New steps to reduce oil consumption: Two weekly off days, petrol pumps to close on Fridays
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Faced with the highest ever current account and fiscal deficits, the government is expected to announce two weekly off days and closure of petrol pumps for one day in a week to reduce oil consumption....
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New accountability law to cover armed forces, judiciary
LAHORE, Sept 7: Personnel of the armed forces and judiciary may also be held accountable under a new accountability mechanism, Dawn has learnt....
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Constitution to be restored to its original form: PM
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government’s resolve to restore the 1973 Constitution in its original form which would help guarantee independence of judiciary and freedom of the press....
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Sindh cancels holiday notification
KARACHI, Sept 7: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has withdrawn his government’s Saturday notification declaring Monday as a holiday in the province....
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Karzai to attend Asif’s oath-taking ceremony
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will attend the oath-taking ceremony of president-elect Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday....
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Tanker supplying oil to Nato attacked; driver killed
QUETTA, Sept 7: The driver of an oil tanker was killed when a rocket hit his vehicle here on Sunday. According to police, armed men fired the rocket on the tanker carrying fuel for Nato forces deployed in Afghanistan....
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Mirwaiz warns of violent upsurge
SRINAGAR, Sept 7: Kashmir’s top leader has warned that India’s heavy-handed crackdown on protests could trigger a renewed violent upsurge in the long-running freedom struggle....
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Six Pakistanis in Camp X-ray face serious charges: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 7: The United States has formally informed Pakistan that it is holding six Pakistanis at Guantanamo Bay prison, including a businessman, accused of exporting nuclear weapons to other countries....
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Hu and Manmohan congratulate Asif
BEIJING, Sept 7: The leaders of China and India are among those world personalities who have congratulated Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president....
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Opposition leaders urge Asif to restore parliament’s powers
ISLAMABAD, Sept 7: President-elect Asif Ali Zardari must reverse controversial changes made to the Constitution under military rule and restore the powers of parliament, the opposition said on Sunday....
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Peshawar bombing toll rises to 36
PESHAWAR, Sept 7: The death toll in Saturday’s suicide attack on a police checkpost rose to 36 and two missing constables, Shahjehan Khan and Samiullah, were considered dead, although their bodies could not be found despite a daylong search on Sunday....
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US should expedite economic assistance to Pakistan: expert
NEW YORK, Sept 7: In the wake of Asif Ali Zardari’s election as the president of Pakistan and increase in militant attacks, an American scholar who recently visited Peshawar has asked the Bush administration to expedite economic aid to the country....
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Police seek Olmert’s indictment
JERUSALEM, Sept 7: Israel’s police recommended on Sunday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert should be indicted in a string of corruption cases, according to an official document....
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Canadian premier calls early election
TORONTO, Sept 7: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved the parliament on Sunday and called an early election for next month, kicking off an election campaign likely to strengthen his minority right-of-centre government....
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UN asks world to eat less meat
LONDON, Sept 7: People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world’s leading authority on global warming has told The Observer....
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Hurricane Ike roars towards Cuba
HAVANA, Sept 7: Dangerous Hurricane Ike roared towards Cuba with 135mph winds on Sunday and was expected to sweep into the Gulf of Mexico where it could threaten the US oilpatch and possibly New Orleans....
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Rice rebuffs claims made in Woodward’s book
RABAT, Sept 7: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her administration’s strategy in Iraq on Sunday and said she had an “open” relationship with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki following claims Washington had spied on him....
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Israeli govt puts off settler evacuation talks
JERUSALEM, Sept 7: Israel’s government on Sunday postponed discussion of landmark legislation that would pay Jewish settlers to leave their homes in the West Bank, but said it would take up the matter next week....
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Flood-hit refuse to abandon homes
PATNA, Sept 7: At least 50,000 people in India have refused to abandon their homes in flood-ravaged northern Indian despite pleas by authorities to evacuate, an official said on Sunday....
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Iran, Thailand, China launch satellite
TEHRAN, Sept 7: A joint research satellite of China, Iran and Thailand was launched on a Chinese rocket on Sunday aimed at boosting cooperation on natural disasters such as earthquakes, an Iranian minister said on Sunday....
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