US should help resolve Kashmir issue: Obama: ‘Militants, not India, biggest threat to Pakistan’
WASHINGTON, Nov 2: The United States should try to resolve the Kashmir dispute, says US presidential front-runner Barack Obama while backing American efforts to promote a better understanding between India and Pakistan....
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Petraeus and Boucher arrive in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: US Central Command (Centcom) chief Gen David Howell Petraeus and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher arrived here on Sunday to discuss various aspects of the ‘war on terror’ with government and military leaders....
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Suicide bomber kills eight soldiers in S. Waziristan
WANA, Nov 2: Eight soldiers were killed in a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan on Sunday, military officials said....
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People uprooted by quake yet to receive winterised tents
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Thousands of quake-affected people in Balochistan are still waiting for winterised tents with temperatures dropping below freezing point at nights and threat of snowstorms looming large....
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S. Arabia foiled terror plot against US in ’03
RIYADH, Nov 2: Saudi Arabia foiled a terror attack against the United States five years ago, a Saudi official said on Sunday....
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Trilateral mechanism soon on IPI project
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari met in Tehran on Sunday and decided to set up a trilateral mechanism at...
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Mine blast near farm of Zain Bugti
QUETTA, Nov 2: A man was killed when a landmine exploded in Chatan Pati area of Jaffarabad district on Sunday....
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‘Messenger asked CJ to ensure favourable ruling for Musharraf’
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: During last year’s constitutional battle in the Supreme Court on the question of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s eligibility to contest the presidential election while holding the office of the...
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Two troops, 8 militants die in Swat
MINGORA, Nov 2: Two soldiers and eight militants were killed and several others were wounded in fierce clashes in Swat valley on Sunday....
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Violent Kashmir protests
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: Over a dozen people were hurt on Sunday when Indian police fired teargas and used batons to disperse hundreds of Kashmiris protesting the arrest of their leaders, doctors said....
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Every affected family to get Rs25,000 for reconstruction
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The government has decided to provide an amount of Rs25,000 and 15 CGI sheets to each family in Balochistan’s quake-hit areas for reconstruction of mud-houses because tents would...
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British PM expects S. Arabia to boost IMF bailout fund
DOHA, Nov 2: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Sunday he expected Saudi Arabia to give more money to boost the International Monetary Fund’s ability to bail out nations hit hardest by worldwide financial crisis....
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Brown visits militants’ ‘half-way house’
RIYADH, Nov 2: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown shook hands with former detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp at a ‘deradicalisation centre’ in Saudi Arabia on Sunday....
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Briton Hamilton is F1’s youngest champion
SAO PAULO, Nov 2: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren became Formula One’s youngest champion after overtaking on the final turn of the last lap to finish fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix and capture the title by one point....
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20 new ministers likely to join cabinet today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: At least 20 new ministers, belonging to all parties in the ruling coalition, will be inducted in the federal cabinet on Monday, it was learnt here on Sunday....
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Survivors in need of proper shelter
WAM/ZIARAT, Nov 2: People rendered homeless by last week’s earthquake are in desperate need for proper shelter to survive harsh the winter, rains and snowfall....
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Qaim hands over Rs70m cheque to Raisani
QUETTA, Nov 2: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah handed over on Sunday a cheque for Rs70 million to his Balochistan counterpart Nawab Aslam Raisani for relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims....
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PML-Q removes chief of women’s wing
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Former federal minister Sumera Malik has been removed from the post of the chief of the women’s wing of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q....
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