Crisis deepens as India blocks Chenab flow
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: India has closed Chenab water flow and as a result the shortage in Pakistan has become more severe...Sources told Dawn on Sunday that the water blockade by India could adversely affect the Kharif crops, particularly cotton and sugarcane....
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Pervaiz resigns as Leader of Opposition in NA
ISLAMABAD, Sept 14: Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi tendered his resignation from the position on Sunday in what was described here as a sudden and unexpected move....
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21 killed in Bajaur operations
KHAR, Sept 14: A number of militants were among 21 people killed in intense strafing and shelling by helicopter gunships in Bajaur Agency on Sunday....
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Swat truce talks fail
MINGORA, Sept 14: Security forces pounded Koza Bandai area in Kabal tehsil with heavy artillery on Sunday night after indirect talks between the military and Taliban for a ceasefire broke down....
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Aeroflot Boeing crashes; 88 killed
PERM (Russia), Sept 14: An Aeroflot Boeing-737 jet crashed on Sunday on the outskirts of Perm in Russia’s Ural mountains, killing all 88 passengers and crew on board....
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US attacks on agenda for Asif’s talks with Brown
LONDON, Sept 14: President Asif Ali Zardari who arrived here on Sunday morning from Dubai will be meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday to discuss America’s unilateral decision to send missiles and men into Pakistan territory....
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Karachi faces massive power shortfall
KARACHI, Sept 14: Prolonged power outages triggered by the tripping in one of the high-tension circuits and shortage of about 700MW caused by reduction in generation by the KESC sparked power riots in several areas of Karachi on Sunday....
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Woman files rape case in Sui’
QUETTA, Sept 14: Police registered on Sunday a case against four persons, including two personnel of the Defence Security Guards deployed for security of the main Sui gas plant, on the charge of sexually assaulting a woman in Sui town....
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Two rioters shot dead by Indian police
BHUBANESWAR, Sept 14: Security forces killed two Hindu rioters in eastern India where violence between Hindus and Christians claimed 18 lives last month, police said on Sunday....
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Delhi blasts: ‘several’ suspects being grilled
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Indian police hunted on Sunday for militants behind coordinated bomb attacks against busy shopping areas in the nation’s capital that left 22 dead and close to 100 injured....
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Six Afghan children die in ‘toy’ bomb blast
KABUL, Sept 14: Six children were killed in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday while a suicide attacker blew up a marked United Nations vehicle and killed two Afghan doctors and a driver, officials said....
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Inflation dims gloss on Ramazan celebrations
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14: In Muslim households across Asia, the inflation is casting a shadow over Ramazan, and making Iftar a more meagre affair....
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US mining giant’s airport in Indonesia bombed
TIMIKA (Indonesia), Sept 14: An explosion occurred at an airport belonging to US mining giant Freeport in Indonesia’s restive Papua province on Sunday, but there were no casualties, police said....
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Thousands march for rights of immigrants
MADRID, Sept 14: A global forum on migration wrapped up on Sunday in Spain with a march through the streets of Madrid by some 5,000 people to demand more rights for immigrants around the world, organisers said....
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Oil down $1.88
NEW YORK, Sept 14: Crude oil prices dropped nearly two dollars on Sunday, dipping to $99.30, as traders were reassured over Hurricane Ike’s relatively limited effect on oil production....
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US strikes necessary: Washington Post
WASHINGTON, Sept 14: US military strikes at Taliban and Al Qaeda targets inside Pakistan are risky but necessary and were long overdue, says a Washington Post editorial published on Sunday....
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Call for resolving Durand Line issue
NEW YORK, Sept 14: Bruce Riedel, a former high-ranking CIA official and a National Security Adviser to former president Clinton, has said that the US should be sensitive to some of Pakistan’s diplomatic needs....
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Body of US ‘spy’ found
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 14: The body of an Afghan refugee was found on Sunday near the Esha security checkpost, some 8 km from here....
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