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| January 10, 2008 | Thursday | Zilhaj 30, 1428 |
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Bush hopeful of Middle East breakthrough
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Jan 9: US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he was hopeful of reaching a Middle East peace deal this year, despite continuing violence in Gaza and Israeli settlement activity.... 
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Three more British detectives arrive
RAWALPINDI/LAHORE, Jan 9: Another three British detectives arrived here from London on Wednesday. One of them is said to be an expert on the type of explosives used in the gun...
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Dec 27 riots scapegoats get the chop
KARACHI, Jan 9: The somewhat low-key transfers of the two top provincial officials responsible for the maintenance of law and order across the province seem to indicate that the government is...
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Tribesmen raising anti-Al Qaeda Lashkar: official
WANA, Jan 9: Thousands of armed tribesmen of South Waziristan met here on Wednesday, vowing to organise a Lashkar to hunt down Al Qaeda-linked militants blamed for killing nine of their kinsmen....
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A floundering Fata policy
WHAT could be a starker acknowledgement of our floundering Fata policy than the fact that in less than three years, the NWFP has seen the exit of three governors?...
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ElBaradei’s remarks on N-assets rejected
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Pakistan on Wednesday hit back at IAEA chief’s remarks about the safety of country’s nuclear arsenal and said the country’s strategic assets were secure and the head of...
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Senator says rigging to prompt tough US action
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: A senior member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has warned of ‘serious consequences’, including a shift in the American policy towards Pakistan, if fair and free elections are not held on Feb 18....
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‘US military has no intention to cross into Pakistan’
WASHINGTON, Jan 9: So far the US-led forces in Afghanistan have no plan for crossing into Pakistan to target Al Qaeda or Taliban hideouts, says a senior US military commander....
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Flour shortage persists despite Sindh govt’s efforts
KARACHI, Jan 9: The shortage of wheat flour persisted in the city on Wednesday and it continued to be sold at more than Rs17.5 a kilogram fixed by the Sindh government....
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18 suspected militants arrested in Swat
MINGORA, Jan 9: Security forces on Wednesday pounded with artillery positions occupied by militants in the upper reaches of the Swat valley and claimed to have arrested 18 suspected militants....
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Snowfall, rain paralyse major parts of NWFP
MANSEHRA/CHITRAL, Jan 9: Heavy snow and torrential rain have caused severe damage to the road network and the telecommunication system in northern parts of the NWFP, particularly in the mountainous Hazara and Malakand regions....
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High-level meeting on flour crisis
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: President Pervez Musharraf will soon convene a meeting to work out effective measures for overcoming the grave shortage of flour, gas and electricity across the country....
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Hillary and McCain strike back
WASHINGTON, Jan 9: The second vote for the US presidential nomination 2008 brought victories for Hillary Clinton and John McCain but left the race for the world’s most powerful office wide open....
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Bodies of two police personnel found
BANNU, Jan 9: The bodies of two policemen kidnapped by outlaws on Dec 26 were found near Nullah Tochi here on Wednesday. Outlaws who had kidnapped seven police personnel from the...
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Man killed in landmine blast
QUETTA, Jan 9: One person was killed and two others were injured in a landmine explosion in the coalmining area of Marget near Mach, police said on Wednesday....
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‘Pakistan missile project ahead of India’s’
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: India’s missile scientists have said that the country’s indigenous missile programme is flagging and needs foreign assistance to revive it....
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Rival clan wants Benazir’s son to join their fold
LARKANA, Jan 9: After years of discord within Pakistan’s top political dynasty, Benazir Bhutto’s sister-in-law has stoked up the family feud by saying she wants the opposition leader’s son to join her rival party....
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Ashura on 20th
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Muharram moon was not sighted on Wednesday and the first of Muharram will fall on Friday. Ashura will be observed on January 20....
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