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Tuesday, August 4, 2009, Sha'aban 12, 1430

EDITORIAL

	Shaukat Aziz did not flee

	Pakistan following footsteps of Somalia!

	Afghanistan: NATO complains of allies

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	Let PM serve country

	Where do we stand ?

	Sindh stance on NFC award

	Trade barriers no solution to crisis

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SC verdict to block way of usurpers: PM
Takes NA into confidence over his visit to Sharm-el-Sheikh

Sharafat Kazmi

Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has expressed the confidence that the judgment of the Supreme Court in Judges, confirmation case would go a long way in strengthening the democratic institutions and blocking the way of any unconstitutional usurpation of the people’s right to governance.

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Too fat to fight in Afghanistan

M A Kaiserimam

London—Thousands of British troops cannot be sent to Afghanistan because they are too fat to fight, a leaked army memo revealed.

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Fake arms licences
50,000 non-listed permits probe being influenced

Akhtar Jamal

Islamabad—An investigation of three Interior Ministry officials involved in issuing fake and unregistered licence of banned weapons have revealed that as many as fifty thousand permits had been issued and sold to arms mafia.

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Accused lawyers stripped of coats

Lahore—Four lawyers accused of physically beating two journalists and a policeman have been ordered to remove their coats and ties, while the fifth lawyer had his bail was cancelled when he failed to appear in court. When the proceedings for the day began, the five accused lawyers were not present.

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Rupee may slide down further

Amanullah Khan

Karachi—The rupee devaluation phenomenon turning more severe reflected in almost three per cent increase during last 3 weeks against dollar arriving at 83.25 in the inter-bank market.

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No compromise on standard of verdict: CJP

Tanvir siddiqi

Islamabad—The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said here on Monday that no compromise will be made on the standard of verdicts on cases.

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Gojra killings
Christians shut schools to mourn deaths

Staff Report

Islamabad—Pakistani Christians have closed their schools and colleges across the country for three days starting Monday to mourn and protest the killings of seven of their religious brethren, leaders of the minority community said.

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Target killing
SHC issues notices

Nasir Mahmood

Karachi—Sindh High Court bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Muhammad Athar Saeed issued notices to district governments and 22 SHOs in a constitutional petition regarding target killing in Karachi.

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Operation Rah-e-Rast 19 terrorists surrender

Staff Reporter

Rawalpindi—As operation Rah-e-Rast continues in Swat and Malakand, terrorists reading their fate have started surrendering voluntarily before the security forces. During the past 24 hours 19 terrorists have either surrendered or were apprehended by the security forces.

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