Suicide attack, operation in Swat claim 67 lives
MINGORA, Aug 23: Ten army soldiers, seven policemen, 50 militants and a number of civilians were killed in a suicide attack on a police station and the subsequent military operation in Swat on Saturday....
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Nawaz puts his foot down
LAHORE, Aug 23: Differences between two major parties in the ruling coalition — Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-N — appeared to be widening on Saturday as Nawaz Sharif moved...
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Hefty hike in power charges proposed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Saturday recommended an unprecedented increase of up to 76 per cent in electricity tariff for the distribution companies of Wapda....
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PRESIDENT ZARDARI?
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday emerged as the People’s Party’s candidate for the presidential election next month amid ominous signs of a break-up of the four-party ruling coalition...
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Strike cripples life in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 23: A massive pro-independence strike brought occupied Kashmir to a halt on Saturday, a day after a huge separatist rally in the revolt-hit region where 15 people were killed in a gunbattle....
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15 killed
SRINAGAR: An Indian army officer and a dozen Kashmiri freedom fighters were among 15 people killed in a gunbattle raging near the ‘border’ with Pakistan in occupied Kashmir, the army said on Saturday....
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Mortar attack kills five of a family
KHAR, Aug 23: Five members of a family were killed and six injured when a mortar shell hit a residential compound near Khar in the Bajaur Agency on Saturday....
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Seven killed in Kurram clashes
PARACHINAR, Aug 23: Seven people were killed and 11 others injured as fighting between rival tribes continued in Kurram Agency on Saturday....
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Explosion cuts gas supply to Sui plant
QUETTA, Aug 23: A key pipeline supplying gas to the Sui gas plant from the Pir Koh gas field was badly damaged in an explosion taking place in the Tali Mat...
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Dialogue the first option in terror fight: PM
TAXILA, Aug 23: The government wants to solve all problems in tribal areas through dialogue but no one will be allowed to challenge the government’s writ, says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani....
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US debates unilateral strikes in Fata
WASHINGTON, Aug 23: Senior Pentagon officials are debating whether the US military should undertake independent operations against militants operating in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal areas, The Los Angeles Times reported on Saturday....
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Senate to meet tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23: Acting President Muhammadmian Soomro has summoned the Senate to meet on Monday (Aug 25). The upper house is expected to debate the annulment of 17th Amendment, restoration of...
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India asks Pakistan ‘to stop firing’
NEW DELHI, Aug 23: Indian Defence Minister A. K. Antony warned Pakistan on Saturday to stop firing at its soldiers guarding the LoC, adding that Indian armed forces were prepared for any eventuality....
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India won’t accept terms on N-deal
NEW DELHI, Aug 23: India will not agree to any conditions to get approval from an atomic trade cartel necessary for a civilian nuclear deal with the United States, a report quoted India’s foreign minister as saying on Saturday....
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Obama picks Biden as running mate
CHICAGO, Aug 23: Barack Obama on Saturday named veteran Senate colleague Joseph Biden as his vice presidential running mate, adding foreign policy heft – but also a loose tongue – to his ticket in the battle against Republican John McCain....
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Activists use boats to expose Gaza blockade
GAZA CITY, Aug 23: Two boats from Cyprus carrying 44 pro-Palestinian activists docked in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Israel allowed them through its tight blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory....
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Afghans vent rage over carnage
KABUL, Aug 23: Afghan villagers protested against troops on Saturday amid claims that 76 civilians, most of them children, were killed in air strikes on Taliban as the US military opened a probe into the incident....
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Osama on hoardings
KABUL, Aug 23: The United States is erecting hoardings in Afghanistan offering hefty rewards for Osama bin Laden, Taliban chief Mullah Mohammad Omar and US Al Qaeda member Adam Gadahn, the embassy said on Saturday....
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