Govt forced to withdraw ISI decision
ISLAMABAD, July 27: There were red faces all around when the government reversed its decision to place the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) under the direct control of the interior division....
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Gilani in US, meets Bush today
WASHINGTON, July 27: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived in Washington on Sunday on a three-day visit to the US capital as Pakistan’s first elected prime minister after eight years of military rule....
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ISI’s functions to be discussed in US
WASHINGTON, July 27: The government’s attempt to change internal functions of the ISI comes amid intense pressure from Washington to rein in the so-called rogue elements in the agency....
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Top leader of banned outfit held
QUETTA, July 27: A top leader of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi was arrested on Sunday for his alleged involvement in several acts of terrorism of sectarian nature....
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Power tariff hike on the cards
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The electricity tariff is likely to be increased early next month by 12 to 15 per cent for Wapda’s distribution companies and by three per cent for the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC)....
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Reduction in oil firms’ margin under study
ISLAMABAD, July 27: The government is considering a proposal to reduce the deemed duty, dealer commission and oil companies’ margin on all petroleum products by 25 to 50 per cent from the existing level and then freeze them....
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Iran becoming main route for militants: Afghan daily
KABUL, July 27: Iran had become the main transit route for militants trying to join militants in Afghanistan, an Afghan government daily claimed on Sunday....
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50 militants killed in Afghanistan strikes
KHOST, July 27: Up to 70 Afghan militants were killed in Afghanistan on Sunday when helicopter gunships and ground forces repulsed an attack by about 100 of them near the Pakistan border, officials said....
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Suicide bombers ready: Fazlullah
MINGORA, July 27: Tehrik-i-Taliban Swat chief Maulana Fazlullah has threatened to unleash a large number of suicide bombers if the government launches a military operation in the valley....
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Movement in decisive phase: Iftikhar
BAHAWALPUR, July 27: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said here on Sunday the lawyers’ movement had mustered support at the global level and a number of international bar associations had joined the campaign....
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Explosives-laden cars found in Surat: Ahmedabad toll reaches 49
NEW DELHI, July 27: The diamond city of Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat was put under the security scanner on Sunday after two cars were found there stuffed with explosives, officials said....
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Six on way to Parachinar kidnapped in Afghanistan
PARACHINAR, July 27: Armed men in Afghanistan kidnapped six Turi tribesmen who were going from Peshawar to Parachinar via Kabul because of the blockade of the road to Kurram tribal region....
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FC hands over 12 bodies to police
QUETTA, July 27: The Frontier Corps handed over to police on Sunday the bodies of 12 alleged militants killed in clashes with security forces in the Toba Nokhani area of Dera Bugti....
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Raisani chief arrested
QUETTA, July 27: Raisani Qaumi Ittehad chief Mir Wahdood Raisani and his 16 associates were arrested by security forces on Saturday....
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Call for end to military operation
QUETTA, July 27: A multi-party conference on Balochistan held here on Saturday called upon the government to stop military operation in Dera Bugti, Kohlu and other areas of Balochistan....
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PIA, CAA lock horns over board issue
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Pakistan International Airlines and Civil Aviation Authority are involved in a war of words over their representation on each other’s board, taking their already strained relations to new lows....
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29 convicts executed in Iran’s Evin prison
TEHRAN, July 27: Iran executed 29 convicted drug smugglers and other criminals in the Evin prison at dawn on Sunday, state media reported, following an expanded crackdown on crime....
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More arrests may follow Karadzic’s: Serbia
SALZBURG, July 27: The arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic showed Belgrade’s willingness to recognise its international obligations, and more arrests could follow, the Serbian prime minister said on Sunday....
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