Allies have outflanked Musharraf, claims Asif: Impeachment camp hopeful of getting Sherpao’s support
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that “President Musharraf is standing alone today” because of his party’s political strategy while other leaders of the ruling coalition...
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Musharraf plans move to counter offensive
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: A beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf is reported to have told his loyalists that he has ‘sufficient official records’ to expose failures of the four-month-old coalition government....
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Only 25 PML-Q legislators vote against PA resolution
LAHORE, Aug 11: The Punjab assembly on Monday adopted with an overwhelming majority a resolution asking the president to either obtain a vote of confidence or resign....
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Troops open fire as 250,000 ‘march to Muzaffarabad’: APHC leader Sheikh Aziz killed
NEW DELHI, Aug 11: Indian security forces shot to death fiveKashmiri protesters headed for the LoC on Monday, including senior Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz, his comrades said....
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Assembly session to complete impeachment process: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the National Assembly session will continue till the process of impeachment against President Pervez Musharraf is completed....
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ISI aiding Taliban, alleges Nato
KABUL, Aug 11: Pakistan’s intelligence agency is helping the Taliban to pursue an insurgency in Afghanistan that has seen a 50 per cent rise in attacks in some areas this year, the Nato commander said....
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Eight civilians killed in Afghanistan air strike
KABUL, Aug 11: Eight Afghan civilians held hostage by Taliban militants were killed in an air strike by US-led troops during a battle that also left 25 militants dead, the force said on Monday....
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Obama vows to help Pakistan democracy
WASHINGTON, Aug 11: US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has assured Pakistan that his government would continue to support a democratic set-up in Islamabad....
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Militants forced to end Khar siege
KHAR, Aug 11: Militants ended the siege of Khar, the headquarters of the Bajaur Agency, after air force planes and helicopters bombed their positions on Monday....
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23 villagers held hostage by Taliban
MINGORA, Aug 11: The Taliban besieged a village in Kishora area of Swat’s Charbagh tehsil on Monday and held 23 villagers hostage....
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FM condemns use of force in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Expressing his grief over the murder of APHC leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday that Pakistan called for immediate steps to end violence against Kashmiris....
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Bill moved in NA to lift media restrictions
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The coalition government on Monday brought a second bill to the National Assembly to lift the media curbs imposed by President Pervez Musharraf last year, at the start of a session seen preparatory to his planned impeachment....
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11 more killed in Kurram clashes
PARACHINAR, Aug 11: Eleven people were killed and 16 others were injured in clashes between rival tribes in the Kurram region on Monday....
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Aafia’s bail hearing postponed till Sept 3
NEW YORK, Aug 11: A US federal court on Monday postponed Aafia Siddiqui’s bail hearing till Sept 3....
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14 PML-Q MNAs back Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q, the largest political force supporting President Pervez Musharraf, failed to demonstrate its full strength on Monday when only 14 of its MNAs attended a meeting of the parliamentary group....
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Solidarity with Kashmiris across LoC expressed
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 11: A large number of Kashmiris demonstrated in Chakothi on Monday to sympathise with the “Kashmiris who are demonstrating across the Line of Control (LoC) and are being economically deprived by Hindu extremists”....
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Two confirmed, four suspected cases of polio found
FAISALABAD/PESHAWAR, Aug 11: Six more cases of polio have been detected in the country—four in Punjab and one each in the NWFP and Balochistan....
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Georgia in desperate bid to save capital as Russian advance continues
TBILISI, Aug 11: Georgia appealed for international intervention on Monday and pulled its battered forces back to defend the capital, as Russian troops moved further into its territory, ignoring Western pleas to halt....
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