Two Indians held for link to Mumbai case: Evidence of home-grown terrorism?
KOLKATA, Dec 6: Police arrested two Indian men accused of illegally buying mobile phone cards, allegedly used by militants in the Mumbai attacks, in the first known arrests since the bloody siege ended last week, officials said on Saturday....
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Pakistan to thwart terrorist designs, US senators told
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan will thwart any attempt by terrorists to use its territory for their “nefarious designs”....
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State Bank paints cheerless picture
KARACHI, Dec 6: The State Bank has painted an unflattering picture of the country’s economy during the current financial year, categorically saying there was no reason to expect an upturn in the growth rate....
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SC moved to initiate reference against CJ in exam marks case
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: A common man from Lahore on Saturday posted a request to the Supreme Court to initiate a reference against incumbent Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar for allegedly misusing...
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Peshawar bomb blast toll climbs to 34
PESHAWAR, Dec 6: The death toll in the Peshawar bomb blast went up to 34 while the number of under-treatment patients was reported to be over 100 on Saturday, hospital sources said....
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First winter rain claims four lives in Sindh
HYDERABAD, Dec 6: Four people were killed and several others injured in rain-related incidents in the interior of Sindh on Saturday....
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US to seek UN curbs against Pakistani suspects
WASHINGTON, Dec 6: The United States is planning to send the names of some Pakistani individuals and Pakistan-based groups to the UN Security Council for tightening sanctions against them....
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White House opposes punitive strikes: Engagement advocated
WASHINGTON, Dec 6: The White House has refused to support calls for punitive actions against Pakistan, insisting that the best way to resolve the current crisis was to stay engaged with both India and Pakistan....
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Pilgrims start reaching Mina
MAKKAH, Dec 6: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims began heading to a tent camp outside the holy city of Makkah....
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Australia praises Pakistan’s approach
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith expressed concerns on Saturday over the mounting tension between India and Pakistan and urged the two countries to maintain good relations....
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Joint patrol discussed with New Delhi
KARACHI, Dec 6: Pakistani and Indian security forces have discussed joint patrolling along the border, construction activities, inadvertent border crossers and demarcation at certain sensitive points....
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India planned to teach a lesson: HC
LONDON, Dec 6: Pakistan feared India was planning a military strike amid heightened tensions between the two nuclear powers following the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan’s high commissioner to London told the BBC on Saturday....
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Camp of Shahzain Bugti attacked
QUETTA, Dec 6: The camp of Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, the grandson of the late Nawab Akbar Bugti, situated in Jaffarabad, was attacked with rockets by unidentified people on Saturday....
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Threatening call was verified, says Sherry
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6: Federal Information Minister Sherry Rehman said on Saturday that the threatening phone call made to President Asif Ali Zardari had been processed, verified and cross-checked under an established procedure....
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Industrial zones to be set up in Gwadar, Bostan: minister
QUETTA, Dec 6: Minister of State for Production and Industries Hayatullah Durrani has said that small industrial zones will be set up in Gwadar and Bostan area of the Pishin district to create employment opportunities....
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Woman among six killed for ‘immoral activities’
SWAT, Dec 6: Militants gunned down five men and a woman after accusing them of engaging in immoral activities in the Murghuzar town of Saidu Sharif on Saturday....
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Neutral body should probe Dogar, Iftikhar cases, says Rashid
QUETTA, Dec 6: The president of the Awami Muslim League (AML), Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, has called for setting up a ‘free and independent’ commission to investigate the cases of the additional...
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Minister disputes Rani Bagh report
HYDERABAD, Dec 6: A spokesman for the privatisation minister here on Saturday disputed a story published in Dawn on Dec 6 regarding his son’s wedding in Rani Bagh’s Abbas Bhai Park, terming it incorrect and misleading....
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