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  Is another French Revolution around the corner?
 

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  Our vision for Pakistan in 2009
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Aldous Huxley
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Pak rejects Singh allegations
President, PM describe Indian PM statement deplorable


M S Tanvir

Islamabad—President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani regretting the statement of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said such statements are deplorable, baseless and would give rise to hostility and tensions.

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Zardari, Karzai resolve to address terrorism
Say militancy a threat to peace


Kabul—President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday held wide- ranging talks with a resolve to jointly address the security situation, enhance cooperation in the fight against terrorism and enhance trade and commerce.

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Israeli strike near UN school kills 45

Gaza City—An Israeli bombardment struck outside a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, the U.N. and Palestinian medics said, killing 45 people — many of them children whose parents wailed in grief at a hospital filled with dead and wounded.

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IPI prices question
Iran, Pakistan fail to iron out differences


Shah Hasan

Islamabad—Tehran and Islamabad have again failed to iron out their differences over the prices of the gas to be imported from Iran and Pakistan under $ 7.6b IPI gas line.

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Sardar Yaqub takes oath as new AJK PM

Muzaffarabad—Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly approved a no-confidence motion on Tuesday against Prime Minister Sardar Attique Muhammad Khan and Sardar Yaqub was sworn in as the new prime minister.

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PML-N to push for bill to repeal 17th Amend

Observer Report

Lahore—The PML-N would move the bill for the repeal of 17th Amendment during the next session of the National Assembly, which starts from Jan 12, the party decided in a meeting here on Tuesday.

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Power cuts threaten millions of jobs

Comment
M S Tanvir

CHRONIC power cuts threaten millions of jobs and have sparked violent protests, but the government says it will make up the shortfall in electricity with new power plants by the end of the year. The cuts are an inconvenience for all, but a potential disaster for the textile sector, Pakistan’s biggest source of exports and its main manufacturing employer.

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Pakistan using terrorism as state policy: Indian PM

New Delhi—Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday once again blamed Pakistan for whipping up war hysteria and using terrorism as state policy.

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Democracy returns in Bangladesh

Dhaka—Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina has been sworn in for a second stint as prime minister of Bangladesh.

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 Headlines
bullet AL accuses US of blocking Gaza resolution
bullet Obama picks Leon Panetta as CIA head
bullet SC questions Federation’s justification for becoming party
bullet PM stresses autarchy in food production
bullet Indian police stop Kashmiris’ procession
bullet Right time for India, Pak to cooperate: Sherry
bullet Khar calls for national govt
bullet Taliban hang one tribesman, shoot another dead
bullet Farmers to get Agri swipe credit cards
bullet Air Chief briefs President about PAF’s operational preparedness
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