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Monday, October 19, 2009
US soldier among 15 killed
KABUL: A roadside bomb attack killed one US soldier in Afghanistan, while 14 Taliban were killed in two separate incidents, officials said here on Sunday. “Six armed Taliban were killed,” an Afghan military official said. A separate incident in Uruzgan left eight Taliban dead.
No action against religious seminaries: Rehman Malik
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on Sunday that no action was being taken against any Madressah in the federal capital.In a statement issued here, the minster said, action is being taken only against those prayer leaders (Imam Masjid), who do not have Pakistani nationality. He said no person would be allowed to become a prayer leader in any mosque in the country, if he is not a Pakistani national.
PML-N to oppose NRO, says Shahbaz
LONDON: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the PML-N will strongly oppose the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in parliament and will vote against it. He said the NRO passage would, by no means, add to the dignity and honour of parliament. He was delivering a presidential address at a function of the party at South Hall, UK, here on Sunday, which was largely attended by the Pakistani community. The chief minister said Pakistan cannot afford any confrontation at present.
Saifullah vows to oppose NRO
By our correspondent
NOWSHERA: PML-Q (Likeminded) chief Salim Saifullah has said the passage of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) will be opposed in parliament. Talking to reporters here on Sunday, he said his group was contacting leaders of other parties to evolve a strategy against the NRO. He said legitimising corruption would be dangerous for the country and the nation. “We appeal to all the members to come clean on the NRO and take a bold step by rejecting the controversial ordinance,” he said. He also opposed the Kerry-Lugar Bill and said it was tantamount to interfering in the affairs of Pakistan and asked the government to use diplomatic channels to find a solution.
Roadside blast rocks Lakki Marwat
By our correspondent
LAKKI MARWAT: An explosive device planted by unidentified militants on the Dera Ismail Khan Road here went off on Sunday. Official sources said the militants had planted the explosive device apparently to target a convoy of security forces heading for the South Waziristan Agency. However, the device exploded before the forces passed through the area.
Terrorist involved in FIA offices attack held
LAHORE: Police arrested a terrorist in connection with the attack on the FIA regional headquarters here on Sunday. Samiullah, 28, had dropped the terrorists in a vehicle outside the FIA headquarters before they launched the attack, a private TV channel reported. The police arrested Samiullah at a check-post near the Campus Bridge and recovered explosives from his possession.
Eight suspects held in Kohat
By our correspondent
KOHAT: Police arrested eight suspects, including two Afghan nationals, and recovered arms from their possession during a search operation here on Sunday. Official sources said seven of the suspects were identified as Noor Marjan, Khan Zaman, Naseer Ahmad, Asimuddin, Muzamil, Israruddin and Zarbat Khan. Two Kalashnikov rifles, three rifles, three shotguns, five pistols and hundreds of rounds were also recovered.
Kerry in Pakistan
News Desk
ISLAMABAD: US Senator John Kerry arrived here on Sunday on a visit, the Geo News Channel reported. According to sources, he is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other Pakistani leaders to discuss the Kerry-Lugar Bill. The sources said a team of US high-ups was accompanying the US senator and they would take stock of the proposed projects in Pakistan in connection with the US aid.
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‘Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders not in Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD: Strongly reacting to some of the reports of the presence of al-Qaeda and Taliban leadership in Pakistan by the US newspapers and some intelligence agencies, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said more |
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Mulla Omar in Karachi, claims WT
WASHINGTON: Mulla Muhammed Omar, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, has fled Quetta and found refuge from the potential US attacks in Karachi with the assistance of Pakistan’s intelligence, the Washington Times more |
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Will PM intervene or will robber barons kill CCP?
By Mehtab Haider
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has warned that it will cease to exist and its actions will become invalid in case the government fails to re-promulgate the Competition Ordinance on or b more |
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Eight militants die in US drone attack
By our correspondent
MIRAMSHAH: Eight militants were killed and two others injured when a US drone hit a house in the Michikhel area in North Waziristan on Friday, the second such attack in less than 24 hours.
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19 militants killed in SWA, Khyber, Bajaur clashes
By our correspondents
WANA/BARA/KHAR: Nineteen militants were killed in clashes with security forces in South Waziristan, Khyber and Bajaur tribal regions on Friday.
Tribal and officials sources said five militants were kille more |
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Pakistan has nothing to fear from India: Singh
WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India is ready to resolve all outstanding issues with the country on the condition that it will not allow its territory to be used against its neighbour more |
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Qureshi wants result-oriented dialogue with India
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmud Qureshi said on Friday Pakistan wanted meaningful and result-oriented bilateral negotiations with India.
Addressing a press conference at the airport here, h more |
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Only 15 pc believe Pakistan is going right
By Gibran Peshimam
KARACHI: Pakistan’s youths are losing confidence in the future and a mere 15 per cent believe that the country is heading in the right direction, while 72 per cent feel economically worse off than a year ago. O more |
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Mustafa Jatoi passes away
ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker prime minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi breathed his last at the St Marry Hospital in London on Friday after a protracted illness. He was 78.
He leaves behind six sons and three d more |
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Slaughter of animals, NRO beneficiaries begins on Eid
By Muhammad Ahmad Noorani
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will soon announce its strategy to deal with the cases which are going to reopen on Nov 28, a NAB spokesman told The News on Friday.
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WFP, Rescue 15 attacks’ mastermind arrested
By Shakeel Anjum
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Police on Friday arrested the mastermind behind the attacks on the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Rescue 15 offices in Islamabad.
The terrorist, identified as Jamshed Ahmad more |
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Mushahid asks Karzai not to allow use of Afghan land against Pakistan
By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League-Q Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Friday asked President Hamid Karzai not to allow the use of Afghan land against Pakistan under Indian designs.
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No Indo-Pak FMs meeting: Nirupama
NEW DELHI: India on Friday said no meeting had been scheduled between foreign ministers of Pakistan and India in Port of Spain later this month on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ( more |
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US to tighten control of Afghan contracts: Gates
HALIFAX: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that the United States must tighten control of Afghan development contracts as a first step towards stemming rampant corruption.
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China has stake in Kashmir: Mirwaiz
News Desk
HELD SRINAGAR: As he plans to visit China, Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday kicked up a controversy by saying that Beijing has a “direct link” with the Kashmir issue, drawing strong obje more |
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Clinton favours Indo-Pak dialogue on Kashmir
WASHINGTON: The United States is encouraging Pakistan and India to resume their dialogue to address Kashmir and other outstanding disputes but any solution must come from the two countries, Secretary of State H more |
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Competition Commission forces PIA to fly fair
By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Silent prayers of many Hajis have apparently been answered as the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has ordered PIA to refund within 60 days the excessive fares charged from the passengers, wh more |
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Attack on policemen in Peshawar
By Javed Aziz Khan
PESHAWAR: The death toll in the bomb attack on police party in Yakatoot rose to three after a sub-inspector and another cop succumbed to injuries at the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) on Friday as the city mourned more |
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‘Musharraf funnelling money to improve image’
ISLAMABAD: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has reportedly funnelled a large amount of money to his former aides in the country in order to improve his image, as he is planning a return to the c more |
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Sen Lugar’s wife arrested, charged with drinking, hit-and-run
News Desk
WASHINGTON: The wife of Republican Senator Richard G Lugar was arrested in the suburb of McLean on Wednesday night after crashing into a parked car, and she was charged with drunk driving and hit-and-run, the F more |
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Bombers kill 23 in Afghanistan
HERAT: Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai’s second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine years into more |
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