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| August 24, 2007 | Friday | Sha’aban 10, 1428 |
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THE TIDE TURNS: •Apex court clears Sharifs’ return •Govt’s adjournment plea rejected •PML-N supporters distribute sweets, sacrifice goats
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: In a dramatic verdict which may have far-reaching effects on the country’s political future, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the exiled Sharif brothers could come back...
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Musharraf calls for political reconciliation
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday termed political reconciliation the need of the hour and said the ongoing dialogue process with political leaders was a step in this direction....
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Nawaz sets terms for considering official initiative
LONDON, Aug 23: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed his willingness to consider any official initiative for a ‘grand national reconciliation’, if President Pervez Musharraf were to make it clear...
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Benazir hails Supreme Court verdict
NEW YORK, Aug 23: PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court allowing Sharif brothers to return home to take part in elections....
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Stunned govt sends mixed signals
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The government sent mixed signals on the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Nawaz Sharif case on Thursday, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan Niazi rejecting it, Law Minister...
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Fazl urges Afghanistan to recognise Durand Line
QUETTA, Aug 23: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that India’s “extraordinary activities” in Afghanistan are a threat for Pakistan’s western borders and urged...
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Militant killed, four FC men injured
HANGU, Aug 23: A militant was killed and four personnel of the Frontier Constabulary were injured in a fierce gunbattle following an attack by miscreants on a fort in Thall, adjacent to the troubled North Waziristan Agency, on Wednesday night....
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Benazir holds talks with Israeli ambassador
NEW YORK, Aug 23: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto had an ‘unscheduled meeting’ with the Ambassador of Israel to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, at a dinner hosted by a common friend in New York the other day....
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4 policemen injured in explosion
MINGORA, Aug 23: Four policemen were injured when their van hit an explosive device in Char Bagh tehsil’s Kot area on Thursday....
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Defence exports rise to $40m: POF chief
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Pakistan’s defence exports increased to more than $40 million in 2006-07 and France, Germany, South Korea, Turkey and other countries have offered joint ventures to manufacture and market small arms and ammunition....
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Communists put Indian PM in a spot
NEW DELHI, Aug 23: India’s communists stepped up pressure on the minority Congress government on Thursday saying they would do “whatever necessary” to stop it from implementing a nuclear deal with the United States....
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Myanmar protesters defy junta
YANGON, Aug 23: Pro-democracy supporters defied the junta in Myanmar to stage their third protest within a week on Thursday, underlining what analysts say is deepening public anger at crippling economic hardship....
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Nawaz asks US to move away from Musharraf
LONDON, Aug 23: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday the US must distance itself from President Gen Pervez Musharraf if it wants to win the fight against terrorism....
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US says it will respect people’s choice
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: The United States said on Thursday that it wants to see a strengthened democracy in Pakistan and would work with anyone elected by the people of that country....
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Celebrations in Lahore, other Punjab cities
LAHORE, Aug 23: As soon as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers learnt about the Supreme Court’s positive ruling on petitions filed by the Sharif brothers, they took to the streets in Lahore and other cities in Punjab on Thursday....
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ANP welcomes decision
QUETTA, Aug 23: Chief of the Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling to allow former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif to return to Pakistan....
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Accidents in Neelum Valley irk judge
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 23: The Chief Justice of the Azad Jammu Kashmir Supreme Court on Thursday asked of the authorities concerned to determine who should be held responsible for the Neelum Valley road accident in which 29 people lost their lives....
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3 suspects in Islamabad blasts sent to jail
RAWALPINDI, Aug 23: Special Judge Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) No1 Habibur Rehman here on Thursday sent three suspects in two Islamabad blasts on 14 days judicial remand to Adiala Jail....
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