US wants Pakistan to also protect neighbours
WASHINGTON, July 29: The White House has reminded Pakistan that it has an “international obligation” to fight terrorism, and besides protecting its own people it also has an obligation to protect its neighbours....
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SBP raises interest rate to 13pc
KARACHI, July 29: The State Bank has increased the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 13 per cent in a bid to contain inflation and trade and budget deficits....
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Indian claims over LoC skirmishes rejected
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Pakistan’s military on Tuesday rejected Indian accusations that it had violated the ceasefire in Kashmir, saying that Indian troops had crossed the Line of Control and opened fire first....
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Sovereignty guarantee not needed, says Gilani
WASHINGTON, July 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that Pakistan did not need guarantee for its sovereignty from the United States but he saw no harm if they volunteer such an assurance....
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Nawaz writes to Asif, calls for judges’ reinstatement
LAHORE, July 29: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that he wants the mandate given by the people in the Feb 18 election to be honoured and he...
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Naek insists on new oath for deposed judges
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Only a day after Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar had ruled out any move to offer fresh oath to deposed judges, federal Law Minister Farooq H....
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Two security personnel killed, 30 kidnapped
MINGORA, July 29: Two security personnel were killed and 30 Frontier Constabulary and police personnel were captured by militants in Kabal area of Swat on Tuesday....
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LoC violation unfortunate, says Mukherjee
NEW DELHI, July 29: India on Tuesday described the skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani troops across the LoC as unfortunate, and appealed to Islamabad not to vitiate the atmosphere as it disturbs the peace process between the two countries....
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Massive power failure blacks Karachi out
KARACHI, July 29: Almost the whole of Karachi plunged into darkness for second time in less than 24 hours on Tuesday evening after a late Monsoon outbreak dumped 53 milimetres of rain....
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Accord on electricity import next week
ISLAMABAD, July 29: Pakistan is expected to sign an agreement with Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan to import 1,000 megawatts of electricity from the two Central Asian states through Afghanistan....
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Militants take over PTV relay centre
KHAR, July 29: Paramilitary forces on Tuesday pounded by artillery positions of militants who had occupied a PTV relay centre in the Kohi Ser area of Bajaur on Monday night....
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New strategy against Al Qaeda urged
WASHINGTON, July 29: The United States should shift strategy against Al Qaeda from the current heavy reliance on military force to more effective use of police and intelligence work, a study released on Tuesday concluded....
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Millions of Asians, Europeans to see celestial ballet
PARIS, July 29: Earth, the Sun and the Moon will align in a celestial ballet on Friday, rewarding China, where the first record of an eclipse was made more than 4,000 years ago, with a dazzling show....
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WTO talks collapse after farm row
GENEVA, July 29: Global trade talks collapsed on Tuesday after a clash over agriculture between the United States and emerging powers, including China, India and Indonesia....
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Police defuse more bombs in Surat
AHMEDABAD, July 29: Police defused several unexploded bombs in the western Indian city of Surat, one of the world’s biggest diamond-polishing centres, on Tuesday, three days after a series of blasts in the same state killed 45 people....
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Gas pipeline blown up
QUETTA, July 29: A main pipeline supplying gas to the Pir Koh plant from the Loti gas field was blown up on Tuesday....
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Rights bodies urged to help find missing student
QUETTA, July 29: Mohammad Anwar Baloch of Turbat has appealed to human rights organisations to raise voice against detention of his brother Iqbal Baloch for more than 15 months....
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Bajaur child latest victim of polio
KHAR, July 29: A 16-month-old child of a village in Bajaur Agency has tested positive for polio....
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