Suicide bomber sows terror in Bhakkar, attacks MNA: At least 22 killed, 62 injured
BHAKKAR, Oct 6: At least 22 people were killed and 62 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the outhouse of PML-N leader Rashid Akbar Niwani here on Monday....
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S. Arabia brokering Kabul-Taliban talks: ‘Militia severs ties with Al Qaeda’
LONDON, Oct 6: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, CNN’s Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson reported on Monday quoting a source....
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Six militants in ‘militia uniforms’ killed
KHAR, Oct 6: Security forces backed by tanks and artillery advanced towards Lowi Sam, a militant stronghold in the Bajaur tribal region, on Monday after destroying their sanctuaries and consolidating their position in the Rashakai area....
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Four militants killed in Darra
KOHAT, Oct 6: Four militants were killed by security forces in Tor Chappar village of Darra Adamkhel on Monday evening. Their office in the village was destroyed and 15 suspected militants were arrested....
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US supports Taliban return to power
WASHINGTON, Oct 6: The United States said on Monday it’s “very supportive” of an Afghan reconciliation effort that could bring the Taliban back into the government in Kabul after severing their ties with Al Qaeda....
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UN says Afghan war not winnable
KABUL, Oct 6: The war in Afghanistan cannot be won militarily and success is only possible through political means, including dialogue between all relevant parties, the United Nation’s top official in the country said on Monday....
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Trading halted as global markets nosedive
NEW YORK, Oct 6: Governments and central banks around the world grasped at measures to contain the fast-spreading financial crisis on Monday but global stocks still plummeted as investors bet a recession was inevitable....
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Kashmiris prevented from holding freedom rally: Thousands deployed to enforce curfew
SRINAGAR, Oct 6: Thousands of Indian security personnel enforced a strict curfew in occupied Kashmir on Monday, preventing people from holding a pro-independence rally in Srinagar....
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Iran asks Pakistan to help free kidnapped policemen
TEHRAN, Oct 6: Iran urged Pakistan on Monday to help free a group of Iranian policemen believed to be held by Iranian Sunni rebels in the neighbouring country....
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8 militants arrested in Darra
KOHAT, Oct 6: Security forces have claimed to have arrested eight accomplices of local Al Qaeda militant Shah Iran who was killed in a recent missile attack by a drone in Miramshah....
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ANP airs misgivings about anti-terror war seriousness
PESHAWAR, Oct 6: The Awami National Party has sought assurances from the political and military leadership about their seriousness in the fight against terrorism....
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Hekmatyar protected by Iran, says Spanish radio
MADRID, Oct 6: A confidential military report made public on Monday charges Iran offered protection to an Afghan leader who claimed responsibility for an August ambush that killed 10 French soldiers....
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Lanka opposition leader dies in attack
COLOMBO, Oct 6: A Tamil Tiger suicide bomber triggered a blast inside offices of the main opposition party in Sri Lanka on Monday, killing at least 27 people, including a retired senior general, officials said....
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New initiative to strengthen economic ties with China
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The government on Monday launched an economic diplomacy initiative to boost economic ties with China and attract more Chinese investment....
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Plan to manage winter gas load
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6: The Economy Monitoring Committee has finalised natural gas load management programme for winter which gives priority to households and commercial sector over industrial sector....
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Medicine Nobel for Aids, cancer virus discovery
STOCKHOLM, Oct 6: Two French scientists who discovered the Aids virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday....
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Troops sent to quell tribal clashes in Assam
GUWAHATI (India), Oct 6: India’s Assam state deployed paramilitary troops on Monday to quell clashes between Muslim migrants and tribal groups that have left at least 40 people dead....
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Turkey hits PKK targets in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Oct 6: Turkey’s military stepped up an aerial bombing campaign against suspected Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Monday after its 15 soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack on Friday....
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