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| July 27, 2007 | Friday | Rajab 11, 1428 |
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Apex court asks EC to register all voters
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The Supreme Court has instructed the Election Commission of Pakistan to ensure the registration of the names of all eligible voters in the electoral rolls through a fresh... 
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Govt told to formulate human organ law in one month
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the government not to spare those involved in the trade of human organs, especially kidney, and allowed over a month’s time to...
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Altaf doesn’t enjoy immunity: UK
ISLAMABAD, July 26: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday brushed aside an impression that MQM leader Altaf Hussain enjoyed immunity against prosecution and was being provided a sanctuary in the United Kingdom....
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Pakistan, UK resolve to quell terrorism
ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistan and Britain on Thursday resolved to work together with a holistic approach to effectively meet the common challenge of terrorism and to ensure greater stability in the region and around the world....
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Pakistan test-fires missile
ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful test of the indigenously-developed cruise missile Babur (Hatf-VII). The missile test is part of a continuous process for validating the design parameters set for the weapon system....
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Forces take over phone exchange
MIRAMSHAH, July 26: Security forces moved into the Miramshah bazaar and took control of the main telephone exchange on Thursday as army and paramilitary forces continued to blockade the main Miramshah-Bannu...
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PPP, PML-N accuse each other of violating charter
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The gulf between the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) seems to be widening with both the major components of the Alliance for the...
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Hillary against direct action
WASHINGTON, July 26: US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said if America sends its troops to the tribal region, they should go with Pakistani troops and not on their own....
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US reiterates stance on strike inside Pakistan
WASHINGTON, July 26: US Special Forces will strike an extremist target in Pakistan’s tribal territory if they had urgent intelligence, says a senior Pentagon official. Asked if US Special Forces would...
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Isaf praises Pakistan efforts
CHAMAN, July 26: International Security and Assistance Force (Isaf) officials on Thursday hailed the security arrangements made by Pakistan on the Pak-Afghan border and stressed the need for further strengthening the coordination among the forces....
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‘Judicial activism can bring big changes’
WASHINGTON, July 26: US congressional leaders from both the ruling and the opposition parties said that judicial activism could bring major political changes in Pakistan, and urged the Bush administration to...
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UK bans two groups
LONDON, July 26: The United Kingdom on Wednesday evening banned the Tehrik Nefaz-i Shariat Mohammadi for being involved in terrorism both in Pakistan and Afghanistan....
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Musharraf to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE
ISLAMABAD, July 26: President Musharraf will visit Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates this week, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. While in Saudi Arabia, he will hold talks with Saudi...
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US accepts Indian demand on N-fuel
WASHINGTON, July 26: The United States has accepted India’s demand that the supply of nuclear fuel for its reactors will continue even if New Delhi conducted another nuclear test, diplomatic sources said....
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2 Kashmiri militants killed
SRINAGAR, July 26: Two Kashmiri militants were killed and seven Indian soldiers wounded in an apparent suicide attack when they stormed a paramilitary forces camp here on Thursday, police said....
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India confirms bird flu
NEW DELHI, July 26: India confirmed on Thursday that the latest outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the remote northeast was the H5N1 strain, the first case reported in a year....
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FC post attacked
QUETTA, July 26: Militants on Thursday fired rockets at a Frontier Corps check post in the Dera Bugti area. Officials said the FC men also fired rockets at the positions of militants....
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‘Devotion’ to UK press amuses Miliband
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband was thoroughly amused when at the joint press conference with Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Thursday he was asked to comment...
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