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| August 26, 2007 | Sunday | Sha’aban 12, 1428 |
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PPP to get due share in national govt: Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said here on Saturday that a government of ‘national consensus’ would be set up after the general elections later this year.... 
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Nawaz likely to return before Ramazan
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The political scene seems set for dramatic developments as all indications suggest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is ready to return home before Ramazan....
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Wasi Zafar made privatisation minister: IG transferred
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: In what appeared to be a belated move to pacify the judiciary, the government on Saturday made changes in the federal cabinet as well as the Islamabad administration,...
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Judiciary will meet nation’s expectations: Chief Justice
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, on Saturday observed that organs of the state must work independently and desist from encroaching on areas of the others....
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String of blasts leaves 38 dead in India
HYDERABAD (India), Aug 25: A string of blasts tore through the Indian city of Hyderabad on Saturday, killing at least 38 people and injuring 60 in what officials called a terrorist attack....
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N-capable cruise missile test-fired
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Pakistan on Saturday successfully test-fired a new nuclear-capable air-launched cruise missile “Hatf-8” (Ra’ad)....
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Four security men among 5 kidnapped
MIRAMSHAH/TANK, Aug 25: Militants kidnapped four security personnel and an official of the political administration in South Waziristan on Friday night....
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Security personnel attacked in Balochistan
QUETTA, Aug 25: Three security personnel were injured in an armed attack in the Sangsilla area. A gas pipeline was also blown up while rockets were fired on checkposts of the...
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Militant commander surrenders
QUETTA, Aug 25: Wadera Tawakkal Khan Mundrani Bugti, a militant commander, surrendered before the authorities with 20 ‘miscreants’ in Sui on Saturday....
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Court links warrants to Sharifs’ return
RAWALPINDI, Aug 25: Accountability Court No 4 Judge Khalid Mehmood here on Saturday observed that the arrest warrants of Mian Nawaz Sharif and other accused in corruption cases could not be issued until they return to the country....
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Imran’s case against Altaf quite strong: Lord Nazir
LAHORE, Aug 25: Lord Nazir Ahmad, member of the House of Lords, says Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan’s case against Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain is quite strong....
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Qayyum leaves for Saudi Arabia amid rumours LAHORE, Aug 25: Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening to perform Umra — his second in a few weeks — amid speculation that he was carrying a message for the Saudi government....
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Rail traffic disrupted again
QUETTA, Aug 25: Rail traffic between Quetta and other parts of the country remained disrupted for several hours after a railway track was blown up near the Kolpur area on Saturday....
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Five members of family murdered
HYDERABAD, Aug 25: Five members of a family were murdered in a house in Shahi Bazaar, Tando Mohammad Khan, in the wee hours of Saturday....
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Posting angers officials in AJK
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 25: The transfer and posting of a grade-19 officer of the federal government against a grade-20 post in Azad Jammu and Kashmir has brewed unrest and a sense of...
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PM to represent Pakistan at UN
WASHINGTON, Aug 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is expected to represent Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly this year instead of President Gen Pervez Musharraf who would be busy with...
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Emergency declared in Greece as forest fires kill 46
ATHENS, Aug 25: Greece declared a state of emergency on Saturday as the death toll from the worst forest fires in a decade rose to at least 46 and infernos continued to rage on the Peloponnese peninsula and elsewhere....
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600 N. Koreans dead or missing after floods
SEOUL, Aug 25: North Korea reported on Saturday that at least 600 people are dead or missing following devastating floods that swept the country causing huge damage to all sectors of the economy....
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