26 dead in Pakistan helicopter crash (CNN)
A military helicopter crashed Friday in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 security personnel on board, the Pakistani military said.
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?Low gas pressure causing power cuts?
Karachi
Amid hot and humid weather on Thursday, residents of several areas of the city experienced numerous power failures. Meanwhile officials
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?No policy violated?
ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday The News had reported that the former prime minister and billionaire, Shaukat Aziz, had walked away with bulging suitcases ful
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Official: Helicopter crash kills 26 in NW Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
A military official says 26 security personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash in northwestern Pakistan.
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U.S. drone attacks said to kill 17 at Taliban outposts in Pakistan (Los Angeles Times)
The missiles target the network of Baitullah Mahsud, a militant leader, who escaped a similar attack a week earlier. Missile attacks believed to be carried out by U.S. drone aircraft today targeted a training center and a communications base run by one of Pakistan’s most wanted militant leaders, killing 17 people and injuring 27 others.
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Murder case filed against Sindh Home Minister
KARACHI: A murder case has been filed court orders against Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza.
According to DIG East Karachi, a case has been registered at Sohrab Goth Police Station on charges of murder on the directive of court.
Sources said, TPO Gadap Town has also been nominated in the case. The court took the action on the application submitted after the killing of a worker of Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party, sources added.
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Williams sisters reach Wimbledon doubles final
LONDON: Venus and Serena Williams, who will contest the Wimbledon singles final for a fourth time on Saturday, reached the final of the women’’s doubles for a second successive year on Friday.
The three-time defending champions defeated top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and America’’s Liezel Hueber 6-1, 6-2.
They will face either Spanish duo Virginia Ruano Pascual and Anabel Medina Garrigues or Australian pair Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs in Sunday’’s final.
The Williams sisters were doubles champions here in 2000, 2002 and 2008.
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26 killed in Pakistan helicopter crash (MSNBC)
A military helicopter crashed in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 26 security personnel, a Pakistan military official said.
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Extremists target forces? copter: sources
HANGU: The extremists targeted a helicopter of security forces and there are reports of killings of four personnel, as the copter was destroyed in Orakzai Agency.
The government sources said that information regarding the staff and helicopter are being confirmed.
The extremists fired at the military helicopter in the Cheer Ferozkhel border area between Orakzai and Khyber Agencies.
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PM should have his due rights: Nawaz
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif Friday said the affairs of the country are being run on the same rules which were being followed by Pervez Musharraf led government and the Prime Minister is not enjoying the powers that he should be entitled to.
Addressing the party workers, the PML-N Chief said: ?Our intention is to set the matters right by cooperating with Pakistan People?s Party.?
He said, if he is given an opportunity, he would be ready to serve the country as prime minister.
Nawaz Sharif said presently the President is enjoying all the powers. It should be the Prime Minister who should have all his due powers, he added.
He said the Charter of Democracy (CoD), signed by PML-N and PPP, has being treated as nothing but a piece of paper.
?The murderers of Akbar Bugti could have been brought to justice had the CoD been implemented,? he regretted.
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