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| September 20, 2007 | Thursday | Ramazan 07, 1428 |
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Judge points out deviation by politicians: 17th Amendment
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The Supreme Court, hearing identical petitions against President Pervez Musharraf holding two offices, on Wednesday asked why no legislator pointed out any anomaly when the parliament was voting for the relevant amendment.... 
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Musharraf urged to separate 2 offices
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday to hang up his military uniform before the end of his current presidential term....
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13 paramilitary men reported missing
MIRAMSHAH/TANK, Sept 19: While a tribal jirga continued talks with militants for the release of more that 250 soldiers held hostage in the South Waziristan Agency, 13 more paramilitary soldiers were reported to be missing in North Waziristan on Tuesday night....
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India allows Siachen trek
NEW DELHI, Sept 19: After abruptly halting the first civilian expedition to Siachen glacier on Monday, the ministry of defence has announced that the trek would set off as per schedule, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday....
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President’s re-election plan stuns Benazir
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said on Tuesday she was surprised that President Pervez Musharraf would seek re-election while still donning his uniform and said her party might...
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Paper points out hurdles faced by Musharraf
LONDON, Sept 19: Discussing in its leader — “A general in civvies” — on Wednesday President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s undertaking to the Supreme Court that he would give up his army...
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Explosion injures 4 FC men near Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Sept 19: Four Frontier Corps personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near Dera Bugti on Wednesday evening....
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Armed men take away PAEC vehicle
LAKKI MARWAT, Sept 19: Some unidentified armed men kidnapped a driver and a security guard of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and took away their pick-up, near Darra Tang, in the limits of the Lakki police station on Wednesday....
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Provinces asked to crack down on wheat hoarders
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz directed the provincial governments on Wednesday to ensure wheat supply to mills and the district administrations to crack down on hoarders....
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Ecnec approves Rs154bn projects
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved 45 development projects of the value of Rs154 billion, including four schemes with Rs7.2...
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Expert finds faults in telemetry system
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The international expert appointed by the World Bank for investigations into the non-performance of Pakistan’s telemetry system has found faults in the software and data-recording mechanism of the Rs400 million project....
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‘Army needs to move away from commercial ventures’
WASHINGTON, Sept 19: The Pakistan army needs to disentangle itself from the vast business empire it has created if it wants to succeed as a professional fighting force capable of defending the country’s frontiers, says writer Ayesha Siddiqa....
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Afghanistan hands over 11 prisoners
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Sept 19: The Afghan authorities on Wednesday handed over 11 Pakistani prisoners to officials of the political administration at the Torkhum border, officials said....
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80 heads of state and govt to attend general assembly session
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: Some 80 heads of state and government and dozens of foreign ministers are expected to participate in 62nd session of the UN General Assembly’s annual debate which begins next week in New York....
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No permanent troop deployment in Fata, says govt spokesman
ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The government on Wednesday announced it did not intend to permanently deploy the army in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata).“The government is not considering permanent infrastructure for...
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Extremists threaten to bomb girls school
TAXILA, Sept 19: Religious extremists have warned the administration of a girls school in Taxila that they would bomb its building if the teachers and students did not wear a veil and Burqa....
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Lawmaker, six others killed in Beirut blast
BEIRUT, Sept 19: A powerful bomb killed a pro-government lawmaker and six others on Wednesday in a Christian neighbourhood of Beirut, threatening to derail parliament’s already deeply divided effort to elect Lebanon’s next president in voting due to start in days....
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Yuvraj hits six sixes in an over
DURBAN, Sept 19: Yuvraj Singh smashed English fast bowler Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over as India won by 18 runs to stay alive in the Twenty20 world championships here on Wednesday....
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