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| August 09, 2007 | Thursday | Rajab 24, 1428 |
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Emergency option under study
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: A beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf met his senior aides on Wednesday apparently to consider new moves to tackle an uncertain political situation, including the possibility of imposing emergency... 
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Capital on high alert
ISLAMABAD and Rawalpindi were put on high alert and heavy contingents of law enforcement agencies deployed in the twin cities at midnight amid speculations over the imposition of emergency....
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Musharraf pulls out of jirga
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: President Gen Pervez Musharraf called off his planned visit to Afghanistan on the eve of his scheduled travel to address the much-awaited Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Peace Jirga in Kabul....
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Delegates arrive in Kabul
KABUL, Aug 8: A three-day Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Peace Jirga opens here at Bagh-i-Balan here on Thursday to seek ways to quash support for Al Qaeda and Taliban militants who have destabilised parts of both countries....
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Lawmakers slam alliance with US
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Members from both the ruling and opposition parties in the National Assembly on Wednesday kept attacking Pakistan’s alliance with the United States in the so-called ‘war against terrorism’...
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US wants Musharraf to rethink boycott
WASHINGTON, Aug 8: The United States is making last-ditch efforts to persuade President Pervez Musharraf to attend the Kabul jirga, even though some in Washington see his refusal as aimed at...
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Local Taliban capture Darra village; five die in clashes
DARRA ADAMKHEL/KOHAT, Aug 8: Local Taliban militants captured a village in Darra Adamkhel Frontier Region on Wednesday when rival tribesmen surrendered to them after clashes which left five people dead and about 10 others injured, sources said....
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5 die as rain, storm lash Sindh
HYDERABAD, Aug 8: Five people were killed and at least 10 others injured after heavy rain and strong winds lashed different parts of Sindh on Wednesday....
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Quaid’s daughter lays claim to Jinnah House
MUMBAI, Aug 8: The daughter of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah has asked an Indian court to grant her claim to a sprawling home built by her father in India before the country’s partition in 1947....
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4 militants die in clash
QUETTA, Aug 8: Four militants were killed and the commandant of Makran Scouts and another security official injured in a gunbattle between armed men and security forces in the Mand area...
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Sugar scam details may emerge during price hike hearing
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Supreme Court hearings on price hike in the country, beginning on Thursday, may reveal a sugar scam as big as the one on the Pakistan Steel Mills.“The...
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‘Turkish flag’ on Rs1,000 banknote
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Wednesday asked a National Assembly standing committee to probe and report within a month on why the new Rs1,000 currency note carried an...
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Polio drive victim of anti-US sentiments
PESHAWAR/KHAR, Aug 8: Officials attribute tribesmen’s refusal to get their children immunised against debilitating diseases, including polio, to their antagonism towards the US and its allies....
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‘UK worried over Taliban’s advance’
LONDON, Aug 8: UK ministers believe that if Afghanistan falls into the hands of the Taliban, Pakistan may also fall, with dire consequences for British security....
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Sit-in for missing Kashmiris
SRINAGAR, Aug 8: Hundreds of people staged a sit-in on Wednesday demanding information about thousands of missing persons in occupied Kashmir, as a top Kashmiri leader called for UN intervention....
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1,254 police officials taken to task
RAWALPINDI, Aug 8: In light of the inspection and vigilance cell’s report, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Ahmad Nasim took disciplinary action against 1,254 police officials during the last seven months....
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PML-N to resist Musharraf’s re-election
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday vowed to resist President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s re-election from the present assemblies with full force, saying the party would not become a part of such “unconstitutional moves”....
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Five deputy attorney generals appointed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8: Five new Deputy Attorney Generals has been appointed by the government here on Wednesday. According to details, Sardar Muhammad Ghazi from Islamabad, Niaz Rathore from Rawalpindi, Rizwan Ahmad...
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