Repeal 17th Amend by March, Zardari tells government
* President directs govt to repeal controversial clauses in constitution
* Says he won’t address parliament unless clauses repealed
By Zulfiqar Ghuman
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday that he has directed the government to repeal all controversial clauses... 
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Zardari consults leaders on political situation
* President meets PM, Punjab governor, ANP delegation
* Zardari, Gilani agree to move forward with improved coordination
By Sajjad Malik
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari launched consultations with political leaders on Friday amid increasing uncertainty and rumours of...
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Zardari has not kept promises, says Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has urged the government to implement the Charter of Democracy and accused President Asif Ali Zardari of not fulfilling his promises, a private TV channel reported on Friday. Addressing reporters in Gilgit, he said the National Reconciliation Ordinance...
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Troops enter final Taliban bastion
* ISPR says 24 Taliban killed, Baitullah Mehsud’s house demolished in Makeen
By Sajjad Malik
RAWALPINDI: Troops on Friday entered Makeen – considered the headquarters and the last bastion of the Taliban in South Waziristan – as the military killed 24 more Taliban in clashes.
“Today...
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Pakistan has released Reigi, Iran alleges
TEHRAN: The deputy head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards charged on Friday that Pakistan arrested and later released Jundallah leader Abdolmalek Reigi a few days before the group claimed a suicide bombing in Iran.
“We have precise information about the movement and places where terrorists...
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Another brigadier survives terror attack
* Gunmen target official’s personal vehicle
* Injured brigadier, driver in stable condition
By Fazal Sher
ISLAMABAD: Two unidentified gunmen attacked an army vehicle on Friday, injuring an army brigadier and his driver in the federal capital, said police officials.
The...
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Issues with MQM settled, says Malik
ISLAMABAD: Differences with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) – the Pakistan People’s Party’s ally in Sindh as well as the Centre – have been settled, Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on Friday.
“A few issues that were left will be settled soon as the two parties have agreed in principle...
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India in ‘secret talks’ with Kashmiri leaders
* Report says Mirwaiz met Chidambaram before leaving for New York
* Congress not keen on Manmohan’s Kashmir overtures
By Iftikhar Gilani
NEW DELHI: India has already held “quiet” and “secret talks” with moderate Kashmiri leaders, notwithstanding their public posturing that they...
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