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Lahore— Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the issue regarding the trial of former President Gen. (Rtd) Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution is not over yet as difference of opinion exists between Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N on its mechanism. The Prime Minister was talking to media persons on Sunday after extending condolence with Peoples Party leader Sardar Asif Ahmed Ali over

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Tariq Saeed

Peshawar—The security forces during the ongoing search and clearance operation in parts of Swat apprehended around forty militants/suspects on Sunday while around a dozen militants including a commander surrendered before the forces.On the other hand five tribal elders including uncle of Taliban Commander Nek Mohammad was gunned down in South Waziristan agency. The Security forces, according to details, conducted search

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Tanvir Siddiqi

Islamabad—A Ministerial level meeting of Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) will be held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday to draw up recommendations for the New York summit to be cochaired by President Asif Ali Zardari, US President Barak Obama and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown to pledge economic assistance to Pakistan.

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Lahore—Chief of his own faction of the Pakistan Muslim League Mian Nawaz Sharif has reassured India of the political consensus within his country for a joint fight against terrorism and rebuilding relations derailed by the Mumbai terror attack. I know India is hurt, I admit that. Pakistan has a duty to do and it should do that duty as quickly as possible to get the peace process going (by) establishing the back channel once again,”

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New Delhi—Jaswant Singh, the defiant leader of hard line Hindu nationalist party, BJP, has said that his expulsion from the party reflected narrow mindedness of the BJP.In a TV interview, while sticking to his contention in his new book that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a great man who has been demonised in India, the expelled BJP leader said the party did not distinguish between Jinnah’s personal attributes as a human being and his politics

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Kabul—Around 225 allegations of irregularities in Afghanistan’s elections have been lodged with a complaints investigator, some of which could affect the results, the body said Sunday. The charges include tampering with ballot boxes for Thursday’s presidential and provincial council elections, as well as intimidation of voters, Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) chairman Grant Kippen told reporters. Others related to violence,

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Chief Reporter

Islamabad—The Interior Minister Rehman Malik has turned down the offer by Taliban for ceasefire during the month of Ramazan and said the operation against them will continue until the menace of terrorism is totally eliminated. In interview with US with British news channels, Rehman Malik said “We do not accept such offer as Taliban had violated ceasefire agreements in the past”. They are engaged in anti-state activities and even had

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Observer Report

Islamabad— Interior Minister Rehman Malik has termed the media reports regarding the entry of 50 suicide bombers in the capital as devoid of truth and absolutely baseless and has ordered an inquiry into the matter.Malik ordered all the provincial governments and Islamabad Capital Territory Police to provide foolproof security to the masses.

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  conflict serious, deteriorating
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