Army Cantonment to be established in Swat: Owais
PESHAWAR: The NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghani has said a decision in principle has been taken to establish an Army Cantonment in Swat for which initi
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NCHD gets one year more
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to retain the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), a brainchild of the Musharraf government, despit
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Asma asks CJ to step down
RAWALPINDI: Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Asma Jahangir has demanded of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar to resign
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Mumbai death toll rises to 125 ; India blames neighbours
MUMBAI: Indian commandos killed the last three gunmen at the Taj Hotel late Thursday and were sweeping another luxury hotel in search of hostages and
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Pakistan’s Asif faces dope hearing delay (The West Australian)
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif’s doping tribunal hearing has been delayed due to the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, his lawyer says. “We were scheduled to leave for Mumbai early Thursday but the Ind
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Karachi:Voilence in Sohrab Goth, one killed
KARACHI: One person was killed while seven people including women were injured in violence by an infuriated group at Sohrab Goth and firing by unknown persons.According to police sources, some people in violence near Al-Asif Square at Super Highway blocked the road and also did firing due to which one person was killed and seven people including women were injured.Dead body and three wounded were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and three injured were taken to a local hospital of Gulshan-e-Iqbal.Meanwhile, a powerful explosion was heard before Al-Ameen Arcade near Sohrab Goth.SSP Gulberg Allauddin Abbasi told that the explosion occurred due to a tyre burst in a ground nut cart and explosion of a gas cylinder on the same cart but according to eye witnesses it was a locally-manufactured bomb or a time-device.On receiving the report of the incident, a heavy contingent of police reached the spot and took control of the situation.SP Gulshan-e-Iqbal Suhail Chatha told Geo arms were recovered from most of them.Tension spread in the area after the incident and police were deployed there.
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Indian security forces arrest
MUMBAI: The Indian security forces have arrested three militants, including a Pakistani national, inside a Mumbai hotel attacked by a group of gunmen,
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Pakistan condemns Mumbai attacks (AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Pakistan warned Thursday against “knee-jerk reactions” after more than 100 people died in attacks in India that New Delhi blamed on terrorists based outside its borders.
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Mumbai militants say they belong to Pakistan-based group (Toronto Star)
Three of the militants who attacked India’s financial capital have confessed they are members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group, the Hindu newspaper reported today.
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$3.1bn IMF tranche lands in SBP account
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday received the first tranche of $3.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), jacking up the foreign currency
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