Musharraf decries West’s ‘obsession’ with democracy
BRUSSELS, Jan 21: Fielding tough questions on upcoming elections, curbs on media freedom and his failure to rein in religious militants, President Pervez Musharraf on Monday vowed to hold free and...
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Baitullah warns govt against entering his area
TANK, Jan 21: As troops continued their attacks on militants’ positions in South Waziristan Agency, chief of the so-called Pakistan Tehreek-i-Taliban Baitullah Mehsud warned of serious repercussions if the military operations were not stopped....
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US mission was next on list: BB murder suspect
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ MANSEHRA, Jan 21: A boy said to be a would-be suicide bomber, who was arrested in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday for his involvement in the assassination of...
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Militants break through police siege
MARDAN, Jan 21: Police and militants fought a pitched battle for several hours outside the city here on Sunday....
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NAB, EC moved against Shaukat, Pervaiz Elahi : Flour crisis
LAHORE, Jan 21: The PML-N has moved the National Accountability Bureau and the Election Commission of Pakistan against former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi, a federal...
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PML rules out national govt
LAHORE, Jan 21: President of Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday rejected a demand for a national government, saying it is “based on mala fide intentions and is totally uncalled for”....
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Intelligence official shot dead
CHARSADDA, Jan 21: A senior intelligence official was shot dead here on Sunday. Nisar Ahmad, Director of Intelligence Bureau, Peshawar, was killed reportedly by terrorists while he was going to a mosque for morning prayers....
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Baitullah’s aide ‘arrested’
KARACHI, Jan 21: A close aide of Baitullah Mehsud was reported to have been arrested here on Monday night. However, Sindh police denied the authenticity of the report....
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SC takes suo motu action on massive loan write-off
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to report in two weeks details of a scheme it allegedly approved in October 2002 for...
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Benazir knew she would be murdered, says Sanam
LONDON, Jan 21: Benazir Bhutto knew she would be murdered, the Sunday Telegraph has quoted her younger sister Sanam Bhutto as saying....
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PPP’s anti-Musharraf protest at 10 Downing Street
LONDON, Jan 21: The Pakistan People’s Party staged a protest demonstration here in front of 10 Downing Street for about two hours on Sunday afternoon raising slogans against President Pervez Musharraf...
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Brown supports India’s bid for permanent SC seat
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown supported India’s bid to take a greater place on the world stage on Monday during a visit aimed at strengthening trade and economic ties with the emerging power....
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India launches Israeli satellite
BANGALORE, Jan 21: India’s space agency launched an advanced Israeli reconnaissance satellite on Monday capable of taking images through cloud cover or at night, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said....
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Tankers carrying fuel for Nato blown up
QUETTA, Jan 21: Three oil tankers and a container carrying fuel and goods for the allied forces in southern Afghanistan were blown up late on Sunday night in the border town of Chaman and the Sranan area of Qila Abdullah district....
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Mine hits Rangers convoy
QUETTA, Jan 21: A security man was killed and six others were injured in two landmine explosions in the Pat Denari area and Pir Koh on the Sindh-Balochistan border on Monday....
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Army to be deployed during polls: Hamid
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The government has decided to deploy army to maintain law and order during elections, Caretaker Interior Minister Lt-Gen (retd) Hamid Nawaz said on Monday....
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Bhasha-Diamer project needs $7.8bn funding
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Wapda officials have informed President Pervez Musharraf that a technical study of the Bhasha-Diamer dam project will be ready by April, but the real problem lies in arranging $7.8...
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US helping Pakistan tackle extremism ‘in its own way’
ASADABAD (Afghanistan), Jan 21: The United States is working to help Pakistan deal with extremism “in its own way,” a top US diplomat for the region said here on Monday....
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