World sees US raids as disastrous, says Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The winner of the US presidential election would be “under compulsion” to maintain good relations with Pakistan, the prime minister said on Saturday, in an attempt to ease...
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Question mark over fate of Al Qaeda man
MIRAMSHAH, Nov 1: Conflicting reports are emerging about the killing of an Iraqi Al Qaeda commander in the attack on Friday night by a US drone in North Waziristan....
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Killing of civilians alleged; ISPR denies charge
MINGORA, Nov 1: At least 11 non-combatants were killed in Swat in shelling by security forces on Saturday, locals alleged....
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Aftershocks test survivors’ nerves
QUETTA, Nov 1: Mild to moderate aftershocks in Balochistan on Saturday rattled the nerves of the shelterless spending nights in sub-zero temperatures under open skies....
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July-Oct tax collection rises by over 28pc
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Revenue collection for the first four months of the current financial year registered an increase of over 28 per cent over the corresponding period last year, according to provisional figures released on Saturday....
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What keeps the economy going?
IN a special report, the team of Dawn Business reporters attempts to explain the weak — and weakening — link between the national and household budgets through an informal survey in...
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Marriage of minors: parents freed
KARACHI, Nov 1: Two men were released on Saturday after they were arrested on suspicion of organising the wedding of their young children to end their families feuding....
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Obama to increase non-military aid
WASHINGTON, Nov 1: US presidential frontrunner Barack Obama wants to strengthen democracy in Pakistan by increasing non-military aid to the country but he also wants the Pakistanis to realise that their...
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Delhi invokes draconian law to tackle poll opponents
SRINAGAR, Nov 1: Police arrested three key freedom movement leaders in occupied Kashmir on Saturday under a tough security law that allows detention for up to two years without trial, triggering clashes with hundreds of protesters, officials said....
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Promised SBP action comes early to boost liquidity
KARACHI, Nov 1: The State Bank on Saturday moved to cut the banks’ cash reserve requirement (CRR) by one per cent a fortnight before it was due, injecting more liquidity into the banking system....
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Eight die as copters target militant positions
KHAR / GHALANAI, Nov 1: At least eight suspected militants were killed and ten others injured when gunship helicopters targeted their positions in the Mamond tehsil of Bajaur on Saturday....
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19 killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Nov 1: US forces in eastern Afghanistan targeted on Friday an Al Qaeda leader and a bomb-making cell, killing 19 militants, the coalition said on Saturday....
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UK commander resigns to protest meagre funds
LONDON, Nov 1: A commander of Britain’s elite special forces in Afghanistan has resigned, a defence source said on Saturday, declining to give details....
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France, UK in desperate bid to prevent Congo disaster
KINSHASA, Nov 1: The French and British foreign ministers held crisis talks on Saturday with President Joseph Kabila in a diplomatic push to halt a rebel advance and looming humanitarian disaster in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo....
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Iran, Saudi Arabia send relief goods
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Red Crescent Society of Iran has despatched the country’s first consignment of relief goods worth $310,000 for the people affected by Wednesday’s earthquake in Balochistan....
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Zardari for solving ginners’ problems
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: Growers and ginners must be supported to achieve this year’s cotton production target, says President Asif Ali Zardari....
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BNP city chief shot dead
KARACHI, Nov 1: Five people, including a city chief of the Balochistan National Party, were killed here on Saturday....
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PBC disowns ‘dubious legal bodies’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Pakistan Bar Council on Saturday took note of the mushrooming of ‘unauthorised’ bar associations and warned that the bodies not falling directly under its umbrella and not governed by the provincial bar councils would not be recognised....
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