Let court decide NRO’s fate: PM
* Gilani says NRO a ‘non-issue’
* Seeks lawmakers’ help in addressing ‘real issues’
* Political forces divided over Musharraf’s legacy
By Irfan Ghauri
ISLAMABAD: A day after the government decided to withdraw the NRO from parliament, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani branded... 
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PPP MPs annoyed with NRO spat
ISLAMABAD: Some Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNAs on Tuesday severely criticised opposition parties for blocking the NRO in parliament and the role played by a section of the media in the affair. While the government decided to withdraw the ordinance, the controversial document appears to continue...
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17 killed in Karachi train collision
* Railways official says passenger train driver ignored red signal
KARACHI: At least 17 people were killed and 42 others wounded when the Karachi-bound Allama Iqbal Express collided with a freight train near Jumma Goth, Landhi, on the outskirts of Karachi on Tuesday.
Blaming the...
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MNAs rally against Nov 3 emergency
By Irfan Bukhari
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz parliamentarians protested on Tuesday against the imposition of an emergency in November 2007 by former president Pervez Musharraf.
The rally started from the National Assembly and ended at the Supreme Court, to mark November...
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US responsible for Qaeda escape into Pakistan, says Hillary
* US top diplomat says things would have been different if US had done a better job in Afghanistan against Qaeda
* Says job won’t be finished merely by clearing Swat, Waziristan
WASHINGTON: The US let Al Qaeda off the hook in Afghanistan in 2001 who then escaped into Pakistan, US Secretary...
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Allied forces must start dialogue in Afghanistan: Gen Majid
RAWALPINDI: Allied forces in Afghanistan should start a dialogue to tackle the law and order problem in the war-torn country, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid said on Tuesday. He was talking to Britain’s Chief of General Staff General David Richards who called on...
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Troops regain control of Sararogha, kill 21 Taliban
* Military considering advance on Makeen
Staff Report
RAWALPINDI/PESHAWAR: Security forces have killed 21 more Taliban in South Waziristan, the army said on Tuesday as troops secured a major success in the offensive by regaining control of the strategic town of Sararogha after...
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We are prepared for a long war: TTP
PESHAWAR: A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman denied on Tuesday that the army has won a series of battlefield victories in South Waziristan, saying the group was drawing troops into a trap. “We are prepared for a long war,” Azam Tariq told an Associated Press reporter by telephone. “The areas...
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Dubai to appoint female muftis
DUBAI: The Gulf emirate of Dubai plans to appoint female muftis by the end of next year in an unprecedented step that could trigger opposition from Muslim conservatives, The National newspaper reported on Tuesday. Six Emirati women are being selected for a training programme that starts early next year,...
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Kerry-Lugar law critics are Taliban backers: Holbrooke
Daily Times Monitor
LAHORE: US special envoy Richard Holbrooke has said those criticising the Kerry-Lugar law are either opposed to the current Pakistani government or are supporting the Taliban, reported a private TV channel on Tuesday.
Holbrooke told the channel that Pakistan’s...
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Federal cabinet likely to approve two holidays in a week
* Special meeting to approve austerity plan, sugar policy, gas load management strategy
* Austerity plan suggests cut in govt officials’ travel expenses by 70%
By Sajid Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is expected to approve two holidays in a week for all public sector...
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Karachi | First aid!
A rescue worker and volunteers retrieve an injured female passenger from a train after it collided with another train on Tuesday. At least 17 passengers were killed and 42 injured after a passenger train collided with a cargo train in the Landhi area of the provincial capital. reuters
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