Apr 16, 2012
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Officer among four police dead in blast on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
NDS operative kills colleague in Zabul KABUL/ GHAZNI: (AIP): Four police personnel, including an officer, were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in struck an improvised explosive device bl More
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Peace Council starts parleys with HIA on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
KABUL (NNI): The High Peace Council entered negotiations with Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) representatives in Kabul, resuming a delicate process that was placed on ice last month. The five-member More
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Salahuddin's appointment not to affect Taliban stance on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
KABUL (AIP): The Taliban Sunday said the appointment of Salahuddin Rabbani as the new chairman of the High Peace Council will not bring any change in their stance. In an interview with the AIP, the T More
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Security tops NATO talks: Medley on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
KABUL (NNI): Afghanistan' sensitive security affairs is set to hog top-level NATO officials talks later this week, where allies are “likely to review” the country's situation and chart the next co More
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Special operations teams could be next military move: McRaven on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
WASHINGTON (Newswire): Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of US troops with small special operations t More
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100 militants put out of action in one day: officials on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
KABUL (INP): Afghan authorities said Sunday that almost 100 Taliban-linked with militants were taken out of action, killed, captured or wounded in a day of operations by Afghan forces helped by their More
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Three captive IED-clearing workers freed on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
HERAT: (AIP): Three captive workers of a firm which detects and clears improvised explosives devices were released after two weeks of captivity in Ghorian district in Herat province yesterday. They w More
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Man commits suicide after killing five on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
relatives KANDAHAR (AIP): A man shot himself dead after killing his five family members in Daman district in Kandahar province yesterday. One Nazar Jan opened fire on his family members in Hakim Jan More
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Blast kills 3 in Mahmoud Raqi town on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
MAHMOUD RAQI (NNI): An explosion rocked Kapisa's provincial capital Mahmoud Raqi 65 km north of Kabul on Sunday killing three people, a local official said. "The gruesome incident appeared to be a bo More
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Forces kill 47 militants, wound 31 on 2012-04-16 01:49:02
KABUL (NNI): Afghan security forces backed by NATO-led troops have killed 47 Taliban militants and injured 31 others over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Sun More
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China currency move nails hard landing risk coffin on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
BEIJING (Agencies): China's weekend reform of its currency regime nails shut the coffin on the last remains of doubt about whether the world's second biggest economy has successfully steered a course More
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US, IMF welcome yuan trading band on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
NEW YORK (Agencies): The US and the IMF welcomed China's decision to widen the trading band on the nation's currency, while analysts downplayed the likelihood of wide swings in the value of the yuan. More
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Norway industrial strike averted with wage deal on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
OSLO (Agencies): Negotiators headed off a strike of 29,000 Norwegian industrial workers on Sunday with a "moderate" wage-and-benefits hike that could set the tone for other labor talks this spring acr More
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Japan mulling ‘$60b contribution’ to IMF on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
TOKYO (Agencies): Japan is considering lending about $60 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help strengthen a global firewall against contagion from the European sovereign debt crisis, Kyod More
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Cotton growers urged to use approved varieties on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
LAHORE (APP): The Punjab Agriculture Department has advised cotton growers to use approved BT and hybrid varieties for better yield of the crop. A spokesman of the department said on Sunday that othe More
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Pakistani brand to open stores in India on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
NEW DELHI (INP): Pakistan-based fashion house Sefam, which already has a store in the Indian capital's Greater Kailash market, is planning to expand its network in India with 200 stores in the next fi More
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Tunnel farming becoming popular on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
SIALKOT (APP): Tunnel farming for vegetable production is becoming popular among farmers in Sialkot district. A large number of farmers have adopted tunnel farming on their own. The technology has inf More
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US home-buying signaling recovery on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
WASHINGTON (Agen-cies): Five years after the U.S. housing bust sent sales and prices plunging, the spring home-buying season is pointing to a long-awaited recovery. Reduced prices, record-low mortgage More
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Sony turnaround plan 'ordinary' on 2012-04-16 01:49:11
TOKYO (Agencies): Sony has little chance of winning back its reputation as an innovator or vaulting ahead of stronger rivals with the "ordinary" turnaround plan its new chief unveiled last week, analy More
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Job creation, power generation priorities of budget, says PM on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here on Sunday said job creation, food security and meeting energy shortages will be priorities of the next federal budget. Addressing a press More
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Nawaz reiterates early polls' demand on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
SIBBI/LAHORE (INP): Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-N Mian Nawaz Sharif on Sunday expressed his pessimism with working of present government and demanded holding of early elections to end crises. In More
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'Bugti, Marri and Mengal leaders want separation' on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
KARACHI (INP): Former President Pervez Musharraf has said as long as Pakistan army was there, Balochistan cannot be separated from Pakistan. Addressing retired Army Officers organization “Pakistan More
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Parliament surrenders to US without fighting: JI on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
LAHORE (Online): Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Syed Munawar Hasan Sunday said the US and other enemies of Islam could not force the Afghans to surrender despite their military might but they had conquered P More
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Search operation continues amid cold weather on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
RAWALPINDI (Online): Search and rescue Operation at Gayari continues even in extremely cold conditions, the military said on Sunday. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press rele More
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Curfew relaxed for 6 hours in Gilgit on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
GILGIT (INP): Curfew in the violence-wrecked city was relaxed on Sunday for six hours on 13th day on its imposition, however ban remained imposed on wearing jackets and shawls and assembly of two or m More
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Total debt mounts to Rs6tr during current FY: ADB on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan's total public debt including both the external and domestic, continued to swell by 29.2 per cent to Rs six trillion during the current financial year ending June 30, 2012 More
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Fazl terms Balochistan affairs worsening on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
ISLAMABAD (INP): Amir of Jammiat e Ulema Islam-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday expressed his deep concerns over worsening situation in Balochistan province and said that anger of estranged Baloch l More
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Swat TTP on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
commander held SWAT (NNI): Security forces on Sunday claimed to have arrested commander Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Swat along with his accomplice. Sources said commander Gul Rahim and his crony More
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Bombproof walls' of US Consulate on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
PESHAWAR (Online): In the wake of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, construction of bombproof walls has been completed to secure American Consulate. American Consulate officials sought permission of ra More
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Qayyum Jatoi, attacks hospital on 2012-04-16 01:49:20
MUZAFFARGARH (INP): Former Minister of State and member of the National Assembly Abdul Qayyum Jatoi alongwith a group of armed men raided the government hospital and injured four persons including Dep More
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