in the catchment areas of Mula and Nari rivers inundated over 100 villages, causing food shortages in these areas....
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New SBP unit to monitor suspicious transactions
KARACHI, July 10: The State Bank on Tuesday introduced new checks on money transactions which may be used to monitor the funding of mosques and seminaries across the country....
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Another 100 students released
ISLAMABAD, July 10: One hundred more Jamia Fareedia students detained by security forces from Lal Masjid were released to their parents and relatives here on Tuesday....
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All illegal structures to be razed: Lal Masjid
ISLAMABAD, July 10: The government has decided to remove the building of Jamia Hafsa and all illegal structures in the Lal Masjid compound which were established on illegally occupied state land, sources told Dawn on Tuesday....
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KUJ demands protection for journalists
KARACHI, July 10: Journalists on Tuesday expressed concern over the killing of a cameraman who was performing his duties during the Lal Masjid Jamia Hafsa operation in Islamabad, and demanded that...
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PPP raises concern over ECP lethargy in correcting lists
ISLAMABAD, July 10: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has expressed its concern over, what it called, continued inaction by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to correct discrepancies in the voters’...
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