India threatens to act if world doesn’t
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India urged the international community on Monday to press Pakistan to weed out from its soil runaway terrorists who it says were behind the recent massacre in Mumbai and posed a great threat to global security....
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Lashkar-i-Jhangvi carried out Marriott attack: Malik
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik revealed on Monday that the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi organisation carried out the terrorist attack on the Marriott hotel in Islamabad....
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Militants attack three schools in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Militants attacked three English-medium schools in the city on Monday, set their five buses on fire and ransacked the office of the principal of one of the schools and other property....
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India hands over ‘Kasab’s letter’ to Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India on Monday handed over to Pakistan a letter it says was written by the lone surviving terrorist involved in the Mumbai strikes, claiming the letter confirms...
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Senators assail India for creating war hysteria
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Senators belonging to different political parties assailed India on Monday for creating war hysteria by making provocative statements against Pakistan....
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More should be done to satisfy India: US
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen arrived here on Monday and it is believed he is on a mission to urge Pakistan to arrest elements...
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15 militants, two soldiers killed in Swat
MINGORA, Dec 22: Fifteen militants and two security personnel were killed in clashes and bombings in Shakar Darra area of Swat on Monday....
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No evidence provided yet, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reiterated on Monday that no evidence about involvement of elements from its territory in the Mumbai attacks had been provided, after an Indian diplomat claimed that his government had provided ‘sufficient evidence’....
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Six hours of outage returns to cities
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: With the power shortage exceeding 3,000 megawatts, distribution companies are carrying out over six hours of load-shedding in urban and over 10 hours’ in rural areas across the country....
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Presidential term being extended in Russia
MOSCOW, Dec 22: Russian lawmakers confirmed on Monday that all 83 of the country’s regions had backed extending presidential terms, pushing ahead a bill that has fuelled speculation on Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin....
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Demand for shoes made famous by Bush
ISTANBUL, Dec 22: The maker of the shoes that an Iraqi journalist hurled at US President George W. Bush has had to take on 100 extra staff to cope with a surge in demand for his footwear, he said on Monday....
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200,000 will monitor BD polls: official
DHAKA, Dec 22: More than 200,000 local and foreign observers will monitor landmark elections in Bangladesh next week, making it the most closely watched vote in the country’s history, an official said on Monday....
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PAF steps up vigilance
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Pakistan Air Force stepped up its vigilance and fighter jets flew over Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore for regular patrols....
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Nation is united to defend country, says Gilani
KARACHI, Dec 22: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Monday that the entire nation was united to defend the country against any aggression....
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NA sitting cut short to muffle opposition
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The National Assembly session was abruptly adjourned on Monday at the cost of its agenda in an apparent move to muffle the opposition which cried foul, accusing the...
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Five ‘Punjabi Taliban’ killed in drone attacks
WANA, Dec 22: Two missile attacks by US drones on Monday killed five militants, said to be ‘Punjabi Taliban’ deployed in South Waziristan to intercept and shoot down intruding aircraft....
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Time to act, US tells Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Dec 22: The Pentagon said on Monday that America’s top military official was in Islamabad for emphasising the need to catch those responsible for the Mumbai terrorist attacks while the...
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Eight killed in clash at tribal jirga
LANDI KOTAL, Dec 22: Eight tribesmen were killed and eight others injured when rival groups exchanged fire during a jirga in the remote Tirah valley on Monday....
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