Troops reassert control over Bajaur hot spots: Early end to operation ruled out
KHAR, Oct 25: Security forces have flushed out militants from some of their strongholds in Bajaur and regained control of most of the troubled spots, including Lowi Sam, the Frontier Corps inspector-general said on Saturday....
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Mini-jirga to work for bringing Taliban to table
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: The Pakistan-Afghan mini-jirga, which begins here on Monday, will thrash out modalities for engaging the Taliban and other warring factions in talks to end the seven-year-old bloody conflict....
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Water flow brings down shortfall to 4,700MW: Cut in loadshedding ordered
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: President Asif Ali Zardari asked the ministry of water and power on Saturday to reduce the duration of loadshedding from 11 hours to a “minimum level feasible”....
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Stock market in state of chaos
KARACHI, Oct 25: Two days before the proposed removal of the ‘floor’ from under the KSE-100 index, the Karachi Stock Exchange on Saturday was a picture of complete chaos and confusion....
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Revival of divisions approved
LAHORE, Oct 25: Governor Salmaan Taseer on Saturday gave ‘conditional’ approval for revival of defunct divisions and subsequent posting of divisional commissioners in Punjab....
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Resolution reflects consensus: Kayani
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday endorsed parliament’s views on security challenges and said that the unanimous resolution on Pakistan’s role in the war on terror...
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World leaders pledge financial reform
BEIJING, Oct 25: World leaders vowed on Saturday to overhaul the global financial system in the face of recession fears, but US President George W. Bush urged nations to “recommit” to free markets despite economic turmoil....
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First batch of women Rangers inducted
LAHORE, Oct 25: Women’s participation in non-traditional fields like aviation, engineering, politics and armed forces has raised the country’s international profile, according to National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza....
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Former Indian army officers detained for mosque blast
NEW DELHI, Oct 25: India’s federal police, the CBI, was investigating two former army officers on Saturday for their alleged links with rightwing Hindu extremists named in recent attacks, including a...
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Obama promises rosy days, McCain disputes his ability
WASHINGTON, Oct 25: Buoyed by a huge fund-raising advantage and a steady lead in national polls, Democrat Barack Obama began his closing arguments for the presidency on Saturday with an optimistic...
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No negotiations until Nato troops are in Afghanistan: Taliban
KABUL, Oct 25: Taliban militants on Saturday vowed to continue fighting in Afghanistan and ruled out peace talks with President Hamid Karzai’s government as long as foreign troops remained in the country....
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2 foreigners killed in Kabul
KABUL, Oct 25: One British and one South African employee of the international courier company DHL, together with an Afghan guard, were killed in the heart of the Afghan capital on Saturday, officials said....
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US and Russia urged to reduce WMDs
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 25: As a major arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation is ending and a leadership change in Washington is in sight, John Mroz,...
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Ahtisaari laments failure to resolve ME crisis
STOCKHOLM, Oct 25: Winner of the Nobel peace prize Martti Ahtisaari said on Saturday it was a disgrace that the international community had not managed to resolve the conflict in the...
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Koreas agree to military talks
SEOUL, Oct 25: North and South Korea on Saturday agreed to hold talks next week to discuss improving military hotlines between the two nations, the defence ministry here said....
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World leaders support Pakistan on terrorism: Gilani
BEIJING, Oct 25: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said Pakistan received “very positive response” from world leaders on multi-dimensional challenges, including combating terrorism and overcoming the financial crisis in the wake of the global economic recession....
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Extremism weakening national interests: Asif
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan is facing serious challenges of extremism and militancy that are undermining national interests and security....
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IMF not pressing for defence cuts
WASHINGTON, Oct 25: The International Monetary Fund never asked Pakistan to cut military spending by a third, although it has urged the country to take a number of painful economic measures, a senior Pakistani diplomat told Dawn on Saturday....
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