Flood of lawyers, political activists pummels capital
ISLAMABAD, June 13: A political tsunami pummelled the capital on Friday as hundreds of thousands of charged lawyers and slogan-chanting political activists poured into Islamabad to pile pressure on a foot-dragging...
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US, Pakistan agree to joint probe, says Boucher
PARIS, June 13: US and Pakistani armed forces have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into a US air strike on a checkpost in Pakistani tribal area this week, killing 11 soldiers....
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US should offer N-deal to Pakistan, Senate panel told
WASHINGTON, June 13: The United States should offer Pakistan a nuclear deal to make Islamabad accept the obligations that come with being a state with atomic weapons, a US Senate panel was told....
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Militants kidnap 28 Iranian border guards
QUETTA, June 13: Pakistani border security forces were put on high alert after suspected militants kidnapped 28 Iranian soldiers posted at checkposts on the Iranian side of the border in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan....
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Protest lodged with India over death of prisoners
ISLAMABAD, June 13: Pakistan on Friday lodged a protest with India over deaths of another two Pakistani prisoners, including an old woman, in Indian jails and demanded a thorough probe into the matter....
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FC incapable of fighting insurgents: US general
WASHINGTON, June 13: A US general on Friday accused the Frontier Corps of shooting American military personnel during border meetings and said the force is incapable of fighting insurgents....
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Accord with militants not acceptable, says US official
WASHINGTON, June 13: The issue of June 10 air strike on a checkpost in Pakistans Mohmand tribal agency came up for discussion at a Senate hearing where a State Department official,...
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US, Pakistan must try to repair relations: NYT
NEW YORK, June 13: Commenting on this week’s bombing by US forces on an area on the Pakistan-Afghan border killing 11 Pakistani soldiers and scores of civilians, the New York Times...
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Achakzai, Mengal hit out at Musharraf
QUETTA, June 13: All Parties Democratic Movement convener Mehmood Khan Achakzai and Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal have said that the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf is “essential for saving the country”....
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It’s people power versus hesitant parliament
ISLAMABAD, June 13: A lawyer-led movement for the reinstatement of deposed judges that stormed into Islamabad on Friday made it a unique event in Pakistan’s history of people power versus a hesitant parliament....
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Officers among four armymen killed in Kashmir
JAMMU, June 13: Militants killed four Indian soldiers, including two senior officers, and their driver in an ambush in occupied Kashmir on Friday, an army official said....
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I’d have been happy to die in Pakistan, says ex-spy
MAHAL (India), June 13: Balbir Singh says he thought he was serving his country and would be hailed as a hero when he became an Indian spy....
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G8 vows to help poor nations fight terrorism
TOKYO, June 13: The Group of Eight justice ministers and security chiefs vowed on Friday to help developing countries improve their legal systems to boost the global battle against terrorism....
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Object found floating behind shuttle
WASHINGTON, June 13: Astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery spotted an unidentified object floating behind the craft as well as a bump on the shuttle rudder but neither was cause for concern, Nasa said on Friday....
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Washington hit by power breakdown
WASHINGTON, June 13: Electrical power was restored in Washington on Friday after a widespread outage and subway fire darkened downtown for nearly three hours and snarled traffic during the morning rush hour....
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Ireland votes against EU treaty
DUBLIN, June 13: Irish voters have rejected the European Union’s Lisbon treaty, putting plans to overhaul the bloc’s institutions in peril and humiliating Ireland’s political leaders....
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Five killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 13: Five construction workers were killed when they were ambushed by unidentified attackers in occupied Kashmir on Friday, officials said....
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23 Pakistanis among 45 held in Greece
SALONIKA (Greece), June 13: A Greek border patrol at the frontier with Turkey intercepted a truck carrying 45 illegal migrants, of whom 15 had fled Myanmar, police said in a statement on Friday....
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