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| November 14, 2007 | Wednesday | Ziqa’ad 03, 1428 |
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Musharraf must quit now, says Benazir
LAHORE, Nov 13: In what is seen as a major shift from her earlier stance, Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has called upon Gen Pervez Musharraf to step down as...
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Militants gaining strength: general
PESHAWAR, Nov 13: A senior military commander said on Tuesday that hundreds of foreign militants were intensifying their activities in the northern district of Swat, but vowed to use force in...
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Swat militants occupy another district town
PESHAWAR, Nov 13: Militants have taken over the district headquarters of Shangla in Malakand Division as authorities declared a night-to-noon curfew in Swat district’s headquarters of Mingora....
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US helping evolve new political formula
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The White House indicated on Tuesday that the United States is helping evolve a new political formula that could enable President Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan’s main political parties to work together....
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Country comes before democracy: Musharraf
LAHORE, Nov 13: Facing an increasing pressure from world leaders to lift emergency, President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked the West to choose between Pakistan and democracy....
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Deciding poll issues is EC’s job, says SC : Detailed judgment issued
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expanded upon its short order dismissing petitions challenging President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s eligibility for the presidential election and ruled that such disputes lay originally with the Election Commission and not the court....
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Two SC judges take oath
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Justice Muhammad Akhtar Shabbir and Justice Zia Pervez took oath as judges of the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning....
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Pakistan rejects C’wealth deadline
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed deep disappointment and regret over a statement issued by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) and rejected its demands of restoring the Constitution and lifting emergency....
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Senior advocate hospitalised after ‘police torture’
NAWABSHAH, Nov 13: A senior advocate and member of the Nawabshah District Bar Association, who had been allegedly tortured by police in the lock-up, was on Tuesday shifted to the local hospital in serious condition....
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UK urges Musharraf to lift emergency
LONDON, Nov 13: Britain has again urged President General Pervez Musharraf to indicate when the state of emergency in his country would be lifted....
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$5bn refinery accord signed with UAE
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Abu Dhabi signed an implementation agreement on Tuesday to build a $5 billion refinery which would double Pakistan’s refining capacity....
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Tehran gives Delhi four months to join gas deal
TEHRAN, Nov 13: Iran on Tuesday gave India a four-month deadline to make a decision on participation in a multi-billion dollar project to transport Iranian gas to India via Pakistan....
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Wheat support price ‘abolished’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The government on Tuesday practically abolished the support price of wheat....
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One soldier killed, 10 hurt in blast
MIRAMSHAH, Nov 13: Security forces pounded several suspected militant positions in North Waziristan on Tuesday after a paramilitary soldier was killed and 10 others were injured in a bomb blast....
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Philippines lawmaker dies in bomb blast
MANILA, Nov 13: Philippines congressman Wahab Akbar was killed in a bomb attack at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, hospital staff and radio reports said....
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Japan threatens to cut aid
TOKYO, Nov 13: Major donor Japan warned on Tuesday it may cut aid to Pakistan after the military regime declared emergency rule and placed a key opposition leader under house arrest....
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Conviction in Pakistani girl’s ‘honour killing’
ROME, Nov 13: The father and two brothers-in-law of a young Pakistani woman were sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for her murder last year in a so-called “honour killing,” a lawyer for the family said....
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Cost of US wars in Afghanistan, Iraq doubles to $1.6tr
WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The economic costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are estimated to total $1.6 trillion (euro1.1 trillion) —roughly double the amount the White House has requested thus...
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Indian Left softens stance on N-deal with US
NEW DELHI, Nov 13: In a softening of their opposition to the India-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Left Front allies have agreed to allow pending crucial talks between New...
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PBC to continue boycott of courts
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Tuesday decided to continue the boycott of the superior courts till the restoration of the pre-emergency judiciary....
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