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| July 25, 2007 | Wednesday | Rajab 09, 1428 |
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Jirga members’ peace efforts end in failure
PESHAWAR, July 24: The grand inter-tribal jirga has for the time being given up its efforts to revive the agreement reached between the government and the militants in September, as the... 
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Cornered militant blows himself up
QUETTA, July 24: Abdullah Mehsud, a top Taliban commander, blew himself up on Tuesday during a raid by the security forces in Zhob, a border town some 350kms northwest of here....
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War of words imperils ARD
ISLAMABAD, July 24: The existence of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) is in jeopardy due to the growing distrust between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s...
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Zero tolerance for ‘political seminaries,’ says Benazir
OTTAWA, July 24: Alleging that President Pervez Musharraf needs the militancy issue to legitimise his rule, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said on Tuesday she would have a `zero tolerance’ for ‘political seminaries’ where terrorist activities are carried out....
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Two soldiers kidnapped, killed
KHAR, July 24: Militants kidnapped two soldiers from a troubled tribal region, slit their throats and dumped the bodies with a warning note to others, officials said on Tuesday....
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US was allowed to station force near tribal area: WP
WASHINGTON, July 24: The United States stopped sharing intelligence with Pakistan on the whereabouts of Al Qaeda leaders because of fears that it may leak to the other side, the US media reported on Tuesday....
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Strategy to curb extremism being devised, says Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Tuesday said that a multi-pronged strategy was being devised to deal with militants because curbing extremism was in Pakistan’s own interest....
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Islamabad, Kabul need help: UN
BERLIN, July 24: The international community must increase support to Afghanistan’s neigbours, including Pakistan, if peace efforts in the region are to succeed, the top UN envoy to Afghanistan said on Tuesday....
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Attempt to ‘legalise’ organ trade foiled
ISLAMABAD, July 24: An attempt to incorporate the ‘compensated donation of organs to foreigners’ in the draft Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Ordinance, 2007 has been foiled by a high official, Dawn can reveal....
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UK foreign secy due today
ISLAMABAD, July 24: The new British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, is scheduled to arrive here on Wednesday for consultations with the top Pakistani leadership on key matters including counter-terrorism and security cooperation....
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Power-sharing deal after polls, says Mushahid
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Secretary-General of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Tuesday said power-sharing formula with any political party could only be made after the elections....
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Shaukat Aziz attends Zahir Shah’s funeral
KABUL, July 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, accompanied by three ministers, attended the funeral of King Zahir Shah who was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard here on Tuesday....
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Govt gets in touch with Hafsa students’ parents ISLAMABAD, July 24: The government has begun contacting the family members of Jamia Hafsa’s students in an effort to resolve the controversy over its ‘missing students’....
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Body handed over
THE body of Abdullah Mehsud was handed over to an official of the Wana political administration and his relatives late on Tuesday night....
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Militant who preferred death to surrender
HOW true he was to his words. Almost prophetic he was when he told Dawn in an interview in Nov 2004 that he would rather die than surrender....
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Russia, US to hold missile talks
MOSCOW, July 24: Russian and US experts will meet in Washington next week to discuss a controversial US plan to place elements of a missile shield in Europe, Russia''s foreign minister said on Tuesday....
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Turkey backs fight against terrorism
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Turkish President Necdet Sezer on Tuesday telephoned President Gen Pervez Musharraf to express support and solidarity with Pakistan in its ongoing efforts to combat terrorism and extremism, and for the country''s role in promoting peace and security....
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Ulema plan to move court on Jamia Hafsa
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Religious parties and leading ulema have planned to move the court against government plans to change the status of Jamia Hafsa. A panel of lawyers has been formed which will file the case in the court on Wednesday....
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