MQM introduces amendment bill focussing on autonomy
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Tuesday celebrated its induction in the federal cabinet by introducing a private constitution amendment bill focussed on provincial autonomy with the consent of...
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Probe report to be shared with India soon, says Zardari
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that India would be informed in two to three days about the report of a preliminary investigation prepared on the basis...
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Drone attacks to continue: Gates: ‘Decision conveyed to Islamabad’
WASHINGTON, Jan 27: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday that the United States would continue drone strikes at suspected terrorist targets inside Fata and has conveyed its decision to the government of Pakistan....
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Younis Khan is now cricket captain
LAHORE, Jan 27: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday replaced Shoaib Malik with Younis Khan as captain of the national cricket team after a humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka, its chairman said....
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Nawaz declares complete support for long march
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Calling for immediate reinstatement of judges sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif announced on Tuesday his party would actively participate in the lawyers’ long march, scheduled for March 9....
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Afghanistan, Pakistan bear the brunt of bombings: Iraq no more main target
LONDON, Jan 27: A significant shift in the incidence of suicide bombing has taken place away from Iraq and towards Pakistan and Afghanistan over the last three years, according to a...
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India may share encounter details with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Jan 27: India is expected to share with Pakistan details of an alleged shootout in which its police claim to have killed two Pakistani terrorists near Delhi at the weekend, Press Trust of India said on Tuesday....
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Doubts over Indian claims about foiling militant attack on Delhi
NEW DELHI, Jan 27: Doubts have been raised about police reports of a foiled attack on India’s capital blamed on Pakistani militants, with newspapers wondering if the whole episode might have been staged....
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ECC acts to reduce sugar prices
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan on Tuesday to increase sugar supply to utility stores from 40,000 tons a month to 100,000 tons....
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Loadshedding reduced for industrial sector
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27: Loadshedding for industries has been reduced after electricity shortfall dropped to 1,600 megawatts from 3,500MW in the beginning of the current month....
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Insurgents roam free on Pak-Afghan border: study
LONDON, Jan 27: A poorly-controlled border and frosty relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have allowed Al Qaeda and insurgent groups to increase their activity in the region, a top think tank said on Tuesday....
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Pakistan, India urged to spare‘Sikh homeland’ in case of war
LONDON, Jan 27: In a significant development, a broad-based coalition of leading Sikh organisations, based in the Indian state of Punjab as well as representing the worldwide diaspora, has formally asked...
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Israeli soldier killed, Gaza truce breached
GAZA CITY, Jan 27: An Israeli soldier was killed by a bomb on the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and troops then killed a Palestinian, in violence that strained...
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Impartial investigation essential in Gaza: HRW
NEW YORK, Jan 27: An impartial international investigation into allegations of serious violations of the laws of war by Israel and Hamas during the recent fighting in Gaza is essential to...
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Obama reaches out to Muslim world
NEW YORK, Jan 27: US President Barack Obama told the Muslim world on Tuesday that “Americans are not your enemy” and urged the Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table....
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Congolese militia leader on trial for war crimes
THE HAGUE, Jan 27: Lawyers for Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga denounced his war crimes trial as unfair on Tuesday, accusing prosecutors of abusing International Criminal Court rules to shroud the proceedings....
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Woman gives birth to eight healthy babies
BELLFLOWER (California), Jan 27: Eight babies born to a mother in Southern California --- only the second set of octuplets born alive in the US --- were in stable condition and breathing on their own, doctors said on Tuesday....
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Two girls killed as wall collapses
QUETTA, Jan 27: Two girls were killed and two others injured when a wall of their house collapsed in a village near Dera Murad Jamali on Tuesday....
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