Highest-ever increase in fuel prices: Petrol costlier by Rs10.97 per litre, kerosene by Rs8.64
ISLAMABAD, July 20: The government on Sunday allowed the highest ever increase in the prices of almost all petroleum products — ranging between 10 and 18 per cent....
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Politics should not derail peace process: Advani
NEW DELHI, July 20: Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir met Indian opposition leader Lal Kishan Advani on Sunday ahead of a two-day dialogue on confidence-building measures (CBMs) with his Indian counterpart Shivshankar Menon....
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Five militants die in Hangu fort attack: Scope of operation extended
KOHAT/PARACHINAR, July 20: Security forces killed five Taliban militants and injured scores of others when a fort in Hangu district came under attack on Saturday night, while the scope of Zerb-i-Kaleem...
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Six security personnel, 24 militants killed in Uch clashes
QUETTA, July 20: At least 24 militants and six security personnel were killed and around two dozen others were injured in fierce clashes in the Uch area of Dera Bugti on Sunday....
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Incursion by US will spell disaster, says governor
PESHAWAR, July 20: Governor of the North-West Frontier Province has said that statements by American officials and politicians about possible military action in tribal areas of Pakistan are undermining the PPP-led coalition government....
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Obama softens stance, says he will work with Pakistan
WASHINGTON, July 20: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has softened his attitude towards Pakistan, telling a Sunday talk show that instead of sending US troops into Fata, he will work with...
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Ex-minister Nilofar gets death threats
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Former federal tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said on Sunday she had received threats of “dire consequences” if she failed “to immediately leave the country along with her family” and sought protection for herself and her family....
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Two Indian troops among eight killed
SRINAGAR, July 20: Two Indian soldiers and four suspected Muslim militants were killed in separate gunbattles while two other people died in a grenade attack in occupied Kashmir, the army said on Sunday....
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Nine killed in attack on Afghan police mistaken for Taliban
HERAT, July 20: A US-led coalition air strike killed nine Afghan policemen in western Afghanistan overnight after a clash in which both sides mistook the other for Taliban militants, Afghan officials said on Sunday....
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Basque separatists bomb Spanish tourist resorts
MADRID, July 20: Four bomb blasts claimed by Basque separatists struck seaside resorts in northern Spain on Sunday, police said, in an apparent fresh offensive against tourism targets by the armed group ETA....
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Court asks BD govt to justify emergency
DHAKA, July 20: Bangladesh’s High Court on Sunday ordered the country’s army-backed government to justify the legality of its ongoing state of emergency, lawyers said....
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League move to help Beshir
KHARTOUM, July 20: Arab League chief Amr Mussa headed on Sunday to Khartoum with a plan aimed at stalling possible legal moves against Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, accused of masterminding genocide in Darfur....
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German captives freed by Kurds
ANKARA, July 20: Three German tourists kidnapped by Kurdish guerillas while on a climbing expedition in eastern Turkey earlier this month are free, German’s foreign minister and Turkish officials said on Sunday....
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US plays for high stakes on Afghan border
PESHAWAR, July 20: Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting US military power, but even he didn’t dare send American troops into Pakistan’s tribal lands to snatch or kill Al Qaeda leaders....
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Students continue protests in Quetta
QUETTA, July 20: Activists of the Baloch Students’ Action Committee torched tyres and blocked roads in different areas of the provincial capital on Sunday to press for admission to the University of Information and Technology on the basis of quota....
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Italian climbers out of danger, says report
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Two Italian climbers stranded on Nanga Parbat after their companion fell and died, made contact by a satellite telephone on Sunday to say they are out of danger, ANSA news agency said....
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FM to visit UK
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit the United Kingdom from July 24 to 26. He will be accompanied by senior foreign ministry officials....
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India-Pakistan ties: Seeds of Peace in a foreign land
WASHINGTON, July 20: “Books are not a reliable source of information when it comes to India-Pakistan relations,” says Keshav Pasari, a Bombay teenager....
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