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| July 20, 2007 | Friday | Rajab 04, 1428 |
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The day of the suicide bomber
THREE suicide bombings killed 54 people on Thursday as the wave of attacks buffeting the country after the Lal Masjid operation assumed nightmarish proportions, spreading from the north to the south.... 
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30 dead in attack on Chinese engineers’ van
QUETTA, July 19: At least 30 people, including seven policemen, were killed and 28 others injured on Thursday, when a suicide bomber tried to ram his explosives-laden car into a van...
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Those who died
QUETTA: The people and policemen killed in the blast were identified as Abdul Sattar Lasi (ASI), Hazoor Bakhsh, Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad Hasan, Saeed Khan, Mohammad Hanif, Abdul Aziz, Pir Mohammad (constables),...
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18 killed at Kohat cantt mosque
KOHAT, July 19: At least 18 people, including three children, were killed and more than 15 injured in a suicide bomb attack inside a mosque in the cantonment area here on Thursday night....
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Policeman, 5 civilians perish in Hangu
HANGU, July 19: Five civilians and a policeman were killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the main gate of a police parade ground here on Thursday....
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US speaks of direct action
WASHINGTON, July 19: The White House, after publicly demanding that Pakistan rein in militants linked to Al Qaeda, is now threatening to launch direct attacks into the country’s tribal region to destroy extremist hideouts....
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Reference mother of all evils: Aitzaz
ISLAMABAD, July 19: The lead counsel of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Thursday described the reference against the CJ as the “mother of all evils” which would continue to create instability unless squashed completely....
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President asks nation to stand united against extremists
ISLAMABAD, July 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday urged the nation to stand united against extremists to defeat them, as these elements were a threat to the country....
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PPP ready to back Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, July 19: The talks between the government and the Pakistan People’s Party have made some headway, with the PPP reportedly assuring the ruling coalition that it will not create hurdles...
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Police rebuked for detaining 134 men: Lal Masjid operation
ISLAMABAD, July 19: The Supreme Court on Thursday admonished the Islamabad police, after noticing some foul play, for still keeping under detention 134 persons who were arrested during the Lal Masjid operation....
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Hoarders holding up 2 million tons of wheat
ISLAMABAD, July 19: Undeterred by highest ever production and government warnings, the private sector is currently hoarding an estimated two million tons of wheat, causing a price hike in the country, a top government official disclosed on Thursday....
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Bank denies involvement in terrorism
KARACHI, July 19: The Habib Bank Ltd on Thursday officially denied any responsibility in the murder case of Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter slain by terrorists in 2002....
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Mushahid too calls for APC
ISLAMABAD July 19: Taking a cue from President Pervez Musharraf’s proposal for holding an All Parties Conference, PML secretary-general Mushahid Hussain Syed on Thursday said that such an APC should be...
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‘NWFP to get funds for security forces’
ISLAMABAD, July 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that in view of the law and order situation in the NWFP, the federal government was providing additional funds of Rs3.6...
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Russia hits back at UK with diplomat expulsions
MOSCOW, July 19: Russia hit back at Britain on Thursday, expelling four British diplomats as Brussels and Washington sided with London in a mounting dispute over a high-profile murder inquiry....
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Bangladesh to get new official version of independence
DHAKA, July 19: School textbooks in Bangladesh are to be changed to reflect the latest official version of the role of two slain leaders in the country’s proclamation of independence in 1971, a report said on Thursday....
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Hekmatyar lays down arms
KABUL, July 19: Afghan militant leader and Taliban and Al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has declared a ceasefire against Afghanistan’s government, according to a statement. He is wanted by the Afghan government and US authorities....
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Fisherman killed in Indian Navy firing
THATTA, July 19: A fisherman was killed and two of his colleagues were injured when Indian Navy personnel allegedly attacked them after trespassing into Pakistani territorial waters in the Sir Creek area on Wednesday....
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EC inquiry in Larkana
ISLAMABAD, July 19: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq will send a senior officer of the Election Commission to Larkana for investigating the allegations levelled by Pakistan People’s Party...
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Coal mines ownership dispute resolved
QUETTA, July 19: Feud between 14 clans of Hamzazai tribe over the ownership of Tarkha Chinah coal mines has been resolved and an accord signed to start mining in the field located near the Makhtar area of Loralai district....
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‘Suit will bring accountability’
NEW YORK, July 19: The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl hopes to elicit more information about her husband''s death by suing those she blames — including more than a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan’s largest bank....
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Doctor shot dead in Sihala
RAWALPINDI, July 19: A man was shot dead by unidentified men in Sihala while another was murdered by his rivals in Tarnol, police said on Thursday....
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