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| September 30, 2007 | Sunday | Ramazan 17, 1428 |
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Way cleared for triangular race: Objections to Musharraf’s candidature rejected
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The Election Commission on Saturday accepted nomination papers of Gen Pervez Musharraf and two other contenders for the presidential polls while outside its offices violent clashes between law-enforcement personnel and anti-Musharraf protesters turned the area into a mini-battlefield.... 
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Battle on Constitution Avenue: Scores of lawyers, journalists injured
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Islamabad saw a dreadful day of police wrath on Saturday that marred General Pervez Musharraf’s march towards election for another presidential term....
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APDM gives strike call for Oct 6
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The All Parties Democratic Movement, an alliance of major opposition parties, has given a call for a countrywide shutterdown strike on October 6, the polling day for the...
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Note of dissent ‘a call of conscience’: Bhagwandas
KARACHI, Sept 29: Mr Justice Rana Bhagwandas of the Supreme Court has said that he recorded his dissent from the majority verdict on petitions against Gen Pervez Musharraf holding two offices on the call of conscience....
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Gas deal with Pakistan to be signed in October: Iran
TEHRAN, Sept 29: Iran will sign a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline deal with Pakistan in the absence of India by the end of October, a top Iranian oil official said on Saturday....
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Prisoners end siege
QUETTA, Sept 29: Hundreds of prisoners, who had taken over the control of Central Jail Mach, ended their siege on Saturday night after the jail authorities assured that their demands would be met and problems solved....
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SC can stay presidential election, says former CJ
LAHORE, Sept 29: The Supreme Court has the authority to stay the presidential election for some period if petitions challenging the eligibility of President Pervez Musharraf to contest for another term...
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Civilian govt better for anti-terror fight: US
NEW YORK, Sept 29: The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Richard Boucher, said on Friday that any civilian government in Pakistan would be in a better...
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C’wealth hopes polls will be fair
NEW YORK, Sept 29: The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) on Saturday expressed the hope that elections in Pakistan would meet internationally accepted standards of fairness and transparency, including allowing all parties to compete in a pluralistic environment....
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Buddha’s image survives new attack
MINGORA, Sept 29: Militants in Swat made another attempt to destroy a rock engraved with a large image of Buddha at Buthgarh Jehandabad by blowing it up on early Saturday morning....
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3 killed, 9 troops hurt
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 29: Three tribesmen were killed and 17 other people, including nine soldiers, were wounded in exchange of fire between militants and security forces in the troubled North Waziristan on Friday night....
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Tribal elder’s son killed
TANK, Sept 29: A son of a tribal elder was killed and his another son and he himself were injured when security personnel opened fire on his car on Saturday....
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World help sought on refugees
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29: Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan has sought the help of the international community in repatriating some 2.5million Afghan refugees from Pakistan and called for a just resolution of the Kashmir dispute....
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Suicide blast kills 30 in Kabul
KABUL, Sept 29: A suicide bomber wearing an army uniform blew up an Afghan military bus in Kabul on Saturday, killing around 30 people and wounding many more....
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ICRC workers freed
KABUL, Sept 29: Taliban on Saturday released four Red Cross workers, two of them foreign nationals, captured near the capital. The four — one from Myanmar, one from Macedonia and two Afghans — were seized in Wardak on Wednesday.—AFP...
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24-year term for would-be suicide bomber
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Sept 29: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for 24 years after convicting him of being a would-be suicide bomber....
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No timeline for N-deal with India, says Boucher WASHINGTON, Sept 29: The United States has refused to set a timeline for finalizing an unprecedented nuclear deal it has signed with India, saying that it would make further moves only when the Indians are ready for it....
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Greece arrests 69 illegal immigrants
KOMOTINI, Sept 29: Greek border guards have arrested 69 illegal immigrants and seven suspected smugglers who were trying to enter the country from Turkey, police said on Saturday....
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Speculators staked billions on Twenty20, SC verdict
KARACHI, Sept 29: On the streets of Boulton Market and dark lanes of Kharadar, the odds were stacked against India in the Twenty20 cricket final. As majority of gamblers lost, they...
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UN special envoy reaches Myanmar
YANGON, Sept 29: A UN special envoy arrived in Myanmar on Saturday for talks with the ruling junta, which has locked down the nation’s biggest city in a violent campaign to choke off mass demonstrations....
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