PM urges united struggle against dictatorship
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called upon all political forces to unite against dictatorship and said his government will work with all democratic parties to make the country a land of peace and justice....
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Civilians told to leave strife-hit Bajaur areas: Pro-govt tribal elder found dead
KHAR / GHALANAI, Aug 14: With 10 more people falling prey to heavy shelling by security forces in Bajaur Agency on Wednesday night, a fresh exodus started from the adjoining Mohmand region on Thursday amid fears of an imminent military operation....
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Six pro-govt tribesmen killed in Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Aug 14: At least six pro-government Bugti tribesmen, including a former commander of Nawab Bugti, were killed and three others were seriously injured when a landmine exploded in Loti area of Dera Bugti on Thursday....
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Deteriorating situation frustrates Balochistan governor
QUETTA, Aug 14: Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi has said he will quit his office if he is unable to control the deteriorating law and order in the province....
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Clashes spread to most of Kurram region
PARACHINAR, Aug 14: As the local administration and law-enforcement personnel continued to watch from the sidelines, there was not let-up in bloodshed in Kurram tribal region....
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Raisani blames use of brute force for unrest
QUETTA, Aug 14: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani has said that the Constitution needs to be radically amended to steer the country out of the constitutional and political crisis it is facing....
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Widespread protests test India’s hold on Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 14: Police shot dead a Muslim protester as huge crowds shouting “we want freedom” took to the streets of occupied Kashmir on Thursday over a land row that is testing New Delhi’s hold on the troubled Himalayan region....
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US proposes to waive ban on nuclear trade with India
VIENNA, Aug 14: The United States has proposed to waive a ban on nuclear trade with India without conditions, such as compliance with a nuclear test ban or UN inspections, but diplomats said on Thursday the draft was unlikely to pass....
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India lashes out at Pakistan over Kashmir statements
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14: India asked Pakistan on Thursday to stop issuing what it called ‘objectionable’ statements on the situation in occupied Kashmir....
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Jackson urges Musharraf to resign immediately
WASHINGTON, Aug 14: American civil rights leader Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., has urged President Pervez Musharraf to resign immediately and save his country from further political chaos....
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HRW asks India not to use lethal force
NEW YORK, Aug 14: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon the Indian government to order its troops and police to refrain from using lethal force against protesters in Jammu and Kashmir unless absolutely necessary to protect life....
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Afghanistan blast kills three soldiers
KABUL, Aug 14: An explosion killed three soldiers of the US-led coalition while they were on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the US military said....
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Lahore blast victim dies in hospital
LAHORE, Aug 14: A man injured in the suicide bombing here on Wednesday night died at the Jinnah Hospital on Thursday. The blast in front of the Iqbal Town Police Station...
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Netherlands extradites Pakistani to Spain
MADRID, Aug 14: Dutch authorities on Thursday extradited to Spain a Pakistani man suspected of belonging to a group planning suicide attacks in Barcelona and elsewhere in Europe, Spain’s interior ministry said....
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Taliban asked to leave Dir Lower area
TIMERGARA, Aug 14: A group of local people of the Maidan area of Dir Lower, a stronghold of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM), has asked Taliban militants to leave the area by Friday....
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Protest rallies held in Quetta
QUETTA, Aug 14: The Baloch Women Panel and Anjuman Ittehad Marri observed black day on Thursday and held demonstrations outside the press club. The Baloch Students Organisation (Azad) also held a demonstration....
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Poland, US reach missile shield deal
WARSAW, Aug 14: Warsaw and Washington have reached a preliminary deal on basing elements of a controversial US missile shield in Poland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Thursday....
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Four killed as pickup overturns
MITHI, Aug 14: Four people were killed and ten were injured in a road accident here on Thursday near Mithi town on Naukot road....
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