‘US pressure’ forces changes in pact draft
PESHAWAR, June 14: In a move ostensibly aimed at easing US pressure, the government has introduced a new clause to a draft peace agreement for South Waziristan to stop tribal militants from cross-border activities, Dawn has learnt....
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Taliban walk out of peace talks
GHALANAI: The Taliban walked out of government-sponsored peace talks in the Mohmand Agency on Saturday, citing an incident earlier this week in which a militant was killed in a clash with paramilitary forces....
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Long march ends on bitter note
ISLAMABAD, June 14: The lawyers’ long march ended on a bitter note after a group of lawyers and political activists insisted on staging a sit-in outside the Parliament House and accused Aitzaz Ahsan of striking a ‘deal’ with the government....
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PPP cadre claims credit, chastises leadership
ISLAMABAD, June 14: A number of PPP leaders on Saturday claimed credit for a peaceful end to the lawyers’ long march that they did not join....
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Wheat sought from US to ease shortage
WASHINGTON, June 14: Pakistan is close to getting $500 million from the World Bank and is also seeking 500,000 tons of wheat from the United States to deal with the food and energy crisis threatening to cripple its economy....
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Taunts, acclaim open budget debate in NA
ISLAMABAD, June 14: Both taunts and acclaim marked the start of the budget debate in the National Assembly on Saturday, but the house seemed much relieved after lawyers closed their “long...
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Opposition, treasury assail amendments through Finance Bill
ISLAMABAD, June 14: In a unique show of unanimity of views, both treasury and opposition members in the Senate on Saturday criticised the government for continuing the legacy of bringing “irrelevant”...
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Four Jundallah men handed over to Iran
TEHRAN, June 14: Pakistan has handed over to Iran four Iranian rebels, including the brother of a militant group’s leader, state media reported on Saturday....
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Five govt employees among eight kidnapped
GHALANAI/KHAR, June 14: Eight people, including a health worker, three employees of a cellphone company and four Wapda officials, were kidnapped in different incidents in Mohmand and Bajaur regions on Saturday....
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Five Pakistani smugglers killed in Iran
QUETTA, June 14: Five suspected Pakistani drug smugglers were killed in Kolchat area of Iran’s Sistan province on Saturday....
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Teenager dies in bomb blast
SANGHAR, June 14: A teenager was killed and 16 other people were injured when a home-made device exploded in a shop in the Ghas Mandi area of Tando Adam on Saturday....
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Violence in Kashmir could worsen: India
BANGALORE, June 14: India’s defence minister warned on Saturday that attacks by militants in disputed Kashmir could increase as local elections drew near....
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Quick repatriation of sick prisoners urged
ISLAMABAD, June 14: The Pakistan-India Judicial Committee on Prisoners has called for immediate repatriation of sick and mentally disabled prisoners on humanitarian grounds....
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Pakistan win ODI series
DHAKA, June 14: Salman Butt and Younus Khan hammered centuries to set up Pakistan’s thrilling 25-run victory over arch-rivals India in the triangular one-day series final here on Saturday....
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Over 1,000 inmates escape as Taliban blast open jail
KABUL, June 14: Afghan and international troops launched a desperate hunt on Saturday for more than 1,100 prisoners Nato said escaped a jail in Afghanistan when the Taliban blasted it open, killing prison guards....
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G8 seeks oil output boost to stabilise prices
OSAKA, June 14: Finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialised nations urged oil producers on Saturday to boost output to help stabilise record-high oil and food prices, describing the situation as a serious threat to global economic growth....
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Iran refuses to stop N-work, rejects incentives
TEHRAN, June 14: Iran ruled out suspending sensitive nuclear work on Saturday, rejecting an offer by six world powers of trade and other benefits to try to coax it into stopping activities the West fears are aimed at making bombs....
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30 lawyers continue sit-in
ISLAMABAD, June 14: About 30 lawyers of the district bar associations of Vehari and Sanghar continued a sit-in on Saturday on the Constitution Avenue after the long march concluded....
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