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| September 09, 2007 | Sunday | Sha'aban 26, 1428 |
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Saudi prince, Saad Hariri urge Nawaz to keep his promise
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The Chief of Saudi intelligence, Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz, and Lebanese politician Saad Al-Hariri urged former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday not to return to Pakistan...
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Exile agreement was for five years: Nawaz: Return plan unchanged
LONDON, Sept 8: Admitting perhaps for the first time on record that there was a signed agreement between him and the Saudi Kingdom, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed that...
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PML rejects terms of deal with PPP
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The central working committee of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League on Saturday rejected PPP’s terms for a deal with the government, reiterated support for President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election...
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Fahim says APDM policies may lead to martial law
KARACHI, Sept 8: Pakistan People’s Party leader and Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim declared here on Saturday that his party did not support the ‘confrontationist’ policy...
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PML-N warns govt, police officials
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has warned the government and police officials of dragging them to courts for violating the Supreme Court verdict if they created any hurdle in the return of the Sharif brothers to the country....
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Blast in Peshawar: 24 hurt
PESHAWAR, Sept 8: A powerful bomb ripped through a car parked outside a bank on a busy road in the cantonment area here on Saturday, causing minor injuries to 24 people....
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2 soldiers killed in ambush
MANSEHRA, Sept 8: Two army personnel were killed and two others injured when their convoy was ambushed in the Samar Nala area of Kohistan district....
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Order to check ‘corruption’ in judiciary
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The top legal policy-making body of the country on Saturday took serious note of corruption allegations in subordinate judiciary and asked the high court authorities to frequently conduct surprise visits of lower courts to check the menace.Presided...
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Osama is in Chitral: US experts
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: Osama bin Laden is in Chitral, US experts have claimed while commenting on Al Qaeda leader’s latest video in which he has taunted America for losing the war against him....
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US urges Nawaz, Benazir to honour ‘terms of law’
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: The US State Department has urged former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to honour the terms of Pakistani law and constitutional process when they return to the country....
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Attack threat from another candidate
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: John Edwards, another Democratic presidential candidate, has said he would send US troops into Pakistan to target ‘extremist hideouts’ if Islamabad refused to respond to reliable intelligence....
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Apec leaders forge deal on climate change
SYDNEY, Sept 8: Pacific Rim leaders agreed on Saturday to curb global warming by improving energy use and expanding forests, laying out a plan they hope will influence future climate change talks but which critics dismissed as too timid.US...
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‘Algeria suicide blast kills 22’
DELLYS (Algeria), Sept 8: A suicide truck bomber destroyed a coastguard barracks in Algeria on Saturday, killing 22 people, residents and hospital sources said, in the second such attack in the country in as many days.The...
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Thousands pay final tribute to Pavarotti
MODENA (Italy), Sept 8: Thousands of mourners led by top political figures and stars of the entertainment world attended the funeral on Saturday of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti.About...
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No headway in negotiations between jirga, militants
TANK, Sept 8: Talks between a tribal jirga and militants aimed at securing release of over 250 soldiers held hostage in South Waziristan produced no positive results and members of the jirga returned to Wana on Saturday....
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PPP seeks details of deal Nawaz signed with Saudi Arabia
LAHORE, Sept 8: PPP Information Secretary Sherry Rehman says PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has finally admitted that he had left the country as a result of a ‘deal’ with the government.Talking...
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Rocket found in Kohat
KOHAT, Sept 8: The bomb disposal squad defused a live rocket found in Akhtarabad mills area on Friday evening.The rescue 15 was informed by local people that a rocket was lying in the area.The...
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7 of a family die in accident
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Seven members of a family were killed in a road accident near Tarnol on the G.T. Road late Sunday night. The family was coming to Islamabad from Peshawar...
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