Top brass to brief MPs on ‘terror war’: Joint parliamentary session on 8th
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: A special joint session of parliament will be held at 5pm on Wednesday (Oct 8) during which intelligence and security officials will brief legislators behind closed doors about...
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Zardari expects world to come up with $100bn
NEW YORK, Oct 4: Citing the threat posed by militants along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and the possible economic meltdown, President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the international community to give Pakistan $100 billion in grant to ensure the country’s survival....
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3 militants killed in Bajaur clashes
KHAR, Oct 4: Three pro-Taliban militants were killed during clashes with an armed lashkar in Salarzai area of Bajaur tribal region on Saturday....
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Irsa move forces drop in power generation
LAHORE, Oct 4: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Saturday squeezed water releases from Tarbela Dam, causing a drop of 1,000MW in power generation and increasing total power shortfall to 2,500MW....
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$500m in ADB loan received
KARACH, Oct 4: Pakistan had received $500 million in loan from the Asian Development Bank, a State Bank spokesman said on Saturday....
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Rice exhorts Pakistan, India to be friends
NEW DELHI, Oct 4: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice nudged India on Saturday to become good friends and said Washington had a stake in Islamabad’s civilian government to succeed in the war against terrorism....
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Prisoners, police clash
HYDERABAD, Oct 4: Prisoners and police clashed in the Hyderabad central jail on Saturday after the former vented their outrage over non-provision of basic facilities and alleged corruption by officials....
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Kashmiri leaders vow to defy ban on rallies
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Pro-independence leaders in occupied Kashmir have said they would go ahead with a rally on Monday after the Indian government banned public gatherings for a month....
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Pakistanis wary of US presence: poll
WASHINGTON, Oct 4: Pakistanis were leery of their government’s anti-terror cooperation with the United States even before President George W. Bush authorised US military action inside Pakistan without their government’s approval, according to a poll on Friday....
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Wheat prices set to soar even higher
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Prices of wheat flour in Sindh and NWFP are likely to shoot up to Rs700 (for a 20kg bag) from Rs620 within a month, sources in the ministry of food and agriculture said....
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European leaders vow to fight financial mayhem
PARIS, Oct 4: European leaders vowed at the start of an emergency summit on Saturday to do what they could to fend off a financial crisis that snowballed out of Wall Street and is now hitting banks in Europe....
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15 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Kurds
ANKARA, Oct 4: Turkey on Saturday vowed a strong response after 15 Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels were killed in heavy clashes sparked by a rebel attack on a military post near the Iraqi border....
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Toxic milk products go off shelves in more countries
BEIJING, Oct 4: As tainted milk scandal deepens, many countries have decided to suspend import of Chinese milk products or to withdraw them from their market....
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O.J. Simpson found guilty of robbery, kidnapping
LAS VEGAS, Oct 4: O.J. Simpson was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping here on Friday, 13 years to the day after the American football legend was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend....
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Conviction overturned
NEW YORK, Oct 4: A US federal appeals court in New York has overturned the conviction of two Yemenis who were tried on the charge of supporting Al Qaeda, officials said on Saturday....
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Antiques stolen from Afghan museum
KABUL, Oct 4: Antiques dating back 1,300 years have been stolen from a museum in western Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday, blaming a ‘powerful gang’ for the theft after a suspect was found dead....
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Nepal govt invites rebels for talks
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Nepal’s Maoist-led coalition government invited armed rebel groups in the country’s southern plains for talks and named three government negotiators, a senior cabinet minister said on Saturday....
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US still runs Pakistan: Al Qaeda figure
DUBAI, Oct 4: American Al Qaeda figure Adam Gadahn described Pakistan’s new leaders as US puppets in a war against militants in an internet video posted on Saturday....
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