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| August 20, 2007 | Monday | Sha’aban 6, 1428 |
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Attack on targets in N. Waziristan: Conflicting claims about casualties
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 19: Seven people, including three women and two children, were killed and eight others injured when helicopter gunships attacked suspected militant positions in three villages in North Waziristan Agency’s Mirali tehsil, local people said.... 
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Taliban agree to free soldiers
WANA: Local Taliban militants have agreed to unconditionally release 15 paramilitary personnel who were kidnapped in Spinkai Raghzai area of South Waziristan 10 days ago, a tribal negotiator claimed on Sunday....
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US efforts for Musharraf-PPP deal hit snag
WASHINGTON, Aug 19: US envoy to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad has said he had a ‘good’ meeting with Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto, but refused to give details of his talks with the former prime minister....
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Jirga termed serious bid to resolve crisis
PESHAWAR, Aug 19: Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has termed the Pakistan-Afghanistan grand jirga in Kabul the most serious attempt by the two countries to resolve contentious issues in a democratic...
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Mealybug threat may force import of Indian cotton
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: The government is likely to allow subsidised import of middle staple cotton from India by land if the mealybug attack is not controlled in two to three weeks....
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An exercise in futility: Fazl
PESHAWAR, Aug 19: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said state agencies are hatching conspiracies to sow seeds of discord among religious parties and divide the Wafaqul Madaris, the country’s main organisation which supervises seminaries....
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12 taken hostage in Iran
TEHRAN, Aug 19: Armed militants kidnapped 12 people in Iran on Sunday after firing at their cars on a remote road in the south-eastern Sistan-Baluchestan province close to the border with Pakistan, police said....
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Afghan police look for German aid worker
KABUL, Aug 19: Afghan authorities hunted on Sunday for a German aid worker kidnapped by a suspected criminal gang in broad daylight in Kabul, as negotiations to free 19 South Koreans held by Taliban militants faltered....
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India coalition supports Singh over N-deal
NEW DELHI, Aug 19: India''s ruling coalition on Sunday closed ranks behind Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose government risks losing the critical support of communist allies because of a landmark nuclear deal with the United States....
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Singh, Azad discuss peace process
NEW DELHI, Aug 19: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister of Indian-occupied Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad are reported to have discussed latest developments on Kashmir, including the status of peace dialogue process between Pakistan and India....
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Powerful Jewish lobby in US undermines book launch
NEW YORK, Aug 19: Two prominent American scholars who have written a book about the profound and foreboding influence of the Israeli lobby over the American foreign policy and in the...
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Obama accuses rivals of voting for Iraq war
DES MOINES (Iowa), Aug 19: Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday tried to parlay his relative lack of national experience into a positive attribute, chiding his rivals for adhering to...
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Powerful hurricane menaces Jamaica
KINGSTON, Aug 19: Jamaica declared a curfew and troops patrolled the streets on Sunday as fiercely powerful hurricane Dean bore down on the island after killing five people earlier on its run through the Caribbean....
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Two suspects escape from police lock-up
QUETTA, Aug 19: Two suspects facing murder and theft charges escaped after breaking a police lock-up early Sunday morning. They were locked up in Usta Muhammad police station....
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No split in PML ranks, insists Shujaat
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: President of the Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has denied rumours about differences among members of the ruling PML, terming them baseless and unfounded....
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Oil, gas firms urged to continue operation
RAWALPINDI, Aug 19: The district government of Karak has appealed to national and foreign oil companies to continue their operation in Gurguri pledging to provide protection to investors....
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Strikes observed in Balochistan
QUETTA, Aug 19: Strikes were observed on Sunday in some suburban areas of Quetta and some parts of the Awaran district on separate calls given by the Pakhtunkhwa National Democratic Alliance, the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and the Baloch Students Organisation....
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Army centres targeted in Thall, Kohat
HANGU, Aug 19: Militants targeted an army garrison centre near Thall in a pre-dawn rocket attack while two home-made devices exploded near a military training centre in Kohat cantonement on Saturday night....
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