Policemen and militants killed in fierce clash: Raid on hideout in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town
KARACHI, Jan 29: Five people, two of them policemen, were killed and six others injured on Tuesday after a raid by the law enforcers on a house in Shah Latif Town turned into a fierce gun battle with militants....
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12 die in Mirali missile attack
MIRAMSHAH, Jan 29: Twelve suspected militants were killed in a missile attack on a house in Mirali tehsil in the troubled North Waziristan tribal region on Monday night, officials and witnesses said....
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Darra largely cleared of militants; arms seized
KOHAT, Jan 29: Army and paramilitary troops, backed by tanks, patrolled the Darra Adamkhel town on Tuesday and seized arms and ammunition in different areas....
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Two rockets fired on Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Jan 29: Two rockets fired from an unknown location exploded in the outskirts of the city on Tuesday night but did not cause any damage....
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Scanners planned at main cities’ entry points
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: The government on Tuesday decided to provide advanced equipment to security forces to help them foil possible suicide attacks on politicians during the campaign for coming elections, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Brig (retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema....
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Caretakers face tough questions in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: The caretaker government will face unwanted questions in the Senate that meets on Wednesday evening to begin an opposition-called session, which is also likely to fuel political rivalries ahead of February 18 elections....
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Pakistan deplores Edhi’s grilling
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: Pakistan on Tuesday deplored the treatment meted out to prominent social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi by US authorities and described it as inappropriate....
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Elections first, judiciary issue later, says US
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: A senior US official on Tuesday declined to support demands for the restoration of judiciary and a UN-led probe into the murder of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto....
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4 civilians injured in firing ‘by mistake’
TANK, Jan 29: Four people suffered injuries and three vehicles were damaged when a helicopter gunship fired ‘by mistake’ on a convoy of displaced families near the Frontier Region of Jandola on Tuesday....
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Extremists denying people right to choose: Bush
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: In his final State of the Union address, President George W. Bush on Monday night included Pakistan among countries where, he said, extremists were fighting to deny the people their right to choose....
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Accused admit to plotting Muslim soldier’s murder: Conspiracy to terrorise UK troops
LONDON, Jan 29: Four Muslims, at least two of them of Pakistani origin, pleaded guilty on Tuesday of plotting to kidnap a Muslim member of the Armed Forces from Birmingham City Centre and behead him....
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Kashmiris open to truce offer, says UJC
SRINAGAR, Jan 29: Kashmiri militants announced on Tuesday they would not use guns to force voters to boycott elections in occupied Kashmir due later this year and reiterated they were open to a truce offer, a report said....
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Child killed by landmine in Pirkoh
QUETTA, Jan 29: A child was killed and two security personnel and a civilian were injured on Tuesday when landmines exploded in Pirkoh and Kahan areas of Dera Bugti and Kohlu districts....
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Pakistan, UK agree to bolster defence ties
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: Pakistan and the United Kingdom agreed to forge closer cooperation in the war on terror at the ninth meeting of the Pak-UK Defence Cooperation Forum held here on Tuesday....
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Shujaat leaves for London
LAHORE, Jan 29: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain left for London on Tuesday to examine the possibility of initiating legal proceedings against people responsible for detaining his son and other relatives at the Gatwick airport a few days ago....
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Protest strike in Jaffarabad
QUETTA, Jan 29: Traders in Dera Allahyar and Dera Murad Jamali on Tuesday observed a strike against the abduction of three members of a minority community and electricity loadshedding in Jaffarabad....
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Lawyers hold strike against police case
ATTOCK, Jan 29: Lawyers here on Tuesday observed strike against registration of a police case against about 100 members of the district bar association for holding a rally against the government in the city on Saturday....
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Musharraf’s meeting with Ehud Barak criticised
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmed, the parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal in the Senate, has criticised President Pervez Musharraf for meeting Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak....
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