Zardari says victory against militants only option
PESHAWAR, Feb 6: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that parts of the NWFP were not facing a simple law and order situation but an insurgency by some trained elements....
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Dr Khan’s release irks West
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: The United States, United Kingdom and France have weighed in on a court decision to release nuclear scientist Dr A.Q. Khan from house arrest with statements expressing concerns, even worries....
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Mumbai probe report to be ready next week: PM
LAHORE, Feb 6: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that a report on preliminary investigations into the Mumbai attacks will be submitted to him on Monday and its findings will be made public soon....
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Court orders release of Dr A.Q. Khan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The Islamabad High Court declared detained nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan a “free citizen” on Friday, but kept secret the ‘agreement’ reached between him and the government....
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Suicide attack on trailer in Jamrud
LANDI KOTAL, Feb 6: Seven people, three of them children, were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a trailer on the main Peshawar-Torkham highway on Friday....
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Helicopter attacks in Darra
KOHAT, Feb 6: Helicopter gunships shelled militants’ positions adjacent to Khyber and Orakzai agencies on Friday....
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Lawyers reschedule long march
LAHORE, Feb 6: Lawyers have decided to hold their long march on March 12, instead of March 9, out of respect for Eid Miladun Nabi....
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Congress to consider tripling Pakistan aid soon: Kerry
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: Within weeks, a new bill will be introduced in the US Congress which will seek to more than triple US economic aid to Pakistan, says Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations....
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Kashmir settlement to help ease Afghan issue: British MPs
LONDON, Feb 6: As Pakistan was commemorating Kashmir Solidarity Day on Thursday, inside the House of Commons parliamentarians from across the political divide debated the issues confronting Pakistan, Afghanistan and India with particular reference to the Kashmir dispute....
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Rs300m cut from funds of Balochistan
QUETTA, Feb 6: The State Bank of Pakistan has deducted about Rs300 million on account of Balochistan government’s overdraft, despite federal government’s decision to defer its payment for six months....
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Call for importing 100,000 tons of urea each month
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6: The Senate Standing Committee on Food, Agriculture and Livestock has expressed concern over what it termed an artificial shortage of fertiliser across the country and asked the food...
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Poor irrigation network blamed for water losses
RAWALPINDI, Feb 6: Excessive water conveyance losses are occurring in Pakistan due to sedimentation and poor maintenance of irrigation networks, says a new UN report....
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Militants kill two ‘spies’
MIRAMSHAH, Feb 6: Militants killed two men in North Waziristan after accusing them of spying for the US forces....
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Gas pipeline blown up
QUETTA, Feb 6: Gas supply from Pir Koh field to the Sui plant was suspended when a portion of a pipeline was blown up on Friday night....
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BJP blows hot and cold over Mumbai
NEW DELHI, Feb 6: In an all too brief reversal of roles, the head of India’s main opposition BJP on Friday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ruling coalition of creating war...
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Anti-terror steps to continue, Japan assured
TOKYO, Feb 6: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday that Pakistan needed huge international help to overcome its financial difficulties, the Japanese foreign ministry said....
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Punjab told not to hire staff for Attock schools
RAWALPINDI, Feb 6: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench on Friday stopped the Punjab government from inducting new teaching and non-teaching staff in Attock after the district nazim moved the court against the decision....
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Khalid Hasan sets aside pen
WASHINGTON, Feb 6: Many got used to reading Khalid Hasan’s witty, thoughtful and honest opinions in his columns, written first in Lahore, and then sent from London, Vienna and Washington....
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