Fresh strategy to crush Swat militants: Malik names terror outfits behind insurgency
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: Prime Minister’s Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik told the Senate on Thursday that a new strategy had been worked out to combat militancy in Swat....
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Suicide bombing gang busted, claim police
RAWALPINDI: Police claimed to have arrested nine suspected terrorists and seized 100kg of explosives, detonators and other material during a raid on Thursday....
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Force alone can’t defeat terrorists, says Gilani
DAVOS, Jan 29: President Barack Obama should deepen US engagement in Afghanistan but show more restraint in Pakistan, ministers said on Thursday as the volatile region took centre stage in Davos....
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IMF says Pakistan has met initial targets
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that data indicated Pakistan had met its end-December targets under its 23-month IMF funding programme, suggesting the government was making some headway in its balance of payments crisis....
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Three alleged Indian agents arrested in Lahore
LAHORE, Jan 29: Three men said to be Indian agents were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in terrorist activities in the provincial capital and other parts of the country....
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Banks in NWFP reluctant to lend to industry
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: Banks’ reluctance to lend to the local industry because of lacklustre economic activities and growing violence have led to closure of 75 per cent industrial units and massive layoffs in the NWFP....
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PN to acquire UAVs, early warning aircraft
KARACHI, Jan 29: Pakistan Navy will soon acquire Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to strengthen its air fleet, according to Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir....
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All promises will be honoured, NA assured
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: The government reassured the National Assembly on Thursday it would honour all its commitments without resorting to undue haste after the opposition lashed the PPP-led coalition for promises...
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Gilani, Putin agree to expand dialogue
DAVOS, Jan 29: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum....
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US may be pushed to the brink of deflation
WASHINGTON, Jan 29: The US Federal Reserve officials on Thursday warned of a prolonged global economic slowdown that might push the United States to the brink of deflation....
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India speeds up plans to modernise military
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: India is speeding a nearly $1 billion domestic weapons development programme to modernise its armed forces, the defence research department said on Thursday....
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Combat-ready Indian women to be sent on UN mission
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: India on Thursday said it was sending more combat-ready women troops to Liberia to join UN peacekeepers in the war-ravaged country....
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Afghanistan presidential polls in August
KABUL, Jan 29: Afghanistan on Thursday announced presidential elections for Aug 20, hoping a US troop surge would improve security at a time when violence was at the highest levels since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban....
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Malegaon probe set to expand
ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police is likely to interrogate Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik, following reports that he had links with Lt-Col S....
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UN seeks $613m in urgent aid for Gaza
DAVOS, Jan 29: The United Nations launched an emergency appeal on Thursday for $613 million to help Palestinians recover from Israel’s three weeks of military operations in Gaza....
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New bird species found in China
BANGKOK, Jan 29: A new species of the fist-sized babbler bird has been found in a network of underground caves in southwestern China, raising the prospect the country may become a hot spot for other discoveries, according to a conservation group....
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US plans to send letter to Khamenei
LONDON, Jan 29: Ignoring Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s demand for an apology for ‘US actions against Iran over the past 60 years’, officials of Barack Obama’s administration are said to have...
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Obama signs pay law to end discrimination
WASHINGTON: As a grandmother’s crusade peaked in a lavish White House ceremony, President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a new law making it easier for women to sue their employers for pay discrimination....
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