Israel massacres 225 in Gaza savagery
GAZA CITY, Dec 27: Israeli warplanes and helicopters pounded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least 225 people and injuring 700 in the bloodiest one-day death toll in 60 years of conflict with the Palestinians....
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BB’s death anniversary observed across country
NAUDERO, Dec 27: The nation observed on Saturday the first death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto with solemnity and respect....
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Zardari tells India not to dictate terms: Thousands throng Garhi Khuda Bakhsh
LARKANA, Dec 27: Tens of thousands of supporters of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto gathered in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh village on Saturday to pay homage on the first anniversary of her assassination....
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New Delhi says no extra troops sent to border
NEW DELHI, Dec 27: India on Saturday dismissed as “baseless and speculative” reports of moving additional troops to its western borders in the wake of tension with Pakistan, Press Trust of India said....
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Gilani rules out first salvo
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Pakistan again said on Saturday it did not want a war with India.“We don’t want to have aggression with our neighbours. We want to have friendly relations with our...
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Wanted Tajik militant arrested in Afghanistan
DUSHANBE, Dec 27: A local leader of an Islamic militant group in Tajikistan has been arrested in Afghanistan and will be handed over to the Tajik authorities, security sources said on Saturday....
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Bangladesh summons Indian ambassador, lodges protest: Survey in gas-rich waters
DHAKA, Dec 27: Bangladesh summoned India’s ambassador on Saturday to protest exploration work by Indian ships in gas-rich waters claimed by both the neighbours, officials said....
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Libya gets first US envoy in 36 years
TRIPOLI, Dec 27: The first US ambassador to Libya in three decades arrived in Tripoli on Saturday, in a further sign of the two nations’ improving ties....
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Escaped Al Qaeda leader killed in Iraq firefight
RAMADI (Iraq), Dec 27: A local chief of Al Qaeda who broke out of jail has been killed by Iraqi police snipers while two prisoners who escaped with him remain on the run, officials said on Saturday....
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‘Clash of Civilisations’ author Huntington dies
NEW YORK, Dec 27: Influential US political scientist Samuel Huntington, author of “The Clash of Civilisations” and a professor at Harvard University, has died at the age of 81, the university announced on its website on Saturday....
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Hardliner grilled in blast probe
NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Another leader of a Hindu outfit has been interrogated for his possible connection with Malegaon bomb blast and other explosions in Muslim localities in India, reports say....
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Iran trying to defuse Pakistan-India tension: envoy
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Iran has joined diplomatic efforts to defuse tension between India and Pakistan....
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Documentary depicts Pakistan’s difficulties in war on terror
LONDON, Dec 27: Essentially depicting Pakistan Army’s version of the ongoing war against tribal militants, a two-part documentary series titled “Pakistan’s War — The Battle Within” will be telecast by Al Jazeera on Sunday night....
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Held-up KSE funds: consent letters to be signed today
KARACHI, Dec 27: The square-up scheme of the stuck-up Rs9 billion in the Continuous Funding System (CFS) MK II of the Karachi Stock Exchange took another step on Saturday as the...
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116 handed over to Afghan officials
QUETTA, Dec 27: Pakistani authorities handed over 116 Afghan nationals to Afghan officials at the Chaman border post on Saturday....
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Gilani wishes Benazir was the premier
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said he had not been prepared to become the country’s chief executive and wished Benazir Bhutto were the prime minister in his place....
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600,000 tons of urea to be imported to tackle shortage
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: The government is importing 190,000 metric tons of urea to bridge the gap in fertiliser supply-demand....
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FBR explains position on sales tax refund
KARACHI, Dec 27: The Federal Board of Revenue said on Saturday it had paid Rs15.45 billion in duty drawback and sales tax refunds to exporters during the first five months of...
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