Nawaz pulls out of coalition: Justice Saeeduz Zaman is PML-N candidate for president’s post
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Pakistan Muslim League-N on Monday finally quit the five-month-old ruling coalition because of differences with the Pakistan People’s Party on the issues of reinstatement of the deposed...
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Asif offers apology
ISLAMABAD: PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, in a surprise move on Monday, admitted to have made mistakes, extended an apology and appealed to Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif to rejoin...
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Faraz dies: poetry loses a voice, people a friend
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Poet Ahmad Faraz passed away in Islamabad on Monday night. He was 78....
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PML-Q names Mushahid as its candidate
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q decided on Monday to nominate its secretary-general Mushahid Hussain Sayed as a presidential candidate and expressed its willingness to join hands with the PML-N....
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CNG price cut by Rs2.75
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The government decided on Monday to withdraw a decision to regulate CNG prices through the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) after CNG dealers agreed to reduce retail prices by about Rs2.75...
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The judge by the PML-N side: The other side to the story
The Pakistan Muslim League-N has parted ways with the Pakistan People’s Party and the muck has started flying. It is clear that the PML-N enjoys the high moral ground....
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NA hit by irresolution as resolution vow is ignored
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Irresolution hit the National Assembly on Monday as the government failed to move a promised resolution for the restoration of deposed judges, triggering a break-up of the ruling coalition and a search for new allies....
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Key leaders arrested in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Aug 25: Key resistance leaders, including heads of both factions of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, were among more...
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Taliban kill legislator’s brother and nephews
MINGORA, Aug 25: A brother and two nephews of Awami National Party MPA Waqar Ahmed Khan and nine other people were killed and several others injured in clashes in Swat on Monday....
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Kurram clashes claim 31 lives
PARACHINAR, Aug 25: At least 31 people were killed and 44 others injured in clashes between Turi and Bangash tribes in Kurram Agency on Monday....
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PML-N seeks Q’s help to save its govt
LAHORE, Aug 25: The PML-N is reported to have decided to formally establish contacts with the PML-Q to save its government in Punjab and give a tough time to the PPP in the National Assembly....
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Tehrik-i-Taliban banned
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act....
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NWFP Assembly supports Zardari
PESHAWAR, Aug 25: The NWFP Assembly adopted a resolution on Monday, endorsing the candidature of PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari for the post of president....
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Swiss family used to thwart N-supplies, says NYT
NEW YORK, Aug 25: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) enlisted a family of Swiss engineers to help abort an underground supply network of Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan as...
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Fazl unhappy over Asif’s statement on accords
PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari’s statement about political agreements is a matter of grave concern for coalition partners....
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Lawyers threaten to intensify protests
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Lawyers on Monday threatened to intensify protests if the government delayed reinstatement of the deposed judges....
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Two ANP men shot dead
KARACHI, Aug 25: Violence erupted in parts of Gulistan-i-Jauhar following the killing of two workers of the Awami National Party (ANP) on Monday night....
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Six killed in Mach rocket attack
QUETTA, Aug 25: Four jail wardens and two children were killed and 13 other people were injured in rocket attack in Mach town on Monday....
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