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Dr Khan begged for pardon to escape trial: Kidwai
ISLAMABAD: Nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan opted for a conditional pardon instead of facing a trial in the proliferation case, said Director-General Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ki.....more |
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Qadeer pledges to hit back
RAWALPINDI: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said Saturday that he would not stay silent any more and hit back at his detractors.
Talking to Geo News, he, however, said the foreign media was distorting his statement.....more |
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Gilani to take nation into confidence
ISLAMABAD: The government will counter the PML-Q’s 19-page white paper, which the main opposition party issued a few days ago on the first 100 days of the coalition government under the title “100 Days of Betra.....more |
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Mangal Bagh willing to accept Jirga decision
PESHAWAR: Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh has expressed his willingness to accept the decision of the 35-member tribal jirga negotiating peace between him and the government.
The tribal Jirga, consisti.....more |
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Musharraf vows to save Pakistan
KARACHI: President Pervez Musharraf pledged on Saturday to take Pakistan out of the present turmoil.
“Pakistan has come to live and will Inshallah survive,” he stressed while speaking as the chief guest .....more |
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NA post-budget session being delayed
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to delay the National Assembly’s post-budget session, scheduled for July 14, without assigning any specific reason.
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Govt moves SC against LHC verdict
ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court, praying to set aside the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict regarding the eligibility of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
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Kashmir shrine fire sparks protest
HELD SRINAGAR: Thirty people were injured in clashes with the police after thousands of angry protesters gathered outside the Jenab Sahib shrine that caught fire here on Saturday.
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We must apologise to Dr Khan and help him build a new life
ISLAMABAD: The latest statement of Dr AQ Khan about the secret transfer of centrifuges from Pakistan to North Korea is unfortunate to say the least.
Coming from a person, who is regarded as the father o.....more |
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Indian spy to be handed over to BSF on 7th
LAHORE: The alleged Indian spy, Ram Prakash, 51, will be handed over to the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) at the Wagah border here on Monday (tomorrow). Parkash's travel documents have been prepared by th.....more |
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Punjab governor denies report on land scam
LAHORE: A spokesman of the Punjab governor has contradicted a news item published in The News on July 5, 2008, regarding the alleged unlawful allotment of military land in the name of Principal Secretary to Gov.....more |
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No room for terrorism in Pakistan: Shahbaz
LAHORE: President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan needed to function in multi-dimensional phases for the elimination of extremism and te.....more |
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CJ Dogar points at ‘yellow journalism’
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has said in his recent judgment that “yellow journalism” had touched new heights during the November 3, 2007 state of emergency.
Justice D.....more |
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Lawyers reject constitutional package
LAHORE: The Rawalpindi Bar President, Sardar Ismatullah Khan, said on Saturday the lawyers had rejected the restoration of judges through a constitutional package and in this regard criticised the role of the c.....more |
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PML-N takes exception to Musharraf’s statement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has strongly criticised President Pervez Musharraf for accusing the incumbent political leadership of failing to bring the country out of political and economic c.....more |
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Afghan legislator shot dead; 10 Taliban killed
KANDAHAR: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a member of parliament in the troubled southern Afghanistan while 10 Taliban were killed laying a landmine, Afghan officials told the AFP on Saturday.
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TNSM, govt discuss Swat peace
MINGORA: Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) and the Swat administration on Saturday discussed the existing situation in the district and ways and means to bring peace to the volatile valley.
The tal.....more |
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Six killed, tanker torched in Landi Kotal
By our correspondent
LANDI KOTAL: Six people were killed and around 12 injured in a clash between the Lashkar-e-Islam and the Ansar-ul-Islam activists in.....more |
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