Top military appointments, assemblies’ dissolution
President ready to surrender key powers to PM
* Kaira says Zardari wants to hand over some authority to parliament
* No rift between PPP, PML-N g Govt determined to eliminate terrorists
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari is willing to curtail presidential powers given... 
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PM, COAS meet president, discuss security situation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani separately called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday and discussed the current security and political situation. Regarding Gilani’s meeting with Zardari, a statement issued by the Presidency said,...
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Islamabad police arrest, release four Americans
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police arrested and then released four US citizens in the city’s F-8/3 area early on Tuesday.
Sources said police took the US nationals into custody during routine patrolling, as the men were dressed as Afghans.
The Americans were travelling in two vehicles and had...
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ECC wants cabinet to finalise gas load management programme
* Approves blending of Ethanol into gasoline
* Trade deficit improved by 44.7 percent, foreign remittances increased by 24.03 percent
By Sajid Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday formed a committee to analyse the issue...
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Dogar files reply to SC notice, challenges July 31 verdict
* Says he took oath under PCO in light of SC verdict in Zafar Ali Shah case
* Challenges constitutional status of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry
By Masood Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Justice (r) Abdul Hameed Dogar filed a detailed reply with the Supreme Court on Tuesday – in response...
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Russia seeks greater Afghan role for regional powers
* Russian FM says Moscow coordinating with China, India to restore peace in Afghanistan
BANGALORE: Russia on Tuesday sought a greater role for regional powers in bringing stability to Afghanistan.
The appeal comes at a time when public support for the war in Afghanistan is fading...
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Brigadier escapes gun attack in Islamabad
* DIG suspects attack carried out by same people who killed Brig Moinuddin last week
By Fazal Sher
ISLAMABAD: A brigadier escaped an attempt on his life in the capital when two unidentified men opened fire on his car on Tuesday.
Eyewitness said the assailants waited for 15...
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‘Mastermind’ of attack on GHQ arrested
LAHORE: Law-enforcement agencies have arrested Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Punjab acting chief Qari Ishtiaq from Bahawalpur. Ishtiaq allegedly masterminded the GHQ attack, a private TV channel reported on Tuesday.
According to the channel, the security personnel had also seized a heavy cache...
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