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| November 29, 2007 | Thursday | Ziqa’ad 18, 1428 |
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Musharraf retires to full-time politics: • Gen Kayani gets the baton of command • Civilian president takes oath today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday handed over the command of the army to the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, fulfilling a promise many people had doubted he would keep....
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Troops wrest control of key Swat areas
MINGORA, Nov 28: Security forces claimed on Wednesday to have gained full control of Imam Dehri and some other strongholds of militants and police resumed their normal duty in Alpuri, the district headquarters of Shangla....
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US doubts Sharif’s commitment to war on terror
WASHINGTON, Nov 28: US President George W. Bush has gone public with his administration’s reservations about Nawaz Sharif’s commitment to the war on terror, saying the former prime minister’s relations with religious parties raised doubts about his ability to do so....
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Emergency needs to be lifted: US
WASHINGTON, Nov 28: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday hailed Gen Pervez Musharraf for taking “a good first step” towards restoring democracy to Pakistan by quitting the army....
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Emergency to be lifted ‘very soon’, says AG
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The government would lift the state of emergency “very soon” with President Pervez Musharraf keen to withdraw the measure before January elections, officials said on Wednesday....
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Command change not to affect war on terror: FO
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan declared on Wednesday that the change of command in the army would not have any effect on its role in the war on terror....
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COMMENT: It will be another troubled presidency
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: It will be another troubled presidency that Gen Pervez Musharraf will begin on Thursday as a civilian, with uncivil powers. The political crisis gripping Pakistan will not allow...
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Three FC men killed, five hurt in ambush
QUETTA, Nov 28: Three members of the Frontier Corps were killed and five were injured when their convoy was ambushed by unidentified miscreants near Panjgur area of Makran on Wednesday....
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Mossad targeted Dr Qadeer’s associates, says book
NEW DELHI, Nov 28: Israel’s external intelligence agency, Mossad, ran a highly secretive bombing campaign directed at individuals in Europe helping Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan build a nuclear weapon, The Hindustan Times said on Wednesday....
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Pakistan calls for creation of Palestinian state by 2008
ANNAPOLIS, Nov 28: Pakistan has urged the international community to adhere to the timeline of 2008 for creating a Palestinian state. In his address to the US-sponsored Annapolis peace conference,...
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Decision on poll after discussion with other parties, says Nawaz
LAHORE, Nov 28: The PML (N) has decided to defer a decision about taking part in or boycotting the elections and discuss the issue with other parties and arrive at a consensus....
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EC removes restrictions on PIA operations
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it had removed the operating restrictions imposed on Pakistan International Airlines and said the airline now complied with safety standards....
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President Gul of Turkey due on Sunday
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Turkish President Abdullah Gul will pay a two-day state visit to Pakistan on Dec 2 at the invitation of President Pervez Musharraf. He will be accompanied by the...
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Petition filed in SC against media curbs
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: A private petition was filed in the post-PCO Supreme Court on Wednesday praying that amendments made to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002, on Nov 3...
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Poll boycott to help Musharraf, Fazl tells MMA council
ISLAMABAD Nov 28: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal failed to agree on a decision to boy-cott elections with Maulana Fazlur Rahman saying that a boycott would be counter-productive....
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Spain closes case against Benazir
LONDON, Nov 28: The Spanish authorities have ordered the closure of investigations on charges of money laundering against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto since allegations could not be proved for want of credible evidence, reported Spanish national daily “ABC”....
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‘Army to benefit from Musharraf’s retirement’
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Although Gen Pervez Musharraf has quit his army post, former prime minister and Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto says she is not in a hurry to accept him as a civilian leader....
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Notification
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday evening notified the retirement of Gen Pervez Musharraf as the Chief of the Army Staff after he handed over the command of the army to new chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani....
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