Kurram clashes leave 95 dead, 200 injured
PARACHINAR, Aug 31: At least 95 people have been killed and 200 others injured in fresh clashes between rival tribes in Kurram Agency....
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Most parties in Balochistan back Asif
QUETTA, Aug 31: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the PPP and its allies had a clear majority in the presidential electoral college and its candidate Asif Ali Zardari would win the election comfortably....
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Mangal Bagh vacates Landi Kotal bases
LANDI KOTAL, Aug 31: Mangal Bagh and hundreds of his armed supporters vacated their newly set up bases in the Sheikhwal-Khyber area in Landi Kotal tehsil after an ultimatum given to him by the local administration expired on Sunday....
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Six killed in N. Waziristan missile attack
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 31: Six people were killed and eight others injured in a mysterious missile attack on a residential compound in Ghundi village of North Waziristan on Sunday....
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Two Chinese engineers missing, says embassy
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Two Chinese engineers have gone missing in northwest Pakistan along with their driver and a security guard, a Chinese embassy official and police said on Sunday....
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Tribal lashkar attacks Taliban
KHAR, Aug 31: A lashkar of the Salarzai tribe launched a campaign against militants on Sunday, attacked their strongholds in the area and destroyed 10 houses and a number of the so-called ‘command’ centres in the Bajaur tribal region....
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Muslims vow protests as Hindus clinch Kashmir land accord
SRINAGAR, Aug 31: Hindus in occupied Kashmir ended two months of demonstrations on Sunday after the state government agreed to allow pilgrims temporary use of land near an important Hindu temple,...
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Hurricane causes havoc in Cuba: Evacuation of New Orleans ordered
HAVANA, Aug 31: Hurricane Gustav left a swath of devastation across Cuba’s western province of Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth, residents and eye-witnesses in the communist-ruled island reported on Sunday....
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Displaced Bajaur people refuse to return
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Tens of thousands of internally displaced people from the Bajaur tribal agency are refusing to return to their homes despite the government’s announcement of a temporary ceasefire during...
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Pakistan wants repatriation of Afghan refugees expedited
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: Pakistan has expressed concern over the slow pace of repatriation of Afghan refugees since 2006 and asked the international community and the Afghan government to do more to ensure early and honourable return of the refugees....
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30 dead or missing after China quake
BEIJING, Aug 31: At least 30 people were killed or reported missing and about 180,000 homes destroyed in a powerful earthquake in southwest China, state media said on Sunday....
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Ramazan begins in Libya, Nigeria
KANO (Nigeria), Aug 31: The holy month of Ramazan began in Nigeria and Libya on Sunday while people in Saudi Arabia will start fasting from Monday along with most other Gulf states....
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Republican convention plan altered
ST PAUL (Minnesota): Republican candidate John McCain said on Sunday the plans for the convention to nominate him for president would be altered because of the approach of Hurricane Gustav....
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1,650 security personnel to guard places of worship
ISLAMABD, Aug 31: About 1,650 police personnel and private security guards have been deployed for the security of worship places in the capital city during the holy month of Ramazan....
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Suspect to appear before ATC judge today: Wah blast case
RAWALPINDI, Aug 31: A suspected suicide bomber, who was arrested by the police and was supposed to strike during the mayhem in the aftermath of the suicide bombings outside the Pakistan...
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Flour millers in Islamabad, Pindi ignore strike call
RAWALPINDI, Aug 31: A majority of flour mills in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Sunday ignored the strike call given by Punjab Flour Mills Association and lifted their quotas of wheat from the food department, a senior official of the department claimed....
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‘Honour’ killing of Baloch women condemned
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The Women Action Forum (WAF) has denounced the recently reported “honour killings” in Balochistan as barbaric and inhuman crime deserving maximum punishment, a statement issued here on Sunday said....
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Abu Dhabi to fund Islamabad hospital: report
ABU DHABI, Aug 31: The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi is to fund the construction of a 50-million-dollar hospital in Islamabad as part of humanitarian aid to Pakistan, the state WAM news agency said on Sunday....
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