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| September 21, 2007 | Friday | Ramazan 08, 1428 |
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Countdown begins, poll on Oct 6
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The Election Commission announced on Thursday the schedule for what has been termed the country’s most controversial presidential election, despite the fact that certain key issues relating to... 
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Lawyers plan to besiege EC offices
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Lawyers will lay siege to the offices of the Election Commission of Pakistan on Sept 29 — the day of scrutiny of the nomination papers of President Gen Pervez Musharraf....
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SC rejects Imran’s plea against rule change: ‘Politicians passing the buck’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an application of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chief Imran Khan seeking revocation of the Sept 10 amendment to the Presidential Election Rules, 1988, made by the Chief Election Commissioner....
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APDM hits out at poll commission: Threat of en masse resignation
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The All Parties Democratic Movement has described the announcement of the presidential election schedule ahead of a Supreme Court decision on petitions challenging the holding of two offices...
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Eight soldiers hurt in rocket attack
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 20: Eight soldiers were injured on Thursday when suspected pro-Taliban militants fired rockets on a checkpost in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said....
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Presidential election an engaging numbers game
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The presidential election will be an interesting numbers’ game with votes to be calculated under a formula which gives equal representation to the four provincial assemblies although the...
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MMA may get fewer votes this time: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 20: The United States believes that religious parties have a place in Pakistan’s political spectrum although they may not get as many votes in the next elections as they...
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Bin Laden declares ‘war’ on Musharraf in new tape
DUBAI, Sept 20: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden called on Muslims in Pakistan to wage holy war against the government of President Pervez Musharraf in a new audio message issued on Thursday....
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Armed men kill four people
GHALLANI, Sept 20: Four people were killed when armed men on Thursday night attacked a car near Mohammad Gat, some 40km northwest of here....
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Policeman killed in Charbagh explosion
SWAT, Sept 20: A policeman was killed when an explosive device went off at the Pak-Austrian Institute for Tourism and Hotel Management in Charbagh area on Thursday....
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Commonwealth wants ‘restoration of full democracy’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Stressing that the Commowealth wanted to see restoration of full democracy in Pakistan, the visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr Don McKinnon, on Thursday said the next four months were very crucial for the country....
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IAEA calls for N-free zone in ME
VIENNA, Sept 20: The UN atomic agency adopted a non-binding resolution on a nuclear weapons-free-zone in the Middle East with Israel and the US voting against and EU states except Ireland abstaining....
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UAE and Qatar join hands to overwhelm western bourses
LONDON, Sept 20: Global stock markets faced a radical shake-up on Thursday after Qatar and the United Arab Emirates attempted to propel themselves into the heart of major western bourses....
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A human trafficking hub
MADRID, Sept 20: Up to 6,000 Asians have massed in Guinea-Conakry hoping to take a high-risk sea trip to Spain, the ABC daily newspaper reported on Thursday citing a Spanish intelligence report....
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Man says he was tortured in Pakistan
LONDON, Sept 20: A British citizen told a magistrate’s court here that during a year in captivity in Pakistan he suffered sleep deprivation and severe beatings, and that three fingernails were extracted from his left hand....
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Semis line-up: Pakistan vs NZ, India vs Aussies
CAPE TOWN, Sept 20: Pakistan will take on New Zealand while India will play Australia in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday....
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Master plans for rebuilding quake-hit cities ready
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf was informed on Thursday that the master plans for rebuilding the earthquake-devastated cities of Muzaffarabad, Balakot and Rawalakot had been finalised....
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PM approves proposal to increase pay of PARC staff
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved a proposal to upgrade pay scale of the employees of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) in lines of the salary structure of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)....
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