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| July 16, 2007 | Monday | Jamadi-us-Sani 30, 1428 |
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Suicide attacks on forces intensify; 49 dead: By Hameedullah Khan & Irfan Mughal
MINGORA/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 15: At least 49 people, 28 of them law-enforcement agencies’ personnel, were killed and 96 others injured in a string of suicide bombings in Swat and Dera Ismail Khan districts on Sunday....
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Waziristan peace deal scrapped by militants
MIRAMSHAH, July 15: The local Taliban on Sunday announced scrapping a peace deal they had reached with the government in September last year, warning Khasadar and Levies personnel against performing duties...
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Status quo to remain if Constitution not restored, says CJ
LAHORE, July 15: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said that any change in the prevailing situation of the country depends on the restoration of the Constitution....
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Changes likely in security plan
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The nascent anti-Talibanisation plan approved on June 4 by the National Security Council (NSC) for tribal and settled areas of the NWFP may witness some “structural alterations” following...
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LoC can become symbol of peace, says Singh
NEW DELHI, July 15: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday announced his quest for a historic reconciliation with Pakistan for peace and cooperation in Kashmir, including a joint sharing of...
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US supports deployment of troops in NWFP
WASHINGTON, July 15: The United States will provide Pakistan with all the tools it needs for a projected crackdown on militants in the NWFP and the tribal areas, the US national security adviser said on Sunday....
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Tariff for three IPPs okayed
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The government has persuaded the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) into giving post-facto approval to a whopping 11.4 cents per unit overall tariff for three existing Independent Power Producers (IPPs)....
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Pakistan not right place for suicide attacks: Fazl
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and Ittehad Tanzeemat Deenia (ITMD), a conglomerate of five Wafaqul Madaris, on Sunday called upon the government to immediately reopen Lal Masjid and allow academic activities in Jamia Hafsa....
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Fresh rain aggravates flood situation: 20 more Dadu villages inundated
DADU, July 15: A fresh spell of rain and floodwater coming from Balochistan inundated 20 more villages and hundreds of acres of land between the main Nara valley (MNV) drain and...
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Karzai pardons Pakistani boy
KABUL, July 15: A 14-year-old would-be suicide bomber from Pakistan, caught while on a mission to blow up an Afghan provincial governor, was pardoned on Sunday by President Hamid Karzai....
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US church to pay $660m for settling abuse claims
LOS ANGELES, July 15: Hundreds of people who claim they were abused by clergy affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles can expect to be paid more than one...
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Four injured in explosions
QUETTA, July 15: Four people, including a woman, were seriously injured in two bomb explosions on Sunday....
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MNA sent to Adiala Jail
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shah Abdul Aziz, arrested by Islamabad police late Saturday night, has been sent to Adiala Jail, sources told Dawn....
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High alert declared in Pindi, Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, July 15: High alert has been declared in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in the wake of suicide attacks in parts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP)...
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Inquiry into May 12 riots completed, says Altaf
KARACHI, July 15: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain said on Saturday that his party was unacceptable to the ruling classes because it had challenged the status quo and broken the tradition of dynastic rule....
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PN to take charge of force in Gulf
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Pakistan will take over next month the command of a multinational naval coalition patrolling waters around the Arabian Peninsula to stop terrorism and piracy and search vessels suspected...
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Blasts rock Somalia peace conference
MOGADISHU, July 15: Somalia''s much-delayed peace conference got off to a rocky start on Sunday as seven mortar shells exploded near the Mogadishu venue and the meeting was adjourned to give delegates more time to arrive....
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BD polls in Dec 2008
DHAKA, July 15: Bangladesh’s emergency government said on Sunday that national polls cancelled at the start of the year will be held by December 2008, when expected reforms to the country’s voting system will be complete....
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