Tel Aviv rehearses Tehran strike: Exercise in Mediterranean
NEW YORK, June 20: Israel is getting ready to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, analysts at the US Defence Department said on Thursday, citing major military exercises carried out by Tel Aviv earlier this month....
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Iran warns of ‘strong blow’
TEHRAN: Iran on Friday warned Israel of a “strong blow” if it takes forceful measures against Iran....
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PML-N to support 29-judge SC
LAHORE, June 20: Despite having differences with the PPP over modalities for reinstatement of the deposed judges, the PML-N will support the Finance Bill seeking an increase in the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 16 to 29....
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NWFP in action to save Swat accord
MINGORA, June 20: The NWFP government on Friday renewed efforts to save a peace agreement with the local Taliban in Swat....
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Kurram tense as clashes go on
PARACHINAR, June 20: Fifteen people, two paramilitary troops among them, were injured in the ongoing clashes in the Kurram Agency on Friday....
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Majority for talks with Taliban; Nawaz rating rising
WASHINGTON, June 20: In a resounding setback for American policy, majority of Pakistanis strongly back negotiations with Al Qaeda and the Taliban over military action, says an opinion poll released on Friday....
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Rs117bn demands for grant approved
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The National Assembly on Friday passed 33 demands for grant worth Rs117.5 billion for the Cabinet Division and the communications, education and food and agriculture sectors in the first step towards passage of the budget for 2008-9....
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UAE-based group to take over KESC
KARACHI, June 20: The Dubai-based Abraaj group of companies is likely to announce on Monday a new CEO who would take over management of the Karachi Electric Supply Company from the...
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Reports on nuclear blueprints rejected
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Foreign Office on Friday rejected media reports that the country’s nuclear blueprints were available in the international black market and that they were accessed by foreign scientists....
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Kashmiris in protest against plan to lease land to Hindus
SRINAGAR, June 20: Police in occupied Kashmir on Friday fired teargas and used batons against protesters angered by a decision to transfer forest land to Hindu pilgrims visiting the Muslim-majority region....
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Indians kill three near LoC
SRINAGAR, June 20: Indian troops killed four militants in two separate clashes in occupied Kashmir, one along the Line of Control, the army claimed on Friday....
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Contempt pleas against Malik, Musharraf disposed of
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday rejected an application seeking to make accountable President Pervez Musharraf and Adviser to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik in a...
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Russia and US sign accord on weapons for Afghanistan
MOSCOW, June 20: Moscow and Washington have agreed to a deal in principle over the supply of Russian weaponry to the Afghan army in its fight against the Taliban, senior diplomats announced in a statement on Friday....
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Pakistani pleads guilty to arms smuggling to Malaysia
NEW YORK, June 20: A Pakistani man pleaded guilty on Thursday to illegally exporting parts for F-5 and F-14 military fighter jets to Malaysia....
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India, Malaysia, BD among worst violators of refugee rights: survey
UNITED NATIONS, June 20: India, Malaysia, Thailand, China and Bangladesh have been identified as among the worst violators of refugees’ rights in a global survey released ahead of the World Refugees Day, observed on Friday....
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Osama is not in Pakistan, says Malik
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik has said that Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is not in Pakistan and those making claims of his presence in the country should give evidence of it....
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Pakistan not helping ME nations acquire nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON, June 20: Pakistan is not helping and is unlikely to help Middle Eastern countries acquire nuclear weapon or offer nuclear protection to them, says the editor of a new report on nuclear programmes in the Middle East....
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Rs70 billion Balochistan budget likely
QUETTA, June 20: Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Mohammad Asim Kurd is expected to announce a Rs70 billion budget for the year 2008-09 in the provincial assembly on Saturday....
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