President will be subservient to parliament: Asif
ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The president would be subservient to parliament and all major decisions, including indemnity for General (retd) Pervez Musharraf would be taken by the directly elected assemblies, Asif Ali Zardari declared here on Tuesday....
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Asif sworn in amid chants of ‘jeay Bhutto’
ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari was sworn in as the head of state by Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar at a largely attended ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Tuesday....
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Bush terms Pakistan a major theatre in terror war
WASHINGTON, Sept 9: US President George W. Bush on Tuesday named Pakistan among the major battlegrounds in the global war on terrorism and reminded Islamabad that it was its responsibility to eradicate terrorism from the tribal areas....
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Power tariff raised by up to 40pc
ISLAMABAD, Sept 9: The government increased on Tuesday electricity tariff by up to an unprecedented 40 per cent for all consumers with immediate effect....
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Militants kill five in Swat
MINGORA, Sept 9: Five people, including a politician’s relative, were killed in targeted attacks in Swat on Tuesday....
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And now for the difficult part
Standing on the dais in Aiwan-i-Sadr’s main hall and taking the oath of the office of the President, Asif Ali Zardari was visibly nervous. At times he even fumbled in his...
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No country has done more than Pakistan: official: Fight against terrorism
BERLIN, Sept 9: Pakistan strongly rejected western accusations that it is not doing enough to root out Taliban extremists within its borders, a high-ranking official said at a security conference here on Tuesday....
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US, Pakistan blamed for failure to help British prosecutors: Plot to blow up airliners
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25 injured in Kashmir protests against Indian rule
SRINAGAR, Sept 9: More than two dozen people, including 10 policemen, were injured in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday when police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators in fresh protests against Indian rule, police and witnesses said....
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UK Muslim police chief suspended in racism row
LONDON, Sept 9: Britain’s top Muslim policeman was suspended on Tuesday from his job after accusing the head of London’s Metropolitan Police of racial discrimination, Scotland Yard said....
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Khaleda Zia granted bail on remaining two charges
DHAKA, Sept 9: The Bangladesh High Court granted bail to detained former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia on Tuesday, clearing the way for her release after 12 months behind bars on corruption charges....
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Oil price falls below $100
NEW YORK, Sept 9: Brent crude oil slipped below the key level of 100 dollars a barrel on Tuesday for the first time since April 2, sinking as low as 99.30...
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Court orders Thai PM to quit over cookery show
BANGKOK, Sept 9: A Thai court ordered the prime minister to quit on Tuesday for hosting TV cooking shows, but his party said it would re-elect him within the week and...
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WHO seeks $9.76m for victims of violence, floods
GENEVA, Sept 9: Some 400,000 more people could be displaced if violence in western Pakistan resumes after Ramazan, the World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday as it asked for $9.76...
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Israel minister suggests kidnapping of Ahmadinejad
JERUSALEM, Sept 9: A former top agent of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad suggested on Tuesday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad be snatched and dragged before the International Court of Justice....
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‘Abuse of synthetic drugs rising in developing world’
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 9: The use of synthetic drugs, such as amphetamine, methamphetamine (meth) and ecstasy, are on the rise in developing countries, including parts of East and Southeast Asia and...
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World wants Obama to be next US president: survey
LONDON, Sept 9: Most people around the world would prefer Democrat Barack Obama to win the US presidential election over his Republican rival John McCain, a new poll spanning 22 countries showed on Tuesday....
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Biden lags behind Palin in poll
WASHINGTON: More Americans would cast ballots for Republican Sarah Palin than for Democrat Joe Biden if they were able to vote for a vice president independent of their presidential choice, a US poll released on Tuesday found....
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