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| October 03, 2007 | Wednesday | Ramazan 20, 1428 |
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Final phase of the deal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Despite attempt by a major opposition grouping to raise the ante by resigning en masse from the national and three provincial assemblies, General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday stole... 
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Govt approves Benazir indemnity package
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) and its coalition partners on Tuesday endorsed a proposed legislation that would give the People’s Party chairperson and some of her top confidants indemnity from court cases, sources said....
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Kiani named for top army slot
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: In a clear indication that President Gen Pervez Musharraf is getting ready to hang up his military uniform, Lt-Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiani has been named virtually as the future Chief of the Army Staff....
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Benazir has role in future set-up: Rice
NEW YORK, Oct 2: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said she believes former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has a role in a future political setup in Pakistan....
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Resignations revive focus on PPP moves
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: The presidential electoral college on Tuesday stood hugely impaired, beyond repair, as most opposition parties walked out of it by resigning from the National Assembly and provincial assemblies...
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NWFP assembly meets today
PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Parties in the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) on Tuesday requisitioned a session of the NWFP assembly to discuss a four-point agenda....
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Nine SC judges to hear poll pleas
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry formed a nine-member bench on Tuesday to hear petitions challenging the acceptance of President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s candidature for the presidential election by the Election Commission....
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Plea to stop assembly dissolution not filed
PESHAWAR, Oct 2: Contrary to media reports, the opposition in the NWFP assembly had not filed any petition in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday to prevent the legislature’s dissolution, according to court officials....
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Six die in clashes after attacks on checkposts
MIRAMSHAH/BANNU, Oct 2: Two militants and a paramilitary soldier were among four people killed in clashes in different parts of North Waziristan on Monday night and two Frontier Constabulary personnel were...
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Three killed in attack on checkpost
HANGU, Oct 2: Two policemen and a Levies Force soldier were killed and two others suffered injuries when they came under fire at a checkpost on the main Thall Road here on Tuesday evening....
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Rockets fired on FC base in Swat; six soldiers injured
SWAT, Oct 2: Six army soldiers were injured when the regional headquarters of the Frontier Constabulary located near the naval recruitment centre came under a rocket and mortar attack on Monday night....
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Gang involved in suicide attacks busted: Cheema
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: A terrorist network allegedly involved in recent suicide attacks in different parts of the country, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi, has been busted....
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Pakistan has a lot at stake: US
WASHINGTON, Oct 2: The US State Department said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s future and its ties with the United States were at stake in the country’s presidential and general elections....
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US military officer slams tribal area peace deal
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Oct 2: The US military said on Tuesday it expected Al Qaeda to continue its “re-emergence in sanctuaries in Pakistan’s tribal areas from where it supported attacks in Afghanistan”....
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Friday trial of N-capable Indian missile
NEW DELHI, Oct 2: India has notified aviation hubs in the region about a proposed training trial of its nuclear-capable Agni I missile that has the ability to strike deep inside Pakistan, the Indian Express reported on Tuesday....
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Interpol seeks update on Benazir’s status
RAWALPINDI, Oct 2: Interpol has put the Pakistan government in a fix by inquiring about the status of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto if she still is a ‘wanted person’, Dawn has learnt....
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Need stressed for bridges among cultures: Toleration of Islamophobia slated
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 2: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected what it called toleration of Islamophobia “in the guise of freedom of expression,” saying “we need understanding, harmony and building of bridges among all cultures and peoples.”...
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Inzi to retire after 2nd Test
LAHORE, Oct 2: Former captain Inzamamul Haq has decided to retire from Test cricket, a TV channel reported on Tuesday night quoting sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board....
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