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| September 15, 2007 | Saturday | Ramazan 2, 1428 |
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Benazir to land in Karachi on Oct 18
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Friday announced that its leader Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan, ending her eight-year self-imposed exile, on October 18, and land in Karachi....
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Tarbela blast suspect arrested
SWABI/HARIPUR, Sept 14: Intelligence agencies on Friday arrested a man from a village in Swabi who, they believed, could have provided clues to the lone suicide bomber who struck a special...
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JI wants full court to hear petitions: Musharraf’s dual offices
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Friday requested the Supreme Court to constitute a full court comprising all judges, rather than a nine-member bench, to hear its petition against the holding of two offices by President Pervez Musharraf....
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Militants free 11 FC men
BANNU, Sept 14: Militants in North Waziristan released 11 personnel of the Frontier Constabulary on Friday.The personnel had been kidnapped after Sept 11 midnight from a checkpoint in Azad Mandi area....
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River flows, dam storage levels fall
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The water situation has started deteriorating because of a sudden fall in river flows and storage level in dams which can affect crops in the coming Rabi season.The...
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Musharraf may be elected unopposed, says Afgan
LAHORE, Sept 14: President Pervez Musharraf will be deemed to have been elected unopposed for another term if the opposition parties did not put up any candidate against him, according to the federal minister for parliamentary affairs....
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US advises import of electricity
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The United States has once again declined to treat Pakistan at par with India on the issue of nuclear energy for civilian purposes.Sources...
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Unregulated madressahs teaching extremism: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 14: The US State Department said on Friday that unregulated, extremist madressahs continue to flourish in Pakistan despite the government’s efforts to regulate them.In...
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Sale of profitable PIA hotel in New York opposed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: The proposed sale of PIA’s Roosevelt Hotel in New York was opposed by a majority of members of the Senate standing committee on defence on Friday, with several...
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India beat Pakistan in bowl-out
INDIA beat Pakistan in a bowl-out after the two sides were involved in a thrilling tie in their group D match of the Twenty20 world championships on Friday.With...
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Bush announces Iraq troop cut plan
WASHINGTON, Sept 14: US President George W. Bush plans to withdraw 5,700 combat troops from Iraq by Christmas but has rejected calls to leave the Arab state.In...
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Indian army kills four
SRINAGAR, Sept 14: Indian troops killed four militants in Kashmir, police said on Friday.The militants were killed in Kishtiwar district around dawn on Friday, said a police spokesman....
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Benazir won’t be deported, says govt
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto can return to Pakistan but will have to face corruption cases against her, the government said on Friday.Ms...
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MQM praises PPP’s choice of Karachi
LONDON, Sept 14: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which perceives itself as a major political rival of the Pakistan People’s Party in Sindh, has welcomed PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto’s decision to return home on October 18 and land in Karachi....
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Benazir’s move for bullet-proof vehicle
KARACHI, Sept 14: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has moved the Sindh High Court for permission to import a bullet-proof vehicle for her travels in Pakistan on her return....
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Gang involved in Balochistan attacks identified, says IGP
QUETTA, Sept 14: Inspector-General of Balochistan Police Tariq Masood Khosa has said that a gang involved in terrorism, target killing and subversive activities in the province has been identified and its members will soon be arrested....
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Detention of Munir Mengal challenged
QUETTA, Sept 14: A petition has been filed in the Balochistan High Court challenging the detention of Munir Mengal. The petitioner’s counsel said that although Mr Mengal’s detention under the Maintenance...
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US condemns Tarbela attack
WASHINGTON, Sept 14: The United States has condemned the suicide bombing in Tarbela Ghazi which claimed lives of several soldiers on Thursday.“We condemn this vicious attack on Pakistan military personnel and...
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