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| November 13, 2007 | Tuesday | Ziqa’ad 02, 1428 |
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Benazir under seven-day house arrest: Govt determined to stop long march
LAHORE, Nov 12: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto was put under house arrest in the early hours of Tuesday to prevent her from leading a long march on Islamabad....
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Army takes over command of security forces in Swat
SWAT, Nov 12: A militant and a civilian were killed and five other people were injured when Cobra helicopters and ground forces attacked suspected positions of militants here on Monday, after...
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SC issues notices on pleas against emergency
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Supreme Court on Monday took up two identical petitions challenging the promulgation of the state of emergency and the Provisional Constitution Order and actions taken under them,...
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No party contacted yet for caretaker set-up: opposition
LAHORE, Nov 12: With the formation of an interim set-up only three days away, President Perrvez Musharraf has not yet contacted any major opposition party for appointing a caretaker prime minister....
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Commonwealth sets 10-day deadline
LONDON, Nov 12: The Commonwealth on Monday gave Pakistan a 10-day deadline to restore its constitution and lift other emergency measures or face suspension from the 53-nation grouping.The...
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‘TV channels abiding by code to go on air’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday told the Ministry of Information to allow only those private television channels to broadcast their programmes which agreed to abide by the...
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‘US has not given up on Musharraf’
WASHINGTON, Nov 12: The United States has said that it has not “given up” on President Gen Pervez Musharraf, despite his growing unpopularity at home. “No....
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Strategic assets are safe, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: Pakistan on Monday categorically rejected speculations about safety of its strategic nuclear assets and said the assets were safe and under a strong multi-layered, institutionalised decision-making mechanism....
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Ecnec approves 16 projects of Rs97.9bn
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Monday approved 16 development projects of Rs97.9 billion, including the upgradation of Karakoram Highway as part of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam at a cost of Rs30 billion....
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Free trade pact with Malaysia
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: Pakistan and Malaysia have signed a comprehensive free-trade agreement in Kuala Lumpur. According to a handout issued on Monday by the ministry of commerce, the agreement is the...
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Makran belt suffers major power breakdown
QUETTA, Nov 12: The entire Makran belt suffered a major power breakdown on Monday following suspension of power supply from Iran. The chief executive officer of the Quetta Electricity Supply Company,...
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Constable injured in explosion
QUETTA, Nov 12: A constable was injured in an explosion at the City police station here on Monday evening. Sources said an explosive device hurled by a man exploded in the...
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‘Top militants killed in Kashmir’
SRINAGAR, Nov 12: Government troops killed four militants, two of them commanders, in fresh fighting in occupied Kashmir, police claimed on Monday. Three of the militants were killed during an early...
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Negroponte due this week
WASHINGTON, Nov 12: US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is expected to visit Islamabad later this week for talks with the government on the current political crisis, official sources told Dawn on Monday....
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Judge says Muslims ‘still have rights’
SYDNEY, Nov 12: A judge told Australian intelligence and police officers on Monday that a student they pursued over terrorism charges still had rights whether he was “Muslim or not.”...
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Rashid says Article 58(2)b to stay ‘forever’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that Article 58(2)b will remain part of the Constitution ‘forever’. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he advised...
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Russia, India agree to boost defence relations
MOSCOW, Nov 12: Russia and India agreed on Monday to boost defence ties by jointly developing a new military transport aircraft but they were unable to sign a major nuclear deal because of international restrictions against New Delhi....
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Six killed in Gaza Arafat rally
GAZA CITY, Nov 12: Hamas police killed six people in Gaza City on Monday as hundreds of thousands gathered to commemorate the death of Yasser Arafat in the biggest Fatah party rally since it was ousted by the Islamists....
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