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| September 06, 2007 | Thursday | Sha'aban 23, 1428 |
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Nawaz to make ‘new approach’ to Saudi king
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that he would make a ‘new approach’ to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah after the kingdom publicly advised him to abide by... 
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Only a few loose ends remain to be tied up: Benazir deal
LONDON, Sept 5: The proposed power-sharing deal between President Pervez Musharraf and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has been done but for a few loose ends to be tied up, sources close...
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Split within PML over talks with Benazir
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Leaders of the ruling coalition on Wednesday expressed reservations over the government-PPP talks but decided to support proposal to hold presidential polls ahead of parliamentary elections....
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‘When is president’s term ending?’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: A Supreme Court bench hearing a challenge to the holding of dual offices by Gen Pervez Musharraf asked the government on Wednesday to inform it on Thursday (today) when would Gen Musharraf’s term as head of state end....
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ECP rejects references against Imran
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected two identical references seeking to disqualify Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan as member of the National Assembly....
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Which airline to take?
LONDON, Sept 5: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said his party is yet to decide which airline he will take to return to Pakistan on September 10....
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Militants free six soldiers
TANK, Sept 5: Six of about 300 soldiers held hostage by militants in South Waziristan Agency were freed on Wednesday as a ‘gesture of respect’ for a jirga holding talks with the militants for the troops’ release....
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Armed men kill two FC personnel
QUETTA, Sept 5: Two Frontier Corps personnel and a boy were killed when armed men opened fire on them at the Brewery road on Wednesday....
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Pindi attacks deliver chilling message
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Tuesday’s bomb blasts in Rawalpindi were no ordinary terrorist attacks. Given the chosen target and timing — rush hour in a military garrison — the coordinated explosions were...
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Young man on death row acquires master’s degree
HARIPUR, Sept 5: A prisoner, on death row until recently, has acquired higher education during his time in the Haripur central prison....
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Germany claims foiling massive terror plot
BERLIN, Sept 5: German security services foiled a plan by Muslim militants to carry out “massive bomb attacks” against US installations in Germany and arrested three suspects, officials said on Wednesday....
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Opposition paralyses Indian parliament
NEW DELHI, Sept 5: India’s opposition parties have paralysed both houses of parliament over a divisive nuclear deal with the United States, prompting the government to set a debate to avert a drift towards mid-term polls....
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Negroponte due for strategic talks: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 5: The US State Department announced on Wednesday that Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte would visit Pakistan next week to revive efforts for a strategic partnership between the two countries....
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India proposes new anti-terror talks
NEW DELHI, Sept 5: India has proposed new talks with Pakistan as part of an initiative to share information and intelligence on terrorist attacks, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Wednesday....
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OIC welcomes Islamabad’s proposal on religions, faiths
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The head of the Organisation of Islamic Conference has welcomed as “very timely” Pakistan’s proposal that the 57-nation pan-Islamic body should pursue adoption of an additional protocol at...
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150,000 stranded Pakistanis may get voting right
DHAKA, Sept 5: The government of Bangladesh has decided to enrol in the voters’ list some 150,000 Urdu-speaking people, known as stranded Pakistanis, who were born after the country’s independence in 1971 and have sworn allegiance to Bangladesh....
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Baitul Maal official injured in blast
KHAR, Sept 5: A Baitul Maal official suffered serious injuries in a bomb blast near here and a tribal elder survived a roadside explosion in the Inayet Kali area on Wednesday....
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Blast rocks Mastung
QUETTA, Sept 5: The Mastung town was rocked on Wednesday night when an explosive device went off near a school....
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Defence Day today
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The Defence of Pakistan Day will be observed on Thursday with traditional zeal and solemnity to pay homage to the brave men who rendered the supreme sacrifice during the 1965 war....
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2 British soldiers killed in Afghan clashes
KABUL, Sept 5: Two British soldiers were killed on Wednesday and 75 more rebels reported dead in new clashes in Afghanistan, including in an area where the Taliban held 19 South Koreans hostage until last week....
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