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| August 03, 2007 | Friday | Rajab 18, 1428 |
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New US threat to use force: Al Qaeda sheltering in Waziristan, Taliban in Balochistan: Burns
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: The United States wants Pakistan to defeat Al Qaeda in the battlefield and will not hesitate to use its own forces to achieve this objective, says Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns.... 
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US-India deal may ignite arms race: Civil N-power a priority: NCA
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The National Command Authority (NCA) has warned that the US-India civil nuclear energy deal, which would enable India to produce significant quantities of fissile material and nuclear weapons...
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Sharif brothers challenge exile in apex court
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab’s ex-chief minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking its help to return to Pakistan for participating in the coming elections....
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Over Rs3bn tax frauds detected
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Tax frauds of more than Rs3 billion committed in financial years 2005 and 2006 have been detected, Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan informed the National Assembly on Thursday....
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Suicide attack on police school foiled
SARGODHA, Aug 2: A suicide bomber and a police officer were killed and a constable was injured when an attempt to blow up the Police Training School here was foiled on Thursday....
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Rockets fired at checkpoint
KHAR, Aug 2: A check post of the Bajaur Levy force was destroyed when suspected militants fired six rockets from a hilltop in the Salarzai area on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said....
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5 policemen hurt in blast
GUJRANWALA, Aug 2: Five traffic police personnel were injured when a bomb went off near the city traffic office on Thursday. The policemen were going to the Gondlanwala Adda office....
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Threat to attack Makkah, Madina
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: Republican presidential hopeful Tom Tancredo says the best way he can think of to deter a nuclear terrorist attack on the US is to threaten to retaliate by bombing Islamic holy sites....
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Person held responsible for reference should quit: AG
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Newly-appointed Attorney-General Malik Mohammad Qayyum on Thursday said that the person held responsible by the Supreme Court in its detailed judgment for filing a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry should resign....
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Benazir vows to return before polls
DUBAI, Aug 2: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said she will return from exile this year to take part in a general election due next year, according to an interview published on Thursday....
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MNAs mourn death of colleague
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Sad over the death of a ruling party woman member in China, a poorly attended National Assembly on Thursday also mourned the loss of all of its question...
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More than normal rainfall forecast
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: More than normal rainfalls are expected in coming few days that would fill the two big water reservoirs, Mangla and Tarbela dams, by middle of this month, official forecasts say....
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Mississippi River bridge collapses
MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US): An aerial view of a major bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis which collapsed during the evening rush hour. At least four people were killed, 30 others were missing and 79 were injured....
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Russia plants flag on N-pole seabed
MOSCOW, Aug 2: A Russian expedition planted the country’s flag on the seabed under the North Pole on Thursday, capping a mission to claim the mineral riches of the Arctic and drawing ridicule from abroad....
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‘Rich states should help fight change in climate’
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2: Pakistan on Wednesday asked the world’s rich countries to provide developing countries additional financing to help them meet the challenges of climate change....
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Pakistan has no leverage over captors, S. Korea told
MANILA, Aug 2: Pakistan said on Thursday it had no influence over the Taliban holding 21 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, stressing it was at war with the militia and Al Qaeda elements within its own borders....
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Minister slams Obama warning
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Pakistan accused Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of “sheer ignorance” on Thursday for threatening to launch US military strikes against Al Qaeda on Pakistani soil....
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Official kidnapped in Mohmand
PESHAWAR, Aug 2: Armed people have kidnapped Political Moharrar, Shakeel Ahmed, who was performing duty at Pakha Pakh checkpost in Mohmand Agency, Political Authorities sources said on Thursday....
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