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| December 15, 2007 | Saturday | Zilhaj 4, 1428 |
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Constitution amended: • Musharraf promulgates ordinances • Emergency, PCO to go today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: President Pervez Musharraf introduced six more amendments in the Constitution through executive orders on Friday — a day before the lifting of the emergency, revocation of the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) and restoration of the Constitution.... 
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NCA warns against ‘misadventure’, says N-assets secure
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The National Command Authority (NCA) said on Friday that Pakistan was fully capable of defending nuclear assets and interests and thwarting any ‘misadventure’....
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PML-N vows to reinstate judges, abolish NSC
LAHORE, Dec 14: The PML-N on Friday unveiled its manifesto, promising restoration of all deposed judges, abolition of the National Security Council, preview and approval of the defence budget by the National Assembly and restoration of the 1973 Constitution....
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Notice issued to Qayyum
LAHORE, Dec 14: The Lahore High Court issued on Friday notices to Attorney-General Malik Muhammad Qayyum for the alleged involvement of his son, Muhammad Ahmad Qayyum, and 13 others in a...
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US criticised for not supporting drive for independent judiciary
WASHINGTON, Dec 14: The Bush administration’s reluctance to support the demand for the restoration of pre-emergency judiciary in Pakistan may hurt its efforts to fight terrorism in that region, warns Hina Jilani, a United Nations human rights envoy....
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‘Politics not to affect US missiles sale to Pakistan’
WASHINGTON, Dec 14: Pakistan’s political upheaval is unlikely to affect a multi-million dollar air-to-air missiles deal, the manufacturers said....
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Centralised Taliban organisation set up
TANK/WANA, Dec 14: Local Taliban from tribal areas and some districts of the NWFP on Friday decided to set up a centralised organisation for a joint war against US and Nato...
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Checkpoints set up in Charbagh
MINGORA, Dec 14: A woman was killed and two members of her family were injured when a shell reportedly hit a house in the Chaprial area during a campaign by security forces in various areas in Matta on Friday....
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JUI-S decides to boycott election
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Samiul Haq has announced to boycott the coming general election....
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AI demands reinstatement of judges
LONDON, Dec 14: The Amnesty International has demanded that Pakistan’s superior court judges removed from service under the PCO be reinstated and an independent judiciary allowed to fulfil its critical role...
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Candidates’ final list tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The final list of candidates contesting the elections will be issued on Sunday, a day after the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers....
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Interpol seeks information on status of Benazir
RAWALPINDI, Dec 14: Interpol Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) has asked Islamabad if former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari are on the government list of ‘wanted people’, Dawn has learnt....
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76pc of wheat sowing target achieved, says Minfal
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: Timely rains have helped farmers to achieve 75 per cent of the wheat sowing target ahead of schedule....
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Five cases of bird flu confirmed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 14: The Health Ministry on Friday confirmed that five people had been affected by bird flu, but challenged the veracity of two reported deaths linked to the H5N1 infection....
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Rich-poor divide mars climate talks
NUSA DUA (Indonesia), Dec 14: Developing nations said they would resist ‘pressure and even threats’ from some rich countries to step up the fight against climate change, as talks on a global climate pact went to the wire on Friday....
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Ex-minister disqualified
QUETTA, Dec 14: The Balochistan Election Tribunal ordered the Election Commission on Friday to delete the name of a former provincial minister from the list of candidates for the Jan 8 polls....
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Poll results won’t be accepted: Achakzai
PESHAWAR, Dec 14: The people of smaller provinces did not want to break up the country but, at the same time, they were not ready to live like slaves, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai said on Friday....
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President’s address
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf will address the nation at 8pm on Saturday (today)....
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