PPP rally bombed; 40 dead: Grisly end to electioneering
PARACHINAR, Feb 16: A bomb explosion rocked a rally organised by the People’s Party here on Saturday, killing 40 people and bringing the election campaign to an unpropitious end....
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Six polling stations blown up in Khar
KHAR, Feb 16: Armed militants blew up six polling stations set up in an under-construction building here on Saturday morning, while an assistant political agent escaped a bomb blast near Anyat Kalley....
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Suicide attack on army media centre kills two
MINGORA, Feb 16: Two civilians were killed and 14 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed a car into an army media centre and base near Gul Kadda here on Saturday....
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Blasts rock Balochistan
QUETTA, Feb 16: Three security personnel were injured when their vehicle was blown up by a remote control landmine in the Dera Bugti area on Saturday while five powerful explosions took place in Quetta and other parts of the province....
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Asif, Nawaz discuss post-poll strategy
LAHORE, Feb 16: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif discussed ‘joint pre- and post-poll strategies’ on Saturday and decided to meet again immediately after the February 18 general election....
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AG serves legal notice on HRW
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum on Saturday served a legal notice on the Human Rights Watch (HRW) for placing on its website his alleged conversation with an unidentified person discussing “massive election rigging plans”....
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Lifeless campaign finally comes alive
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Rivals ended campaigning at midnight on Saturday amid more bloodbath before Monday’s general elections that can change Pakistans political course....
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Polls will be free, fair and transparent: EC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Election Commission has said that all arrangements have been made to ensure that the general election is held in a free, fair and transparent manner....
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US differs with Musharraf over right to protest
WASHINGTON, Feb 16: The US State Department, for the first time, has openly disagreed with President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestion that he would not tolerate protests after the election....
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75 militants surrender in Swat
SWAT, Feb 16: Over 75 militants surrendered unconditionally along with their weapons to security forces at a ceremony here in the Kanju Police Line Swat on Saturday....
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Police disrupt APDM rally, arrest 25
QUETTA, Feb 16: Police disrupted a rally of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) and arrested 25 protesters on Saturday....
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Boy confesses to suicide attack training
RAWALPINDI, Feb 16: A teenager arrested for his role in the murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto admitted in his statement before a special judicial magistrate here on Saturday that...
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‘Suicide squad’ busted
HYDERABAD, Feb 16: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three alleged members of a potential suicide squad who were planning to target a number of religious and political leaders in the city and the province during elections....
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PML-Q gets most air time on PTV: body
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) got preferential treatment on Pakistan Television in December and January and the party has emerged as the leading advertiser on private channels in...
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Two held in Gulgee murder probe
KARACHI, Feb 16: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a mystery behind the murder of artist Gulgee, his wife Zareen Gulgee and a maidservant with the arrest of two suspects....
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40 feared killed
LAHORE, Feb 16: More than 40 people were feared dead when a Multan-bound bus fell from an overhead railway bridge near Pattoki, 65km from here, on Saturday night.—Dawn Report...
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Election Focus: Sleepless in the citadels of power
THE election campaign has ended, at least officially, with which the final countdown to the Feb 18 polls has begun. So even if the boycott campaign by the likes of Imran...
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US increases student visas for Pakistanis
NEW YORK, Feb 16: The US State Department has steadily increased the number of visas granted to students and visitors from Pakistan and two other Muslim countries, a survey conducted by NBC News channel revealed on Saturday....
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