No direct US training for FC: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: US military experts are teaching counter-insurgency techniques to Pakistani trainers and are not directly training the Frontier Corps, the Pentagon said....
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Gilani and Singh pledge to combat terrorism
BEIJING, Oct 24: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh pledged on Friday to work together for combating the menace of terrorism....
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Opec reduces production, angers West
VIENNA, Oct 24: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Friday decided to slash oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day from Nov 1 as it seeks to prevent a sharp, sudden fall in prices....
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World stocks take a battering
NEW YORK, Oct 24: US stocks tumbled and European shares had their lowest close in five and a half years on Friday, continuing a global collapse in equities as investors fearing...
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Mamoonds seek two days to Consider surrender
PESHAWAR, Oct 24: In a major development, militants in Mamoond sub-district of Bajaur Agency have sought two-day time to consider surrender and hand over their leaders to the government, a senior government official said....
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Senate condemns drone raid
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The government and major opposition parties in the Senate on Friday denounced Thursday’s deadly drone raid into the North Waziristan tribal area by US-led forces in Afghanistan, renewing...
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Part payment of bills till hike row resolved
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: A special committee, constituted by the prime minister to review the recent increase in power tariff, decided on Friday that consumers across the country would pay only 60...
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Stocks short-selling against Islam: FSC
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Friday held ‘short selling’ and ‘blank sale’, a common practice in stock markets, against Islam....
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Chenab water dialogue inconclusive
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: Talks between Pakistan and India on the reduction of Chenab water flow remained inconclusive on Friday....
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Strike shuts down Kashmir on UN day
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: Shops, businesses and schools were closed in much of occupied Kashmir on Friday due to a strike by Kashmiri leaders to press for the implementation of a UN resolution requesting a referendum over the disputed region....
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IMF’s decision on Pakistan package next month
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: The International Monetary Fund will consider a rescue package for Pakistan on Nov 7 during a meeting of its board of governors in Washington....
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3 Hindus held for blast aimed at Muslims
NASHIK (India), Oct 24: Police have arrested three Hindus on suspicion of planting a bomb in a market crowded with Muslim shoppers last month that killed five people, an official said on Friday....
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PCB sacks Lawson
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan cricket took another twist on Friday when the authorities sacked Geoff Lawson as coach in an effort to improve the team’s sagging fortunes....
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EU study raises alarm over pesticides’ effect on child
OSLO, Oct 24: Many pesticides used in the European Union may damage brain growth in foetuses and young children, according to a study published on Friday....
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PM Erdogan involved in anti-secularism: court
ANKARA, Oct 24: Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was involved in anti-secular activities, a top court said on Friday, explaining a decision to fine his AK Party that could reignite political tensions in the EU applicant country....
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Obama takes time off to visit grandmother
HONOLULU, Oct 24: Democrat Barack Obama took time off the campaign trail on Friday to visit his gravely ill grandmother and help her around the house in a highly unusual move just 11 days before the election....
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Anti-Taliban protest in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct 24: More than 1,000 people shouted anti-Taliban slogans in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, protesting against the slayings this week of 26 young men from their community....
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Woman’s death sets off storm in Japan
TOKYO, Oct 24: Japanese leaders traded blame on Friday as outrage mounted over the death of a seriously ill pregnant woman, who had been rejected by seven hospitals in Tokyo....
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Indonesia to execute Bali bombers in November
JAKARTA, Oct 24: Indonesia would execute in early November three militants convicted of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, a government official said on Friday....
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BD leaders get extra security
DHAKA, Oct 24: Bangladesh’s rival political leaders — both former prime ministers — will be granted extra security ahead of next month’s general elections, a minister said on Friday....
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