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| July 31, 2007 | Tuesday | Rajab 15, 1428 |
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Musharraf briefs Aziz, Shujaat on meeting with Benazir
ISLAMABAD, July 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday held separate meetings with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and, according to reliable sources, briefed... 
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Opposition blasts govt over poor law and order ISLAMABAD, July 30: The opposition assailed the government in the National Assembly on Monday over poor law and order and demanded it must now quit while some ruling party back-benchers put...
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Six soldiers die as militants renew attacks
MIRAMSHAH, July 30: Militants renewed their attacks on security forces in the North Waziristan Agency on Monday, killing six soldiers and wounding five others, while a Cobra helicopter fired rockets on...
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‘Core issues stalled talks’
MS BHUTTO told the BBC on Monday night that talks with the government on brokering a deal had stalled over ‘core issues’....
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Government in touch with Washington over bill: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Pakistan on Monday declared it was in touch with the Bush administration regarding its reservations on the counterterrorism bill adopted by the US Congress that imposes conditions on assistance to the country....
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US says it encourages dialogue in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, July 30: The United States said on Monday that it encourages political debate and dialogue in Pakistan but does not support any particular candidate or party....
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Dissent in PML over talks with Benazir
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Several members of the National Assembly belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League during a parliamentary party meeting held here on Monday protested against what they called keeping...
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PPP petition seeks political parties’ role in Fata
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the Political Parties Act, 1962 to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata)....
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Open court to hear Qazi’s plea
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Justice Rana Bhagwandas, senior judge of the Supreme Court, on Monday ordered the fixing of an appeal of Jamaat-i-Islami chief Qazi Hussain in an open court to deal...
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Changes sought in organ transplant law draft
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Three of the country’s most prestigious medical organisations on Monday suggested amendments to the proposed Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues ordinance....
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Mohmand ‘Lal Masjid’ militants offer talks
GHALANAI, July 30: Militants who had occupied a mosque and a shrine in the Lakaro area of the Mohmand Agency on Saturday night said on Monday that they were ready for talks with the government and elders of the area....
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Trade talks resume today with India
NEW DELHI, July 30: India and Pakistan will resume their trade talks on Tuesday, exploring New Delhi’s ideas about more bilateral trade through their existing rail links....
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Energy security plan may be altered
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Pakistan’s 25-year energy security plan (2005-30) is expected to be substantially altered in about a year’s time with the help of international consultants as some key targets proposed under the existing plan seem unachievable, it is learnt....
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Taliban kill S. Korean hostage
KABUL, July 30: Taliban kidnappers shot dead a South Korean hostage on Monday, a spokesman said, accusing the Afghan government of not listening to rebel demands for the release of Taliban prisoners....
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Swedish film icon Bergman dies at 89
STOCKHOLM, July 30: Legendary Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, who influenced a generation of film-makers with his often stark works on themes of mortality and sexual torment, died on Monday at the age of 89....
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Peace meeting marred by rumpus
MANSEHRA, July 30: The first meeting of the local peace committees was marred by rumpus here on Monday when a member from Shinkiyari union council used harsh language against the clerics and students of Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa....
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Notices issued in Javed Hashmi case
ISLAMABAD, July 30: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the attorney-general and the special prosecutor-general for Wednesday in a review petition filed by Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD)...
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UN official due today
ISLAMABAD, July 30: A top official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is due in Islamabad on Tuesday for holding talks with Pakistani officials regarding the repatriation of Afghan refugees to their homeland....
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