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| September 13, 2007 | Thursday | Sha'aban 30, 1428 |
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Fierce clashes, Cobra attacks in Waziristan: 30 to 40 militants killed: ISPR
MIRAMSHAH/WANA, Sept 12: The army claimed killing 30 to 40 militants in fierce clashes in Razmak and Shawal areas of North and South Waziristan on Wednesday.... 
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11 FC personnel kidnapped
BANNU: Eleven personnel of the Frontier Constabulary were kidnapped and a police constable and three other people were injured when militants attacked a checkpost in the Bannu Frontier Region on Tuesday....
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Cabinet supports re-election
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The federal cabinet on Wednesday reiterated its support for President General Pervez Musharraf’s re-election from the present assemblies....
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Imran sent back from Karachi
KARACHI, Sept 12: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan failed to lead a rally in defiance of the Sindh government orders on Wednesday as authorities bundled him off to Islamabad just 30 minutes after he had landed at Karachi’s Jinnah Terminal....
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Need for democratic transition: US
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The United States said on Wednesday that Pakistan needed a ‘democratic political transition’....
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Local PML-N leadership criticised by Shahbaz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has decided to take strict disciplinary action against local party leaders and office-bearers for their failure to mobilise the people to accord a...
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53pc support for Benazir, 47 for Nawaz: survey
WASHINGTON, Sept 12: The majority in Pakistan considers an independent judiciary as their most important long-term goal, followed by a free media and fair and free elections....
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Wheat smuggling unabated
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Undeterred by government’s rhetoric against hoarders, an estimated 1.5 million tonnes of wheat has so far been smuggled out of Pakistan over the last 45 days as domestic...
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‘Independent judiciary, NSC key to stability’
WASHINGTON, Sept 12: An independent judiciary and a national security council with clearly defined objectives can help bring stability to Pakistan, says a report released by a major Washington think-tank, Stimson Centre....
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Zakat deduction procedure challenged in FSC
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1990, particularly its provisions concerning mandatory Zakat deduction from bank accounts on the first of Ramazan, has been challenged in the Federal Shariat...
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Detainee freed on BHC order
QUETTA, Sept 12: Munir Ahmed Mengal, director of the Baloch Voice, has been released on the orders of the Balochistan High Court....
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US to tighten immigration, customs controls
WASHINGTON, Sept 12: The United States is moving to tighten immigration and customs controls, which it says are vital to keep terrorists at bay....
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US airstrikes kill 45 Taliban
KABUL, Sept 12: US-led airstrikes killed more than 45 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the US military said....
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Hockey event shifted
KARACHI, Sept 12: The Hockey Champions Trophy, due to be held in Lahore in December this year, has been moved away from Pakistan due to safety and security concerns.—Reuters...
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Tsunami alert as quake hits Indonesia
JAKARTA, Sept 12: A massive 8.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, toppling buildings and triggering a tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean region....
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Zimbabwe stun Australia
DURBAN (South Africa), Sept 12: Zimbabwe pulled off a shock five-wicket victory against Twenty20 world championship favourite Australia on Wednesday, winning with one ball to spare....
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Ramazan begins tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Wednesday that Ramazan moon has not been sighted anywhere in the country and, therefore, Ramazan will begin on Friday....
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PPP expels Khar for violating discipline
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday expelled Ghulam Mustafa Khar for what it called violating the party discipline by speaking against the party leadership in the media....
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