ISI, IB put under interior division’s control
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The government on Saturday placed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the direct control of the interior division....
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Serial bombs shake Gujarat city, kill 26
NEW DELHI, July 26: More than a dozen crude bombs exploded in different parts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, and the targets included a hospital where the injured were rushed, officials said....
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Terror fight Pakistan’s own war: Gilani
LONDON, July 26: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has described the war on terror as Pakistan’s own war --- a war to defend peace in the country and to contribute to world peace....
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Deposed judges welcome to take new oath: Naek
KARACHI, July 26: Reiterating the government’s commitment to the reinstatement of deposed judges, federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek on Saturday said that the judges were welcome to resume their responsibilities....
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Judges united: Aitzaz
MULTAN, July 26: Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan said on Saturday that the firm stand of lawyers had united all deposed judges and now not a single judge was...
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Export of sugar halted
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The daily economic monitoring committee on Saturday ordered the commerce ministry to immediately halt export of sugar....
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15 killed in Dera Bugti clashes
QUETTA, July 26: At least 12 militants and three Frontier Corps personnel were killed after fighting erupted between militants and security forces in Dera Bugti district on Saturday....
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Pakistan, India trade fire along LoC
ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistani and Indian soldiers traded fire across the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, Pakistan’s military said....
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Two security men killed in Balochistan
QUETTA, July 26: Two members of law-enforcement agencies were killed and four others injured in separate incidents in Quetta and Pir Koh on Saturday....
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Iran possesses over 5,000 centrifuges, says Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN, July 26: Iran has more than 5,000 active centrifuges for enriching uranium, its president was quoted as saying on Saturday, suggesting expansion of the nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs....
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Nato troops gun down four Afghan civilians
KABUL, July 26: Nato-led soldiers killed four civilians on Saturday after opening fire on a car that did not stop at a checkpoint in volatile southern Afghanistan, the alliance’s force said....
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US troops due in India to train in jungle warfare
GUWAHATI, July 26: A contingent of US Special Forces, or Green Berets, will team up with Indian soldiers to train in jungle warfare, officials said on Saturday....
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Earthquake-hit Chinese parents allowed to have second child
BEIJING, July 26: Couples whose only child was killed or seriously injured in the May 12 Sichuan province earthquake may have another, winning an exemption from China’s strict family planning rules, the China Daily said on Saturday....
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Corrosion did not cause hole in Qantas jet: official
MANILA, July 26: Experts were on Saturday working on the theory that an explosion in the luggage hold or a broken panel caused a fuselage break in a Qantas plane that...
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UK supports Pakistan’s anti-terror strategy
BIRMINGHAM, July 26: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said London supports Pakistan’s comprehensive and multi-pronged strategy against terrorism....
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US concerns on Fata likely to dominate Gilani-Bush talks
WASHINGTON, July 26: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s first plunge into the centre of American power begins on Monday with a meeting and working lunch with US President George W....
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Anti-democratic forces active in Balochistan, says PPP leader
ISLAMABAD, July 26: Vice-president of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Mir Baz Mohammad Khan Khetran on Saturday said the forces which wanted to destabilise democratic process in the country are still...
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Three prisoners escape from Skardu jail
SKARDU, July 26: Three prisoners escaped from the Skardu jail on Friday. Police have launched a search operation and have sealed all exit points of the city to arrest the criminals....
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