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sport: Pakistan beat Japan to qualify for Hockey World Cup
Two goals from Sohail Abbas and one from Haseem Khan helped Pakistan beat Japan 3-1 in France.
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12:43 AM PST | Monday, 09 Nov, 2009 |

pakistan: Police shoot suspected suicide bomber in Islamabad
Officials say that the bomber attempted to target a police check post in the capital when he was killed.
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11:06 PM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

pakistan: Punjab govt to increase sugar supply
The sugar quota has been uplifted in the province from eighteen hundred to thirty-six hundred metric tones.
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10:12 PM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

pakistan: US, Pakistan deny negotiations on nuke security
FO termed the assertions made over the safety of Pakistan's nuclear assets as utterly misleading and totally baseless.
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08:34 PM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

pakistan: Waziristan offensive kills 20 Taliban: military
‘In the last 24 hours, 20 terrorists have been killed and eight soldiers were injured,’ the military said.
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06:06 PM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

pakistan: Gilani discusses terrorism, state issues with Taseer
Gilani said that issues of the state would be dealt with in consultation with all stakeholders and political parties.
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02:53 PM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

world: Dalai Lama visits Indian monastery despite China protest
The Tibetan spiritual leader was warmly welcomed in Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian border region claimed by China.
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11:58 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

world: US, Pakistan negotiate deal on nuke security: report
Discussions are allegedly under way to allow trained American units to provide added security to Pakistan’s arsenal.
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11:18 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

metropolitan: Suicide bomb near Peshawar kills 10, wounds 30
The bomber struck a goat market in Madni early on Sunday morning in an attack targeting Nazim Abdul Malik.
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10:09 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

world: US House passes sweeping health care overhaul
The approval of the 10-year trillion-dollar plan handed President Obama a major victory on his top domestic priority.
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10:03 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

cricket: New Zealand hopeful of finding new coach soon
‘I can confirm I have received a number of strong inquiries from both New Zealand and overseas’: NZC chief.
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08:38 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

pakistan: 'Operation in Malakand, Waziristan is no solution'
The PM conceded in the NA that the army operation is no lasting solution and the govt is taking steps to bring stability.
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05:00 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

art-culture: TV producer Nusrat Thakur is dead
The seventy two years old celebrated TV producer and radio artiste passed away after a brief illness.
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05:00 AM PST | Sunday, 08 Nov, 2009 |

Laden with revenge
Nawaz has no intention of destabilising the existing setup because politicians as a group would suffer.
The ‘consensus’ democracy
The transfer of powers from the president to the PM will not by itself empower parliament.

NUCLEAR ASSETS

Heavy conventional guarding, a blanket of secrecy and deliberate deception used to protect nuclear installations.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Media's independence is meaningless unless it takes upon itself the grave duty of honest and responsible reportage.

The show, as predicated, proved an entertaining conceit which turned a hypothetical evening into a happening act.

A large part of the spending goes on gold jewellery, but sales are down partly because of rising global gold prices.

PUBLIC BACKLASH?

Muslim organisations in the US have complained about receiving dozens of death threats and hate e-mails.

'We are keen to host the top teams of the sub-continent because of growing passion for the game among people here.'

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