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| October 05, 2007 | Friday | Ramazan 22, 1428 |
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It’s a done deal: •PPP legislators not to resign •58-2(b), third-time premiership issues to be addressed later
LONDON, Oct 4: A visibly confident Benazir Bhutto told a crowded press conference here on Thursday that she expected the proposed national reconciliation ordinance to be promulgated later in the evening...
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Final draft of ‘reconciliation’ ordinance approved
ISLAMABAD: The final draft of the National Reconciliation Ordinance, approved by the government and the Pakistan People’s Party, has been sent to the federal cabinet for assent....
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Assembly ‘swansong’ delayed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: A limping National Assembly on Thursday seemed forced by a fast changing political scenario to wait for what could be a swansong session before a controversial presidential vote and its demise....
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Verdict today on petition to stay presidential poll
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: A 10-member bench of the Supreme Court hearing petitions challenging the eligibility of Gen Pervez Musharraf for the presidential election will on Friday give its verdict on a...
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Deal key to uniting moderate forces, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday forcefully justified his decision to hang on to power by getting elected for a second term by insisting that it was necessary to ensure smooth transition to what he called “true democracy”....
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Pressure on Fazl to quit NWFP Assembly
PESHAWAR, Oct 4: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam of Maulana Fazlur Rehman has come under tremendous pressure as one party in the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and two of its allies in the All Parties...
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Mutilated bodies of 3 hostage soldiers found
WANA, Oct 4: Mutilated bodies of three of the soldiers kidnapped in South Waziristan on August 30 were found in the adjacent Frontier Region of Jandola on Thursday....
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MQM to vote for Musharraf
LONDON, Oct 4: The Coordination Committee of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced here on Thursday night to support Gen Pervez Musharraf in the presidential election....
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US warned of reaction to unilateral military action
WASHINGTON, Oct 4: Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan has warned that any unilateral US military action in the tribal areas would have dangerous consequences both for Pakistan and the United States....
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Pakistanis capable of facing all challenges, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Pakistan is capable of facing all challenges and there is no room for despondency, says President General Pervez Musharraf....
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Qazi’s ‘Gorbachev’ traits criticised
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, secretary-general of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (F), has advised Jamaat-i-Islami amir and MMA president Qazi Hussain Ahmad not to try to ‘become Gorbachev’ by forcing...
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Police official killed in ambush
LAKKI MARWAT, Oct 4: A police official was killed when a patrol vehicle was ambushed on the Indus Highway near here on Wednesday night....
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Leaders of two Koreas sign peace accord
SEOUL, Oct 4: The North and South Korean leaders called on Thursday for a nuclear-free peninsula and a permanent peace pact to end the world’s last Cold War divide as they wrapped up a rare summit....
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‘Afghanistan may be lost forever’
WASHINGTON, Oct 4: A US congressional panel was warned on Thursday that the Bush administration’s Afghan policy had totally failed and Afghanistan was on its way to be lost forever....
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Pakistani sentenced for smuggling fake drugs
LONDON, Oct 4: A British court jailed three men for a total of 10 years on Thursday for their part in an international crime ring which bought fake drugs, including Viagra, in Asia before selling them in Britain....
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Khaleda refused bail
DHAKA Oct 4: Bangladesh’s highest court refused bail on Thursday for former prime minister Khaleda Zia and ordered that a corruption case against her should proceed, an official said....
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Mastermind of kidnappers’ gang nabbed in shootout
TAXILA, Oct 4: An SHO and an elite force official received bullet injuries in a shootout with proclaimed offenders, wanted in kidnapping for ransom cases, in the early hours of Thursday....
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Farm housing scheme declared illegal
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The city managers have warned the public not to invest in a farm housing scheme launched in Sector C-17 and D- 17 in Zone-II, sources told Dawn on Thursday....
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