Bush skirts around issue of sovereignty
NEW YORK, Sept 23: Presidents George W. Bush and Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday showed a keen awareness of the sensitivities of the Pakistani people and avoided using words and terms that could have had a negative impact on the people....
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50 militants in Darra killed, claims ISPR
KOHAT, Sept 23: Security forces attacked militants’ hideouts in Shpalkiwal and Tor Chappar areas of Darra Adamkhel on Tuesday, killing over 50 militants. A soldier also was killed....
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US drone crashes in Waziristan
PESHAWAR, Sept 23: A suspected US unmanned spy plane crashed on Tuesday in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan, officials said....
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Body formed to combat terrorism
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday formed a high-powered committee and asked it to devise a strategy to curb terrorism....
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Firing leaves six protesters dead in Swat
MINGORA, Sept 23: Six people were killed and 15 others injured on Tuesday when law-enforcement personnel opened fire on a violent mob protesting against suspension of power, gas and water supply in Swat....
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Group to consider bailout
NEW YORK: Major world powers meet in New York later this week to consider a proposal for helping Pakistan deal with the current economic crisis, Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on Tuesday....
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Existence of civilian govt in Pakistan facing threat: Gates
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: Militant safe havens in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas are threatening the existence of the civilian government in Islamabad and the region poses the greatest threat of terrorism...
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‘Al Qaeda, Taliban copying LTTE tactics’
LONDON, Sept 23: Pointing out a number of parallels between the terrorist tactics of LTTE and those of the Al Qaeda-Taliban combine, Sri Lankan Defence spokesman and cabinet minister Keheliya Rambukwella...
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Iran, Pakistan to raise funds for IPI
NEW YORK, Sept 23: Iran and Pakistan agreed on Tuesday to float a joint company to raise funds for the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline....
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Suspension of corruption inquiry irks ADB
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has criticised Pakistani authorities for suspending an inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of Rs4 billion in the flood protection programme without fixing any responsibility....
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Pakistan’s woes feature at Labour conference
MANCHESTER, Sept 23: Pakistan and its tribulations assumed centre stage on a number of occasions at the two-day annual Labour Party conference which began here on Monday....
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UNHCR seeks $17m for the displaced
GENEVA, Sept 23: The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it was seeking $17.2 million to help more than 300,000 people forced from their homes in Pakistan by floods and fighting....
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Body of Czech ambassador arrives in Prague
PRAGUE, Sept 23: The body of Czech ambassador to Pakistan Ivo Zdarek, who was killed in the suicide bomb attack on Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel, arrived at Prague’s airport on Monday, Czech media reported....
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India says two soldiers killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 23: Two soldiers were killed in a clash with militants on the Line of Control in occupied Kashmir, the Indian army said on Tuesday, accusing Pakistan of providing covering fire for the gunmen....
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‘Proposal for joint force under study’
WASHINGTON, Sept 23: The United States is studying a proposal from Kabul for a joint force of Afghan, Pakistani and western troops to operate against militants on the Pakistan-Afghan border, a State Department spokesman said on Tuesday....
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Two new polio cases found in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Sept 23: Two more cases of polio have been found in Peshawar, raising to 23 the number of victims of the deadly disease detected in the NWFP this year....
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Ahmadinejad blames US military meddling for market collapse
NEW YORK, Sept 23: Iran’s president blamed US military interventions around the world in part for the collapse of global financial markets and said the campaign against his country’s nuclear programme...
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US visa urged for Mrs Janjua
NEW YORK, Sept 23: The Human Rights Watch called upon the US Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday to immediately reconsider the visa revocation of a widely respected Pakistani human rights advocate....
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Stamping out graft can save lives in poor states: TI
BERLIN, Sept 23: Stopping practices such as cronyism and embezzlement can save lives in poor countries, a graft watchdog said on Tuesday as Somalia, Iraq and Myanmar again came bottom in its global corruption rankings....
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Eid holidays
ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Federal Government has announced that there would be three public holidays from October 1 to 3 (Wednesday to Friday) on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, says a...
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Corruption Perceptions Index
BERLIN, Sept 23: Rankings of 180 nations studied by the Transparency International for its annual Corruption Perceptions Index....
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11 killed in Finnish school shooting
HELSINKI, Sept 23: A young trainee chef went on a shooting rampage at a Finnish vocational school on Tuesday, mowing down at least 10 people before turning a weapon fatally on himself, police said....
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