Nawaz comes out in the open against Zardari: President ‘protecting’ Musharraf
LAHORE, Feb 21: A day after committing himself to joining the lawyers’ sit-in slated for next month, PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif went a step ahead on Saturday and came down...
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Taliban contest govt’s ‘permanent truce’
MINGORA, Feb 21: The government announced on Saturday that it had reached a “permanent ceasefire” with the Taliban in Swat as part of an agreement brokered by the head of the defunct Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi, Maulana Sufi Mohammad....
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Drones land for ‘logistical reasons’
GUJRAT, Feb 21: Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has said that drones have been allowed to land in Pakistan only for “logistical reasons”....
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Endgame is near?
It’s not the endgame. Perhaps it cannot even be categorised as the beginning of the end. But the powerful salvo fired by a highly frustrated Nawaz Sharif towards Islamabad may change the course of events in the days to come....
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Kashmir deal was nearly clinched, says Kasuri
NEW DELHI, Feb 21: India and Pakistan were close to reaching broad outlines of a solution to the Kashmir dispute, but could not clinch it due to “sheer bad luck”, former...
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Higher education spending cut by 73 per cent
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Funding for the higher education sector has been cut by 73 per cent. Officials have attributed lack of cash and economic slowdown for the huge cut....
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‘Suicide bomber’ shot dead
KARACHI, Feb 21: A suspected bank robber with a bomb strapped to his body was killed and a policeman injured in a shootout on Saturday at Karachi’s wholesale fruit and vegetable market (Sabzi Mandi)....
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Mother appeals for Solecki’s release
QUETTA, Feb 21: The mother of John Solecki, an American taken hostage in Quetta while working for a UN agency for refugees, appealed on Saturday for her son’s release.“We...
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Zardari offers China access to ports
WUHAN (China), Feb 21: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday offered China access to Pakistani ports for international trade, ahead of the signing of five memoranda of understanding in agriculture and trade sectors....
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PPP dares PML-N to file case against Musharraf
LAHORE, Feb 21: PPP leader Qasim Zia on Saturday asked the PML-N leadership to initiate legal proceedings against former president Pervez Musharraf and get him arrested for toppling the Nawaz government...
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Progress in investigation depends on Indian reply: Qureshi won’t attend Saarc meeting
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said he will not attend the Saarc ministerial conference scheduled for Feb 27-28 in Colombo, dashing hopes for his first encounter with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee after the Mumbai attacks....
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US, China can help world overcome crisis: Hillary
BEIJING, Feb 21: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China could help pull the world out of economic crisis by working together and made...
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LTTE aircraft were on suicide mission: govt
COLOMBO, Feb 21: The two LTTE aircraft which were shot down by the Sri Lankan forces before they could hit targets on Friday evening were on a suicide mission to destroy...
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20 militants held in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Feb 21: Bangladesh police arrested four members of an underground Islamist group and 16 other militants in a crackdown on Saturday, an official said, a day after a suspected militant...
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Sabotaging of N-plan impossible, says Iran
TEHRAN, Feb 21: Iran’s parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani on Saturday told former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that it was impossible to deprive Tehran of nuclear technology for peaceful uses....
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Pelosi assures Karzai of speedy reconstruction
KABUL, Feb 21: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assured President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that Washington would accelerate Afghanistan’s reconstruction as part of a new war on terror strategy, his office said....
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Australian writer gets pardon
SYDNEY, Feb 21: An Australian writer jailed for insulting the Thai royal family flew home to a tearful reunion with his family on Saturday after being pardoned by the king and freed from jail....
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Abu Ghraib prison renamed, reopened
BAGHDAD, Feb 21: Iraqi officials on Saturday formally reopened Abu Ghraib prison, which became synonymous with abuse under the US occupation, and in addition to a fresh coat of paint, gave it a new name....
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Kashmiris hold protest against killing of two youths
SRINAGAR, Feb 21: Thousands of slogan-chanting Kashmiris on Saturday held demonstrations against New Delhi following the death of two young men in a shooting incident allegedly involving Indian troops, police and residents said....
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Obama govt has expanded ‘covert war’, says NYT
NEW YORK, Feb 21: With two missile strikes over the past week, the Obama administration has expanded the covert war run by the Central Intelligence Agency inside Pakistan, attacking a militant...
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