Suicide bomber avenges Lal Masjid crackdown; 15 policemen killed
ISLAMABAD, July 6: At least 15 policemen and two other people were killed and more than 40 injured in a suicide attack near the Melody Market on Sunday right after the...
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Some evidence of proliferation may be made public
ISLAMABAD, July 6: The government is seriously considering making public some of the evidence collected during the last three years about the proliferation network and Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan’s alleged role...
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Nine killed in Karachi building collapse
KARACHI, July 6: At least nine people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Karachi on Sunday, police said....
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Sri Lanka beat India in Asia Cup final
KARACHI, July 6: Mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis produced one of the most amazing bowling performances in the history of One-Day Internationals as Sri Lanka defeated India by 100 runs to retain...
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Taliban set up Sharia courts in Bajaur Agency
KHAR, July 6: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has established Sharia courts in the Bajaur Agency and a large number of people are using them to get disputes resolved, instead of waiting for action by the tribal administration.The...
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Bara action detainees to be freed
LANDI KOTAL, July 6: The political administration of Khyber Agency has announced that people arrested during ‘Sirat-i-Mushtaqeem’ operation in Bara area will be released....
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US-led forces bomb wedding party: 22 Afghan civilians killed
JALALABAD, July 6: Nearly two dozen people were killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition forces on a wedding party in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday, a senior Afghan official said....
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D8 leaders urged to tackle inflation
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6: The D8 group of developing nations must tackle the issue of rising fuel and food prices at its summit here this week, Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said on Sunday....
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G8 faces expectations on climate, oil
RUSUTSU (Japan), July 6: The world’s top industrialised nations face pressing financial and environmental troubles at their annual summit on Monday, confronted with demands they reinvigorate the stumbling world economy, push...
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Wimbledon men’s final hit by rain
LONDON, July 6: Play in the Wimbledon men’s singles final resumed on Sunday evening after a second interruption for rain with the match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer delicately poised at 2-2 and 40-40 in the fifth and final set....
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China-HK smuggling tunnel detected
HONG KONG, July 6: Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday they had smashed a cross-border smuggling network that ferried electronic goods to mainland China through a 600-metre-long tunnel....
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Strong case for islanders’ return, says report
LONDON, July 6: There is a “strong moral case” for allowing displaced islanders from the Indian Ocean Chagos Islands to return to their homeland, a British parliamentary committee said in a report on Sunday....
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Monorail for pilgrims
RIYADH, July 6: A proposed monorail project to serve Haj pilgrims will be completed by 2010. Pilgrims travelling between Mina, Arafat and Muzdalifa may be able to use the monorail by 2010, a local newspaper reported....
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Two die in firing on coach
PARACHINAR, July 6: Suspected Taliban gunmen opened fire on a passenger coach in the Shehr-i-Nau area of Paktia province of Afghanistan, on Sunday, killing the Afghan driver and injuring two people of the Kurram tribal region....
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Head constable killed in Khuzdar attack
QUETTA, July 6: A head constable was shot dead in Khuzdar and a civilian in Quetta on Sunday. According to police, gunmen opened fire on the head constable on the Karakh Road in Khuzdar....
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Security tightened in Balochistan
QUETTA, July 6: Police were placed on high alert throughout Balochistan after Sunday’s suicide attack in Islamabad....
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Three miners suffocated by gas
QUETTA, July 6: Three miners were suffocated by gas in a coal mine in Qila Saifullah district on Sunday. According to police sources, a group of miners was working some 200 meters inside the mine when they fainted....
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Tens of thousands uprooted by floods in Assam
GUWAHATI, July 6: Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have washed away thousands of homes and displaced more than 50,000 people in India’s northeastern state of Assam, officials said on Sunday....
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