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| July 15, 2007 | Sunday | Jamadi-us-Sani 29, 1428 |
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Troops come under fire across NWFP: •24 soldiers die in Waziristan suicide bombing •Malakand varsity attacked
MIRAMSHAH, July 14: Twenty-four soldiers were killed and 26 others wounded in North Waziristan on Saturday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into a convoy of the Frontier Constabulary....
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Hearty welcome for CJ in Lahore
LAHORE, July 14: Lahorites accorded a warm welcome to Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry when he arrived here from Islamabad on Saturday to address the District Bar Association....
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‘Bodies of 10 foreigners recovered from mosque’
ISLAMABAD, July 14: Interior ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema said on Saturday that 10 bodies of foreigners were recovered from the Lal Masjid-Jamia Hafsa compound....
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Qazi says he will resign in ‘next session’
ISLAMABAD, July 14: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Saturday said he would resign from the National Assembly in protest against the Lal Masjid operation....
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US says Musharraf must regain control of border areas
NEW YORK, July 14: US National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley has said that President Pervez Musharraf has failed to contain Al Qaeda, and he must regain control of areas bordering Afghanistan....
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Musharraf says troops saved many lives: Lal Masjid operation
ISLAMABAD, July 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has praised the armed forces for showing ‘bravery, courage and professionalism’ to save innocent lives during the Lal Masjid operation....
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PBC calls for inquiry into operation
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Pakistan Bar Council on Saturday expressed shock over the Lal Masjid operation and described it as a testimony to the “collusiveness, gross incompetence and inefficient governance on the part of Musharraf’s military regime”....
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Russia pulls out of key arms treaty
MOSCOW, July 14: Russia is freezing its participation in a key arms control treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin announced on Saturday....
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FC man killed
QUETTA, July 14: A soldier was killed and three others injured after gunmen opened fire on a Frontier Corps contingent in Turbat district on Saturday. According to officials, the attack occurred...
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20 more villages flooded in Sindh
DADU, July 14: Twenty more villages in Khairpur Nathan Shah and Johi were inundated on Saturday as floodwater reached Qureshi Ji Mori in the district’s west....
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Arrest warrants for NWFP minister
KARAK, July 14: An additional district and sessions judge in Takht-i-Nusrati on Saturday issued arrest warrants for Provincial Law Minister Malik Zafar Azam in a defamation case filed by Javed Khattak advocate....
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‘North Korea shuts down N-facility’
WASHINGTON, July 14: North Korea has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, the United States announced on Saturday. “The US has been informed on Saturday that the Democratic People''s Republic of...
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Indians due in US to finalise N-deal
WASHINGTON, July 14: A high-powered Indian delegation is arriving in Washington on Monday for talks on finalising the Indo-US nuclear deal. “The United States stands ready to resolve the remaining outstanding...
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Iraq policy did not work, admits Bush
WASHINGTON, July 14: US President George W. Bush, who is facing increased pressure from Congress to withdraw troops from Iraq, conceded on Saturday that his old approach to the war was wrong....
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Aid agency workers told to be vigilant
QUETTA, July 14: The Balochistan government has tightened security for UN aid agencies and other foreign organisations working in Quetta and other parts of the province and advised their employees not to travel without police escort....
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12 hurt in jail clash
LARKANA, July 14: Over a dozen inmates were injured in the central prison here on Saturday when three groups, after exchanging hot words, used sticks and stones against each other....
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Shaikh Rafiq passes away
LAHORE, July 14: Pakistan People''s Party leader Sheikh Rafiq Ahmad died in a local hospital after a protracted illness on Saturday. He was 85. Sheikh Rafiq had suffered attacks of paralysis...
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Pakistani beheaded
RIYADH, July 14: Saudi Arabia on Saturday beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of murder, the interior ministry said, bringing to 104 the number of executions announced by the kingdom this year....
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War games conclude
ISLAMABAD, July 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that armed forces of Pakistan are the guarantors of peace in the region. Speaking at the concluding session of military exercises...
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MMA leader arrested
ISLAMABAD, July 14: Islamabad police arrested Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MNA from Karak, Shah Abdul Aziz, from the Parliament Lodges on Saturday night....
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