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ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on interior conceded on Thursday that the Mumbai attacks were partly...
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Suspects to be tried in camera
RAWALPINDI, Feb 12: All suspects arrested in connection with Mumbai attacks would be tried in the Adiala Central jail under the anti-terrorism law, informed sources told Dawn on Thursday....
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Pakistan determined to curb terror: US
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: The United States on Thursday welcomed the announcement in Islamabad that the Mumbai terror attacks were partly planned on the Pakistani soil, saying that it showed Pakistan’s seriousness in fighting terrorism....
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India calls it positive step, wants more credible measures
NEW DELHI, Feb 12: India on Thursday welcomed the arrest of Mumbai terror suspects by Pakistan as a positive step and hoped that Islamabad would take more credible measures to dismantle alleged infrastructure used by militants for cross-border raids....
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Indians also involved: Mumbai police
NEW DELHI, Feb 12: Mumbai Police Commissioner said on Thursday that some Indians were among the 16 men wanted by police for their role in the Mumbai attacks....
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Zardari to visit China from 20th
BEIJING, Feb 12: President Asif Ali Zardari would visit China from Feb 20 to Feb 23, Beijing said on Thursday....
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Zardari made strong plea for US aid in talks with Holbrooke
NEW YORK, Feb 12: President Asif Ali Zardari made a major pitch for urgent US economic assistance to shore up Pakistan’s crumbling economy during his meetings with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke, the New York Times said on Thursday....
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Holbrooke reaches Kabul
KABUL, Feb 12: US special envoy Richard Holbrooke arrived in Kabul on Thursday, on the second leg of a maiden tour aimed at turning around the war against militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan....
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Indian N-sub project nearing completion: minister
NEW DELHI, Feb 12: India’s project to construct three nuclear-powered submarines at a southern India naval base is near completion, officials said on Thursday.“Things are in the final stage now,” A.K....
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Fatima Bhutto fears prosecution
LONDON, Feb 12: Fatima Bhutto, niece of the slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, fears that she could be liable for prosecution for her writings criticising the government, under the ‘prevention of...
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Russian, US satellites collide in space
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: US and Russian satellites crashed in space, the first major known accident of its kind, creating two clouds of debris that were being tracked by experts on Thursday....
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Taliban threaten to attack more ANP leaders
PESHAWAR/TANK, Feb 12: Police have not found any information about terrorists involved in Wednesday’s bomb blast which killed Awami National Party’s MPA Alam Zeb Khan....
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Gilani says growers must get official wheat support price
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has asked the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to set up monitoring teams to ensure that growers received the official wheat price of Rs950 per 40kg for their new crop....
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Bomb defused
QUETTA, Feb 12: Gwadar town escaped a disaster when police defused a powerful bomb planted outside the Janat market on Thursday....
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UK entry ban on producer of film against Islam
LONDON, Feb 12: Despite the severe opposition by Lord Ahmed and Muslim community leaders, the controversial film ‘Fitna’ was screened at House of Lords on Thursday but in the absence of...
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Prince Harry to attend ‘equality course’: reports
LONDON, Feb 12: After a royal reprimand, it’s back to school for Prince Harry....
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Hyarbyar Marri praises British legal system
LONDON, Feb 12: Hyarbyar Marri has paid a rich tribute to the British legal system and expressed his gratitude to the Pakistan government ‘for opposing the prosecution’....
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Numl branch to be opened in Mexico
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The Mexican government will open a branch of the National University of Modern Languages (Numl) in Mexico....
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