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| November 21, 2007 | Wednesday | Ziqa’ad 10, 1428 |
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CJ blames failure of legislatures for army rule
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar said on Tuesday that the failure of legislatures to properly perform their functions always led to military interventions in the country.... 
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EC announces poll schedule : Seven-week process begins today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The Election Commission announced on Tuesday that polling for the national and provincial assemblies would be held on Jan 8....
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PPP’s election decision in two days, says Benazir
KARACHI, Nov 20: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto said on Tuesday that her party would take a decision in a day or two on whether to take part in the coming elections....
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Exodus continues from Shangla; 25 killed
MINGORA, Nov 20: With thousands of people fleeing the violence-hit areas of the Swat valley, at least 16 militants and nine civilians were killed and 35 others suffered injuries on Tuesday in clashes in Shangla district....
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Countrywide protests against media curbs
KARACHI, Nov 20: Police on Tuesday baton-charged journalists protesting against media curbs and arrested over 100 demonstrators when they tried to march towards the Governor’s House from the Karachi Press Club....
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Soldier among six killed in fresh violence : ‘Outsiders’ asked to leave Parachinar
PARACHINAR, Nov 20: Security forces have not succeeded in ending violence in the Kurram Agency and clashes continued in lower and upper parts of the troubled region on Tuesday....
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Saudi efforts for Musharraf’s talks with Nawaz reported
RIYADH, Nov 20: President Pervez Musharraf and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to increase exchange of information and sharing of intelligence to counter militancy and terrorism....
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US envoy meets Fazl
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The US ambassador to Pakistan met Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday, the embassy said, in the latest in a series of encounters with the country’s opposition leaders....
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Emergency not to affect defence ties, says US
WASHINGTON, Nov 20: Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday that the emergency had not affected military to military relations between Pakistan and the United States....
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AG: situation warranted imposition of emergency
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: Attorney-General Malik Mohammad Qayyum conceded on Tuesday that proclamation of emergency was an extra-constitutional step, but said the situation warranted the action....
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Deposed judges free to go to their hometowns: Cheema
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The government has allowed deposed judges to move to their hometowns or keep their official houses till the law permitted them, said Interior Ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema on Tuesday....
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C’wealth panel urges Pakistan’s suspension
KAMPALA, Nov 20: The Commonwealth’s human rights arm on Tuesday called for Pakistan’s suspension from the 53-nation bloc, saying President Pervez Musharraf had significantly undermined basic rights....
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Girls wear burqa after warning by Taliban
MANSEHRA, Nov 20: More than eighty per cent students of the Higher Secondary Girls School in Oghi have started going to school in burqa following a threat by the local Taliban, Dawn has learnt....
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Indian oil minister puts off visit: paper
NEW DELHI, Nov 20: India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora has put off his visit to Pakistan later this month, The Hindu said on Tuesday....
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Constable injured in bomb attack
MARDAN/ TIMERGARA, Nov 20: A constable was wounded in the bomb attack on a police station in Rustam village, 30kms away from Mardan, early on Tuesday....
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No extra duty on import of bullet-proof vehicles
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The caretaker government on Tuesday allowed politicians to import bullet-proof cars without paying additional customs duty....
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Postal workers, teachers join French protests
PARIS, Nov 20: French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for an end to a week-long transport strike on Tuesday as teachers, postal workers and other civil servants joined rail workers in protests challenging his economic reform plans....
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Arms seized near Afghan border
QUETTA, Nov 20: The Frontier Corps seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition during a raid in Chagai on Tuesday....
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