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| August 19, 2007 | Sunday | Sha’aban 5, 1428 |
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Baitullah calls off S. Waziristan deal: Govt claims accord is intact
PESHAWAR/WANA, Aug 18: Baitullah Mehsud, a militant commander leading the insurgency in South Waziristan, on Saturday announced scrapping his peace agreement with the government.... 
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Four troops dead in assaults on checkpoints
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 18: Four paramilitary soldiers were killed and three others injured in attacks on five checkpoints in the restive North Waziristan Agency on Saturday, officials and eyewitnesses said....
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Five oil companies stop work after threats
RAWALPINDI, Aug 18: Two foreign and three local petroleum companies prospecting for gas and oil in Gurguri area of the Karak district have suspended their operation for security reasons, sources told Dawn on Saturday....
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APDM likely to move court, EC, says Nisar: Re-election campaign
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: The All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) is considering moving higher courts and the Election Commission to restrain Gen Pervez Musharraf from running his election campaign for a second...
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‘Vision 2030’ envisages ‘rule of law, democracy’: Musharraf to unveil plan on 21st
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: President Pervez Musharraf will launch on Tuesday a ‘Vision 2030’ document aimed at making Pakistan a developed, industrialised and prosperous nation enjoying democracy and freedom of expression within one generation....
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‘MQM to contest polls from all provinces’
LAHORE, Aug 18: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party will field candidates in all the four provinces during the forthcoming general election....
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Pakistan working hard to improve image: US report
WASHINGTON, Aug 18: Pakistan has launched a major effort to combat its image problem and promote the advantages of its highly skilled, English-speaking people to get a larger share of the outsourcing business, says a report....
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MPs told to submit asset statements
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked parliamentarians and members of the provincial assemblies to submit statements of their assets and liabilities before September 30....
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Unscheduled landing by Indian plane
KARACHI, Aug 18: An Indian plane on a world tour landed in emergency at the Jinnah International Airport here on Saturday. Spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority Pervaiz George told Dawn...
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15 killed in Kandahar suicide attack
KANDAHAR, Aug 18: A suicide car bomb attack outside a base of a US security firm here on Saturday killed 15 people. The blast occurred close to a highway on the outskirts of the city, police said....
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Turkish jet hijacking ends peacefully
ANKARA, Aug 18: Two men claiming to be Al Qaeda members who hijacked a Turkish plane on Saturday with more than 140 people on board surrendered at an airport in southern Turkey, bringing a peaceful end to a five-hour ordeal....
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Adib seeks ordinance on organs trade
KARACHI, Aug 18: Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation director Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi has made out a strong case for the immediate promulgation of the ordinance seeking to check trafficking in organs....
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German woman kidnapped in Kabul
KABUL, Aug 18: Afghan authorities were grappling with a third hostage crisis involving foreigners on Saturday after a German woman was abducted by armed men in Kabul, officials and witnesses said....
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Interpol issues ‘red notice’ for Saddam’s daughter
BAGHDAD, Aug 18: Interpol on Saturday issued a wanted notice for Saddam Hussein’s eldest daughter, who is sought by the Iraqi government on suspicion of terrorism....
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US urged not to back any party
WASHINGTON, Aug 18: A leading US newspaper, Boston Globe, urged the Bush administration on Saturday to help evolve a democratic set-up in Pakistan instead of supporting a particular party or candidate...
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Muslims creating new ‘cultural zone’ in US
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Muslims in America are creating a new cultural zone of Islam, a leading professor from the United States said here on Saturday. “The role of mosques in the US has become a strange phenomenon” Dr Zahid H....
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Asfandyar asks Pukhtuns to unite
CHARSADDA, Aug 18: Awami National Party president Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that the Pukhtuns would defend their land against any aggression. Speaking at a public gathering here on Saturday,...
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Policeman dies in grenade attack
BANNU, Aug 18: A policeman was killed and four other personnel suffered injuries when unidentified persons hurled a grenade at a checkpoint here on Kaki Road on Saturday night....
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