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| October 17, 2007 | Wednesday | Shawwal 4, 1428 |
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Waziristan calm amid talk of ceasefire
MIRAMSHAH, Oct 16: The government on Tuesday said it was considering a ‘request’ by militants to cease fire and negotiate an agreement to restore peace in the Mirali sub-district after days...
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Interim govts next month: Durrani
LAHORE, Oct 16: Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani announced here on Tuesday that interim governments would be formed on Nov 15 to hold fair and free elections....
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Benazir slams clampdown on supporters
LONDON, Oct 16: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto condemned on Tuesday a crackdown on supporters preparing to welcome her home this week, saying 11 people had been shot and injured....
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‘Benazir may face cases if court scraps ordinance’
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is free to return to Pakistan but could face corruption charges if courts overturn the National Reconciliation Ordinance, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
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SC takes up today petitions challenging Musharraf vote
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: All eyes are again focused on the Supreme Court which will resume hearing on Wednesday petitions challenging the eligibility of Gen Pervez Musharraf for another presidential term....
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Singh tells Bush India not yet ready for N-deal
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Oct 16: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told US President George W. Bush that there were “certain difficulties” in operationalising the civilian nuclear deal with Washington, news reports said on Tuesday....
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Putin, Caspian leaders warn against attack on Iran
TEHRAN, Oct 16: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned against military action against Iran and backed its right to nuclear energy, during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin chief since the World War II....
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Pakistan slams delay in closure of Afghan refugee camps
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16: Pakistan has criticised UN agencies operating in Afghanistan for delaying closure of four Afghan refugee camps close to the border which “serve as a source for the flow of cross-border militants”....
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Tomato price at record Rs140 per kg
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The price of tomato in the retail market rose to the unprecedented level of Rs140 per kilogram....
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PPP leaders expect one million turnout to welcome Benazir
KARACHI, Oct 16: Leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party appeared confident on Tuesday that party chairperson Benazir Bhutto will get a historic welcome on her return to the country....
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US presidential candidates see Pakistan as vital to war on terror
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: Senator Hillary Clinton, the leading Democratic candidate for the 2008 US presidential election, will redouble efforts to fight terrorism in Pakistan if she is elected....
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Gas pipeline blown up near Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Oct 16: Supply of gas to the main Sui purification plant from the Pir Koh gas field was disrupted when militants blew up another gas pipeline on Tuesday....
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Seven killed in tribal clash
QUETTA, Oct 16: Seven tribesmen were killed and many others injured in a gunbattle between two rival Baloch tribes in Dashat Goran area of the Kalat district....
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Gadani beach tragedy: six victims buried
QUETTA, Oct 16: Six of the 18 picnickers, who drowned when they were swept away by high waves off Gadani beach on Monday afternoon, were buried in Karachi on Tuesday....
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Oil surges to record $88 a barrel
NEW YORK, Oct 16: Oil thundered more than $2 higher to a new peak above $88 a barrel on Tuesday as investors eyeing supply concerns and tensions in northern Iraq extended the nine-dollar rally that started last week....
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Arbab Jehangir dies
PESHAWAR, Oct 16: Former NWFP chief minister Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan Khalil died of cardiac arrest here on Tuesday. He was 71....
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Tailoring shops, music centres blown up
GHALANAI, Oct 16: At least five shops — two videos and CDs centres, two tailoring shops and one hair cutting salon — were destroyed and about a dozen others damaged in...
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10km banner to speak universal language
BAHAWALPUR, Oct 16: The stage is set to unfurl a 10-kilometre long banner in connection with the International Day of Eradication of Poverty being observed in more than 100 countries on Wednesday....
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