Greece unrest: Athens clashes amid general strike
Greek riot police have fired tear gas and fought running battles with protesters, amid a 48-hour general strike that has paralysed the country. Some protesters hurled petrol bombs and stones at the police, as a march by tens of thousands...
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Can bring forward many corruption cases of Nawaz: Rehman Malik
QUETTA: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Wednesday that he could bring forward several corruption cases of Nawaz Sharif if the party allowed him. Malik was speaking with party workers and sent a message to the PML-N chief “criticise but fix...
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6 extremists killed in Kurram Agency
PARACHINAR: Six militants were killed as security forces pounded suspected hideouts of the militants in central Kurram Agency. According to sources, security forces attacked militants’ hideouts early in the morning and destroyed two compounds while six militants were also killed...
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Kurdish rebels kill 26 Turkish soldiers in Hakkari
At least 26 Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels at police and army posts in south-east Turkey, the government says. The attacks, in the mainly Kurdish province of Hakkari, are thought to have inflicted the biggest...
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Bilawal House bemoans Mirza’s challenge
KARACHI: Bilawal House spokesman Ijaz Durrani has said that he feels utterly sorry for Dr Zulfiqar Mirza’s statement in which he vowed to “challenge Bilawal House”. He said that Bilawal House has always been the mecca of Pakistan’s politics being...
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US should focus on Afghanistan, not Pakistan: Kayani
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief told parliament’s defence committee the United States should focus on stabilizing Afghanistan instead of pushing Pakistan to attack militant groups in a crucial border region. According to media reports, Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani also said...
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Israeli-Palestinian joy at Gilad Shalit prisoner swap
Jubilant crowds in Israel and the Palestinian territories have been celebrating a historic prisoner swap. Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, allowing most to go back to Gaza and the West Bank, in exchange for the return of soldier Gilad...
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Threat to Anna’s life, govt orders security review
The Union home ministry said on Wednesday that it has received inputs from local agencies on a possible threat to social activist Anna Hazare’s life, according to media reports. This comes after Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan...
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MQM was basis for terrorism: Nawaz Sharif
SARKAND: PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that terrorism in Pakistan started when the MQM entered politics. Nawaz Sharif said the MQM would have to make it clear if they wanted clean politics or terrorism through their armed wings....
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‘Banned organisations PML-N’s militant wing’
KARACHI: MQM leader Haider Abbas Rizvi responded to Nawaz Sharif and said banned organisations were the militant wing of the PML-N. Rizvi said he was astonished over Sharif’s statement and said terrorism in Pakistan started during the era of General...
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