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| October 1, 2007 | Monday | Ramazan 18, 1428 |
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CJ takes suo motu notice of violence
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: The Supreme Court has summoned top police and
administration officials of Islamabad on Monday over use of force against
lawyers and media people by law-enforcement agencies in the federal capital on
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Musharraf may face new legal battle
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmad will challenge on Monday the Election Commission’s decision to accept General Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for the presidential election. ....
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Cover candidates unlikely to withdraw today ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: The government is reported to have decided not to withdraw the nomination papers of Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro or National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain, both cover candidates for Gen Pervez Musharraf in the presidential race....
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Benazir threatens to engage ‘other political forces’ WASHINGTON, Sept 30: Chairperson of the Pakistan People’s Party Benazir Bhutto indicated on Sunday that the attempt to make a power-sharing arrangement had failed and she might engage other political forces.....
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NWFP opposition to file writ in PHC against dissolution move
PESHAWAR, Sept 30: The opposition in the NWFP assembly will file a writ petition in the Peshawar High Court on Monday, requesting it to restrain the chief minister from advising the governor to dissolve the provincial assembly.....
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Inquiry ordered into Saturday violence
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday ordered an inquiry into Saturday’s violence against journalists and lawyers in Islamabad.....
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Two soldiers killed MIRAMSHAH, Sept 30: Two paramilitary personnel were killed and 16 others were injured in attacks on security forces in different parts of North Waziristan on late Saturday night and Sunday....
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Blast rocks Gwadar QUETTA, Sept 30: The coastal town of Gwadar was rocked by a powerful explosion on Sunday night......
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Blast damages buildings of two girls schools WSWAT, Sept 30: Buildings of two girls schools in the Kabal area of Swat were damaged by a powerful blast on Saturday night.......
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President’s camp sure of success on Oct 6 ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation arising out of the September 29 police violence and the strategy for the re-election of Gen Musharraf.....
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‘CBMs bring no relief to Kashmiris’ WASHINGTON, Sept 30: Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) have raised hopes but have not materialised into any relief for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, according to President of Azad Kashmir Raja Zulqarnain. ....
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COMMENT: A darker night for the nation Dawn’s front page headline on 29th September 2007 used the words “The day of the General” to sum up the 6-to-3 Supreme Court verdict given a day before, dismissing on technical grounds the maintainability of petitions challenging the eligibility of a serving army officer to be a candidate for the Presidency of Pakistan. ....
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US, Pakistan sign $750m accord for Fata uplift ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: The United States and Pakistan on Sunday signed a new multi-year agreement for assistance to the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (Fata) for development, amounting to $750 million over the next five years, including $105m being provided this year.....
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Two killed in Kashmir gunbattle
SRINAGAR, Sept 30: A gunbattle between security forces and two Kashmiri
militants holed up overnight in a village mosque in occupied Kashmir ended on
Sunday when soldiers shot them both dead, police said.....
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‘US president should be Christian’ WASHINGTON, Sept 30: Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain said on Sunday that religion should play a role in one’s selection of a presidential candidate. ...
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Indian army’s new chief to ‘step up modernisation’ NEW DELHI, Sept 30: Declaring that the Indian Army was on “threshold of transformation into an advanced weaponised force”, Gen Deepak Kapoor on Sunday took over as the 23rd Chief of the Army Staff, Press Trust of India said.....
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Opening of N-market for Israel, India proposed WASHINGTON, Sept 30: Israel is quietly lobbying to allow international transfer of nuclear technology to the countries that are regarded as nuclear weapon states but have not yet signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty, The Washington Post reported on Sunday. ....
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Accord signed with British Telecom ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: The British Telecom in collaboration with Saigols (Pvt) Ltd and Samin will bring international exposure and expertise to the country and capitalise on various opportunities in the field of media comprising television, ....
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