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| January 11, 2008 | Friday | Muharram 01,1429 |
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Suicide attack on police mows down 24 in Lahore
LAHORE, Jan 10: A suicide bomber struck near the Lahore High Court on Thursday morning, killing at least 24 people and injuring 73 others. Police boots, riot shields and helmets littered the street....
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PPP gives govt 48 hours to submit UN probe request
NAUDERO, Jan 10: The Pakistan People’s Party has asked the government to submit a request to the United Nations ‘within 48 hours’ to set up a commission to investigate into the...
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Bush calls for an end to occupation of Arab, Palestinian lands
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Jan 10: US President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, called for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian and Arab lands and...
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Army deployed in 22 Punjab districts
LAHORE, Jan 10: Army troops have been deployed in 22 districts of Punjab to protect people and vital installations during Muharram in view of the security alarm raised by a suicide bombing here on Thursday....
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Blast an attempt to subvert polls: US
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: The White House on Thursday condemned the Lahore blast and termed it an attempt to subvert the Feb 18 elections....
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Oil firms to get Rs20bn loan for payment of liabilities
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The government it is learnt has arranged a loan of Rs20 billion through a consortium of banks for payment of oil companies’ liabilities which have piled up to over Rs40 billion owing to a freeze on oil prices....
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Agitation will not be allowed before and after polls: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: President Pervez Musharraf says steps have been taken to hold free, fair and transparent elections and warned that no agitation will be allowed before or after the polls....
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US sending 3,200 more troops to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said he plans to send 3,200 additional troops to Afghanistan by April to deal with an expected Taliban offensive....
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7 soldiers, 8 others feared dead in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Seven Indian soldiers and eight of their porters were feared dead after two avalanches hit army posts in occupied Kashmir, officials said on Thursday....
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Six injured in foiled attack on barber shop
QUETTA, Jan 10: Six people were injured on Thursday evening after they tried to prevent an attack on a barber’s shop in the Essa Nagri area....
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US warplanes bomb Al Qaeda hideouts near Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Jan 10: US warplanes rained bombs on a rural area just south of Baghdad on Thursday, with the US military saying Al Qaeda in Iraq “safe havens” were destroyed in “one of the largest airstrikes” since 2003....
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Hailstorm hits Potohar region
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: A severe hailstorm hit Islamabad and Rawalpindi and other districts in the Potohar region, including Taxila, Attock and Chakwal, on Thursday. Balls of ice falling like rain blanketed...
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ElBaradei remarks not Pakistan specific: IAEA
VIENNA, Jan 10: The UN atomic watchdog attempted on Thursday to smooth over a spat with Pakistan over recent comments made by IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei on the issue of nuclear safety....
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‘Man who attacked Gayoom was an extremist’
MALE (Maldives), Jan 10: The 15-year-old Boy Scout who saved the president of this Indian Ocean archipelago from being stabbed said on Thursday that the assailant appeared to be an Islamic extremist, shouting ‘’God is Great’’ before attacking....
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Two soldiers injured in Waziristan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Two security personnel were injured when two rockets hit a military post in South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday night. According to official sources, the troops deployed in the area retaliated with mortar and artillery fire.—APP...
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High-level security for PPP leaders in Sindh
KARACHI, Jan 10: The Sindh government has decided to provide ‘foolproof security’ to three top leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party....
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Majority leader in Senate links US aid to democracy
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: US Senate majority leader Harry Reid sent a letter to President Bush on Thursday, urging him to make “very clear” to President Musharraf that he can’t continue to...
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Bhagwandas calls for intensifying struggle
SUKKUR, Jan 10: All judges deposed after the proclamation of the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) will be reinstated when the Constitution is restored, says Justice (retd) Rana Bhagwandas....
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