Britain understands Pakistan’s stance on US attacks: Asif: 150-minute talks with Brown termed satisfactory
LONDON, Sept 16: The joint statement issued here on Tuesday by the Pakistan High Commission after the conclusion of nearly 150 minutes of talks between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime...
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Foreign incursions will be counter-productive: Straw
ISLAMABAD: British Law and Justice Secretary Jack Straw has stressed the need for respecting Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty and extending support to strengthen the new democratic government and said that foreign incursions into Pakistani territory will be counter-productive....
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US military chief arrives on unannounced visit
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday on an unannounced visit to discuss the security situation and the war...
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ISPR chief downplays report about orders given to forces
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The army has ordered its forces to fire on US troops if they carry out another raid from across the Afghan border....
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10 militants killed in Bajaur
KHAR, Sept 16: At least 10 militants were killed when helicopter gunships and planes attacked their positions in different areas of the Bajaur tribal region on Tuesday....
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Fazlullah’s men agree to vacate area
MINGORA, Sept 16: Taliban leaders in Swat have agreed to pull out of the Koza Bandai area and allow security forces to take control of the area on Wednesday morning, the...
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US official makes public demand for reforming ISI
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: A proposal for reforming the ISI – now publicly articulated by a senior US official – was discussed thoroughly between Pakistani and American authorities during Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s visit to Washington in July....
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Upgraded F-16s to cut casualties in Fata: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: Upgrading Pakistan’s aging fleet of F-16 aircraft will dramatically reduce collateral damage and civilian casualties in Fata, says a senior US military commander....
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Global shares dive as fear grips investors
LONDON, Sept 16: World stock markets tumbled for a second straight day on Tuesday, with investors unnerved by the risk of a full-blown global financial crisis despite huge cash injections from central banks....
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MQM terms attacks unacceptable
LONDON, Sept 16: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Husain has said Pakistan will not accept any attack on its territory....
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Three judges take oath
KARACHI, Sept 16: Three more ‘former deposed’ judges of the Sindh High Court took fresh oaths for their reinstatement on Tuesday....
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Gates in Kabul to review anti-Taliban strategy
KABUL, Sept 16: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul in an unannounced visit on Tuesday amid growing doubts that the American strategy in Afghanistan was succeeding against increasingly deadly militancy....
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Fazl elected chairman of NA’s Kashmir committee
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was elected chairman of the Kashmir committee of the National Assembly at a meeting of the committee held at the Parliament House on Tuesday....
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11 killed in Gaza clash
GAZA CITY, Sept 16: At least 11 people were killed on Tuesday when Hamas-run security forces clashed with a powerful local family in Gaza City, Palestinian security officials said....
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General Assembly to begin talks on Security Council expansion
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16: The 192-member UN General Assembly has agreed to begin negotiations on expansion of the 15-member UN Security Council, the most powerful organ of the world body, by Feb 29....
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Chinese probe finds 20pc firms produce tainted milk powder
SHIJIAZHUANG (China), Sept 16: Twenty per cent of Chinese dairy firms probed in the wake of a baby milk health scare have been found to have produced melamine-tainted formula, state media reported on Tuesday....
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Thai ruling parties in accord on nominee for PM’s post
BANGKOK, Sept 16: Thailand’s six ruling parties agreed on Tuesday to back a brother-in-law of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister, further angering street protesters who accuse the government of being a puppet of the former leader....
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120m-year-old ant species discovered
BERLIN, Sept 16: German biologists have discovered a new species of ant they believe is the oldest on the planet, dating back around 120 million years....
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