11 militants killed in Kashmir fighting
SRINAGAR, Sept 28: An Indian soldier and 11 Muslim militants were killed in fighting in occupied Kashmir, police said on Sunday....
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Zardari pledges action on information about Osama: Karzai softens stance
WASHINGTON, Sept 28: President Asif Ali Zardari has assured the United States that if Pakistan catches Osama bin Laden, it would consider Washington’s request to hand him over to US authorities....
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Kayani visits Bajaur; 15 killed in clashes
KHAR, Sept 28: Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited the troubled Bajaur tribal region where fierce clashes continued on Sunday and 15 militants were killed and several others wounded....
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25 tribesmen, 3 FC personnel killed
QUETTA, Sept 28: At least 25 tribesmen and three Frontier Corps personnel were killed in two days of fighting in Gundoai area of Dera Bugti district....
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Polish firm’s engineer kidnapped
ATTOCK, Sept 28: Gunmen kidnapped a Polish engineer after killing his security guard and two drivers near the Pind Sultani village of Jand tehsil in the NWFP on Sunday....
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Accord over US plan to bail out ailing economy
WASHINGTON, Sept 28: US lawmakers who struck a post-midnight deal on a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry predicted on Sunday it would pass Congress, putting in place the largest...
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US House approves nuclear deal with India
WASHINGTON, Sept 28: The US House of Representatives has approved a historic and controversial nuclear deal with India, allowing New Delhi to purchase nuclear technology from the United States....
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Bank refuses to accept women witnesses
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Although a woman supervises Pakistan’s banking sector as the central bank governor, a premier commercial bank of the country, according to one of its senior officials, cannot accept...
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Afghanistan’s high-profile policewoman shot dead
KANDAHAR, Sept 28: Taliban fighters shot dead the most high-profile woman police officer in Afghanistan on Sunday and killed four more policemen in other attacks....
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Merkel allies suffer big loss in state vote
MUNICH, Sept 28: German conservatives in the southern state of Bavaria suffered their worst result in half a century in a regional vote on Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a 2009 federal election....
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Chinese astronauts return to hero’s welcome
BEIJING, Sept 28: Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday after making the country’s first spacewalk, with a hero’s welcome awaiting the men whose exploits captivated the nation....
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Woman who goes blind every three days
MELBOURNE, Sept 28: An Australian woman is blind three days out of every six because her eyes involuntarily shut and she can’t open them — a mysterious medical condition that has puzzled doctors, a report said on Sunday....
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President’s arrival delayed
NEW YORK, Sept 28: President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to leave for Pakistan on Sunday night by a regular flight after a five-day visit to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly session....
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Two Ukrainians rescued
SOFIA, Sept 28: Two Ukrainians on board a raft were picked up on Sunday by a yacht a day after a Ukrainian ship sank off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast in bad weather, Bulgaria’s transport ministry said....
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Modalities of trade across LoC finalised
MIRPUR (Azad Kashmir), Sept 28: Modalities have been finalised for trade across the Line of Control in Kashmir through the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalakot routes, scheduled to commence from Oct 21....
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Govt to raise wheat support price
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: The federal government is likely to raise the wheat support price to about Rs800 per 40kg from Rs625 at a cabinet meeting on Monday....
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Policeman, militant killed in encounter
BANNU, Sept 28: A policeman and a suspected militant were killed in a shootout here on Saturday night....
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Pepco is facing 1500MW shortfall
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: The director general of the Pakistan Electric Power Company, Tahir Basharat Cheema, said on Sunday that the company was experiencing a power shortfall of 1500MW which was being overcome by load-shedding....
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