Kohat GOC, six other officers die in copter crash: Technical fault caused accident: ISPR
WANA, Feb 6: Major General Javed Sultan, the General Officer Commanding for Kohat, two brigadiers and five other military personnel were killed when an army helicopter crashed in South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday....
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Baitullah declares ‘unilateral ceasefire’
TANK/PESHAWAR, Feb 6: Tehrik-i-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud declared a unilateral ceasefire in South Waziristan on Wednesday after the security forces started vacating positions in some key places....
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Jirga formed to negotiate with militants
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government has decided to form a “grand jirga” to work out a peace agreement with tribal leaders in Waziristan. Among the chiefs the administration plans to negotiate with is Baitullah Mehsud....
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Zardari denies he’s candidate for PM’s job
LARKANA, Feb 6: One needed to contest elections to first become an MNA before seeking the post of prime minister, says Pakistan People’s Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari....
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Govt freezes PSDP funds for projects not started
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government has decided to rationalise this year’s development programme by restricting the release of funds for projects that are yet to take off to meet the rising...
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Ration cards scheme to be launched tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The government on Wednesday announced that it had made arrangements for launching the ration cards scheme on Friday. The scheme aims at providing essential food items to people in the low-income group at reduced prices through Utility Stores....
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US helping expand commando force
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: US military advisers are helping the Pakistanis double the size of their elite commando force in a continuing effort to blunt the rising threat of terror groups and...
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Obama and Hillary in a dead heat, McCain on top
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: Vietnam veteran Senator John McCain emerged from Super Tuesday’s balloting as the indisputable frontrunner for the Republican nomination, while Democrats split their votes between Senator Hillary Clinton and...
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Guidelines set for poll observers, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Pakistan on Wednesday set guidelines for more than 1,000 observers and foreign journalists expected to visit the country in connection with the general election....
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Parties urged to accelerate campaign: Low voter turnout feared
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The Election Commission has expressed fears of a low voter turnout on February 18 because of lacklustre campaigning by candidates and political parties across the country....
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Thousands stranded after snowfall
QUETTA, Feb 6: Thousands of people were stranded in the northern areas of Balochistan after Quetta’s road link with Chaman, Toba Achakzai and Toba Kakari was cut off because of heavy snowfall which continued for the fourth straight day on Wednesday....
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48 killed as tornados hit southern US states
NASHVILLE (Tennessee), Feb 6: Dozens of tornadoes sliced across southern US states ripping apart homes and shopping malls, killing at least 48 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said on Wednesday....
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PML-N candidates vow to restore judiciary
LAHORE, Feb 6: Around 600 PML-N candidates for the national and provincial assemblies on Wednesday vowed to restore the pre-emergency judiciary after winning the elections....
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Nobody will be allowed to disturb law, order, says Soomro
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro warned on Wednesday that no one would be allowed to disturb law and order during the coming elections....
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‘Economy is weakening amid strife sweeping Pakistan’
NEW YORK, Feb 6: Pakistan’s economy is weakening amid the strife sweeping the country, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal....
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Hasina wins battle against emergency laws
DHAKA, Feb 6: Detained former Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina Wajed scored a victory against the army-backed government on Wednesday with a court ruling that she could not be tried for corruption under emergency laws....
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BJP puts off rallies after threats
NEW DELHI, Feb 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has postponed about a dozen rallies over the next two months after the government warned of possible security threats, including a suicide attack....
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Growing reliance on drones to cost Pentagon $3.4bn
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: When a US Predator drone brought down a top Al Qaeda leader last week, it underscored the war-fighting power of unmanned aircraft which are being eyed for even greater use in Afghanistan....
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Italy plans snap polls as parliament dissolved
ROME, Feb 6: Italy on Wednesday set snap elections in April that will probably return conservative media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi to power after he torpedoed efforts to overhaul the country’s unpopular voting system....
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UK introduces points-based immigration system
LONDON, Feb 6: A new Australian-style points-based immigration system (PBS) was announced on Wednesday which when fully in place would make it almost impossible to get a work permit for workers...
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Election Focus — PPP-II Enter: Mr Sonia Gandhi!
“MEET Mr Sonia Gandhi,” that’s how PPP’s Information Secretary Sherry Rehman smilingly introduced Asif Zardari to a group of journalist friends, of which I was a part, at Naudero a fortnight ago....
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APDM demands consensus govt
QUETTA, Feb 6: Leaders of All Parties’ Democratic Movement have said participation in the Feb 18 polls would amount to betraying the people and urged the voters to boycott the elections in support of the APDM’s struggle....
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