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| November 28, 2007 | Wednesday | Ziqa’ad 17, 1428 |
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Benazir renews invitation to PML(N) chief for talks
KARACHI, Nov 27: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday renewed her invitation to PML (N) leader Nawaz Sharif to discuss the political situation.... 
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Nawaz assures full support to judiciary, media
LAHORE, Nov 27: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday assured the judiciary and media of his unflinching support and said that they were fighting for a national cause and Pakistan would become a failed state if they failed....
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Army assault continues on militant strongholds
MINGORA, Nov 27: With a curfew still in force in Swat, security forces continuing their assault on militants’ strongholds claimed to have consolidated their positions on some mountains....
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Bush sees Palestinian state next year
ANNAPOLIS, Nov 27: US President George W. Bush announced on Tuesday that Israel and the Palestinians had agreed to a joint document that might ultimately lead to the creation of a...
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Scrutiny of nomination papers begins
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The Election Commission had started scrutiny of 12,000 nomination papers filed for 342 National Assembly and 728 provincial assemblies’ seats across the country, Election Commission Secretary Kanwar Mohammad Dilshad told Dawn on Tuesday....
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Kayani takes over command from Musharraf today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday began a two-day round of farewell calls to the Services Chiefs at the end of his 43-year career with the army....
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Poll processions banned
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The government will provide ‘foolproof’ security to all political leaders, including former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, during electioneering, an interior ministry spokesman said here on Tuesday....
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Rs25bn earned from tax on POL products
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The government has collected over Rs25 billion revenue on petroleum products so far this year which it could use to offset partially, if not entirely, the proposed 15...
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US prosecutors want to arrest banker
NEW YORK, Nov 27: Hafiz Mohammad Zubair Naseem, a Pakistani investment banker accused of insider trading along with a compatriot, would not face additional charges, his lawyer told Dawn on Tuesday....
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Mannequins removed after threats
PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Owners of garment shops in Peshawar have either removed the mannequins used for displaying dresses or covered them with clothes after receiving threatening letters from militants....
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US denies role in Nawaz’s return
WASHINGTON, Nov 27: The United States has said that it played no part in arranging former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan....
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Musharraf urged to step down
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: A group of retired senior officers of the armed forces, including two former air force chiefs, one naval chief, six lieutenant generals and four major generals, urged Gen...
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Kabul suicide bombing kills two
KABUL, Nov 27: A suicide car bomber set off a huge blast on Tuesday near two armoured vehicles used by US-led coalition troops in Kabul, killing at least two civilians and wounding four other people including two Pakistani road construction workers....
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Paris braces for third night of violence
PARIS, Nov 27: Riot police were deployed on Tuesday night across a north Paris suburb bracing for a possible repeat of youth riots that have left 120 police injured, as the government vowed zero tolerance for the “criminals” behind the violence....
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Tribesmen gunned down
QUETTA, Nov 27: Armed men gunned down three Marri tribesmen in the Tali area of Sibi district during an operation conducted by security forces looking for illegal arms and ammunition....
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Soldiers released
BANNU, Nov 27: Seven paramilitary soldiers freed by militants in North Waziristan Agency reached here on Tuesday....
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17 tribesmen detained
LANDI KOTAL, Nov 27: Authorities in the Khyber Agency detained 17 tribesmen at the Torkham border checkpost on Monday for trying to go to Afghanistan without permission....
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Benazir urged to review decision : Award of ticket for NA-32
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)’s nominees for two provincial assembly seats of Chitral have called upon party chairperson Benazir Bhutto to review her decision on the award of ticket for the lone National Assembly seat of the district....
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