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| October 25, 2007 | Thursday | Shawwal 12, 1428 |
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Forces deployed in Swat to curb militancy
SWAT / PESHAWAR, Oct 24: In a massive show of strength, the NWFP government on Wednesday deployed thousands of paramilitary and police personnel in the troubled district of Swat as part... 
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Karachi blast probe officer replaced
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The government has replaced the officer who was investigating the October 18 Karachi blasts, Interior Ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema told reporters here on Wednesday....
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PML against major PPP share in interim set-up ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has dismissed as unreasonable PPP’s demand for a major share in the interim government....
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SC judge defends oath under PCO
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: A senior judge of the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked if the judges who had taken the oath under the PCO (Provisional Constitution Order) could be blamed for deviating from the Constitution....
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CJ urged to take notice of threat to Benazir
KARACHI, Oct 24: A lawyer of Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of a letter threatening her and said she would not be deterred by such threats....
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Draft poll code proposes ban on govt ads
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The Election Commission on Wednesday approved a draft code of conduct for political parties and candidates in the general elections....
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US law for duty-free access this year
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The United States has assured Pakistan that a law for giving duty-free access to goods produced at especially-designated areas in the NWFP will be approved by the end of this year....
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President opens Sadpara hydel-power station
SKARDU, Oct 24: President General Pervez Musharraf inaugurated a hydel-power station at the Sadpara dam project here on Wednesday....
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Turkish jets bomb Kurd positions
ANKARA, Oct 24: Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets along the Iraqi border on Wednesday as government and military leaders weighed their next move against rebel bases in northern Iraq....
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New Delhi test-fires N-capable missile
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: India on Wednesday test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-1 ballistic missile for a second time in less than a month and said the latest experiment was a ‘major success.’...
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Pearl’s widow drops case against Al Qaeda
NEW YORK, Oct 24: The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has dropped a lawsuit against Al Qaeda, other radical groups and Pakistan-based Habib Bank Ltd over the abduction, torture and murder of her husband, court records show....
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Probe into hostage reports under way
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday investigations are under way into reports that a Japanese student taken hostage in Iran had been moved across the border into Pakistan....
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Govt’s failure to reduce sulphur content in diesel slammed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the government’s inability to reduce sulphur content in diesel despite the doling out of billions of rupees of public money in incentives to refineries....
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Benazir as PM to boost anti-terror war: Karzai
OXFORD, Oct 24: Afghan President Hamid Karzai predicted on Wednesday that his nation and Pakistan would be more successful in the fight against terrorism should Benazir Bhutto become the next prime minister....
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China heads for moon
BEIJING, Oct 24: Asia’s space race heated up on Wednesday as China launched its first lunar orbiter, an event hailed by the world’s most populous nation as a milestone event in its global rise....
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India shuns missile defence system
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: In a significant change from recent policy Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday ruled out being part of the controversial US-led missile defence system, opposed by countries like Russia and China....
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Achakzai’s plea to save country
QUETTA, Oct 24: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has said that political parties must realise the gravity of the situation and the main concern of the nation should be to save the country from disintegration....
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Two killed in landmine explosions
QUETTA, Oct 24: Two people were killed and eight others were injured, two of them seriously, in two landmine explosions on Wednesday....
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Khost governor survives attack
KHOST, Oct 24: The governor of Afghanistan’s Khost province, Arsala Jamal, survived a suicide attack on Wednesday, police said, but a provincial official collapsed and died while helping the wounded....
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Blasts target govt offices in Buner
BUNER, Oct 24: Two persons suffered injuries in bomb attacks onthe offices of the Population Welfare Department (PWD) and National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) in Daggar on Wednesday....
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