Clashes erupt in S. Waziristan: 23 Taliban killed; curfew in Wana
WANA, Aug 27: At least 23 Taliban and two soldiers were killed, while 20 militants and seven soldiers were injured on Wednesday after clashes broke out in different areas of South Waziristan....
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Swat militants’ positions shelled
MINGORA, Aug 27: Fresh tension gripped the Swat Valley after militants blew up four private transport offices at the Matta general bus stand and security forces, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, shelled suspected militant hideouts on Wednesday....
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Dogar ‘rightful’ chief justice, says Naek
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Law Minister Farooq H. Naek defended the incumbent Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Wednesday and said he was the “rightful” Chief Justice of Pakistan and asked how...
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8 deposed judges rejoin SHC
KARACHI, Aug 27: Eight of the former deposed judges and additional judges rejoined the Sindh High Court on Wednesday, with the senior-most among them, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, assuming the office of chief justice....
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Reappointment of judges illegal, says Justice Sair
LAHORE, Aug 27: A former judge of the Lahore High Court has challenged the validity of the government’s move to reappoint eight judges of the Sindh High Court....
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‘Talks only if militants lay down arms’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The federal cabinet decided on Wednesday not to hold talks with any militant group that refuses to law down arms....
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No let-up in power outages across country
KARACHI, Aug 27: Widespread and prolonged power outages in Karachi and most other parts of the country continued on Wednesday while the government allowed the utilities to increase their tariff despite their failure to provide uninterrupted supply....
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Clocks revert on Nov 1
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Wednesday extended till Oct 31 the system of daylight saving time which was introduced on June 1 for three months. The clock will be moved back...
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Putting floor under the fall
KARACHI, Aug 27: The Karachi Stock Exchange put a floor under individual stock prices prevailing at the close of the market on Wednesday, freezing the index at the 9,000-level it stood at close on Wednesday....
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Over 1,100 people missing in Balochistan, says Malik
QUETTA/ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The government will hold talks only with law-abiding people and not with law-breakers, says Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik....
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Additional import duty imposed on 350 luxury items
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: In a move aimed at reducing the current account deficit, the government on Wednesday imposed 15 to 50 per cent additional customs duty on import of 350 luxury items and consumer goods....
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Tariff increase delayed until presidential election
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The government is learnt to have delayed a planned increase in electricity tariff for distribution companies of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) until the presidential election....
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Power crisis dominates Senate proceedings
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: prolonged power disruption because of heavy loadshedding in Karachi and rural areas dominated Senate proceedings on Wednesday and members belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement staged a walkout...
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25 killed in Bajaur
KHAR, Aug 27: At least 25 people were killed and 30 others injured in attacks on several areas in Salarzai and Nawagai tehsils of Bajaur Agency on Wednesday....
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Two Kashmiri protesters shot dead
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Indian forces opened fire on Wednesday on Kashmiri protesters demanding the end to New Delhi’s occupation in Kashmir, killing two people, officials said....
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NA session cut short amid dashed hopes
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The government cut short the National Assembly session on Wednesday after hopes for the restoration of all deposed judges any time soon were dashed as a depleted ruling...
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No plan to scrap LG system, Senate told
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The Senate was informed on Wednesday that the government had no intention to scrap the local government system, but wanted to introduce suitable amendments while maintaining its basic structure....
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PFUJ condemns detention of DawnNews reporter
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has strongly condemned what it called unlawful detention, interrogation and harassment of DawnNews television anchor and reporter Hasan Abdullah by intelligence agency...
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