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| August 04, 2007 | Saturday | Rajab 19, 1428 |
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SC orders release of Javed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered immediate release of PML-N leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi who was jailed in 2004 on treason charges. “The petitioner shall be released forthwith,... 
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‘Extremism biggest threat’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Top military Commanders on Friday discussed the incidents of violence in the NWFP, the new wave of suicide bombings and the overall political situation in the country....
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Four tribesmen die in shootout
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 3: At least four people were killed during a shootout between tribesmen and law-enforcement personnel in Asadkhel area of Dosalli tehsil on Friday as people in Miramshah observed a...
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Suicide bomber kills two
MINGORA, Aug 3: A suicide blast targeting family of the district nazim of Swat killed two persons and injured six members of the family in the Gora village of Matta tehsil on Friday night....
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Superior court judges get 25pc raise: President issues order
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday increased the salary of judges of superior courts by 25 per cent. The president’s order shall be deemed to have taken effect from July 1, 2007....
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Bush signs bill to step up anti-terror efforts
WASHINGTON, Aug 3: President George Bush signed legislation on Friday that intensifies the anti-terrorism effort in the United States, shifting money to high-risk states and cities and expanding scrutiny of air and sea cargo....
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US slams threat to attack holy sites
WASHINGTON, Aug 3: The US State Department denounced on Friday a lawmaker’s suggestion to threaten an attack on Islamic holy sites in order to deter a nuclear attack on American soil, saying the idea is ‘absolutely crazy’....
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Washington move to allay Pakistan’s concerns
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: US President George W. Bush telephoned President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday afternoon in what was seen as a move to allay Pakistan’s concerns about the new Congress...
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Foreign policy debate to focus on ties with US
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: The government on Friday set a foreign policy debate in the National Assembly for Monday to focus on Pakistan-US ties in a move that seemed designed to demonstrate...
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Obama’s comments hinder anti-terror efforts: Owais
WASHINGTON, Aug 3: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on Thursday that US presidential contender Barack Obama’s comments about launching a US military strike in Pakistan undermined crucial efforts to win Pakistanis’ support for the fight against terrorists....
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NAB officials face contempt proceedings
QUETTA, Aug 3: Justice Javed Iqbal of the Supreme Court on Friday ordered contempt of court proceedings against the director general of National Accountability Bureau, Balochistan, and its two investigation officers for wilfully disobeying court orders....
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JWP to boycott polls under Musharraf
QUETTA, Aug 3: Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader Nawabzada Jamil Akbar Bugti has said that his party will boycott the general elections if held under President Gen Pervez Musharraf....
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60 detained fishermen to be exchanged
KARACHI, Aug 3: Pakistani and Indian authorities have agreed to release at least 60 fishermen imprisoned in the two countries for poaching in each other’s territorial waters, a senior official said on Friday....
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Policeman, Imam hurt in blast
LAKKI MARWAT, Aug 3: Four people, including a policeman and a prayer leader of police station mosque, were injured in an explosion near the Serai Naurang police station on Friday....
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Five Pakistanis beheaded in S. Arabia
RIYADH, Aug 3: Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had beheaded five Pakistanis and one Nigerian for drug smuggling and armed robbery. The interior ministry said two Pakistanis were executed...
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Aziz assails statements emanating from US
ISLAMABAD, Aug 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday took strong exception to statements from US officials and presidential candidates threatening military action against Pakistan and Islam’s holiest places in their war on terror....
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Workers take over control of factory
HARIPUR, Aug 3: The workers of a fibre factory have taken over control of the factory and suspended its production process here on Friday. They were reportedly agitating against alleged harsh...
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Official freed
PESHAWAR, Aug 3: Political Moharrar, Shakeel Ahmed, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen while performing duty at the Pakha Pakh check post near Ghalani in the Mohmand Agency, has been safely recovered, an official told APP....
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