Single-candidate election pointless: UN
Angry Abdullah quits run-off
* Karzai’s rival says demands for fair vote not met
* Election official says run-off will go ahead
KABUL: As Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah quit an election run-off on Sunday, the UN conceded it was “difficult to see” how... 
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US ready to work with next Afghan leader: Clinton
WASHINGTON: The US will support the next Afghan president and recognises opposition challenger Abdullah Abdullah’s decision to withdraw from the run-off, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday. “It is now a matter for the Afghan authorities to decide on a way ahead that brings this electoral...
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Pakistan seeks US trade, not aid: minister
DUBAI: Pakistan plans to send an official delegation to the United States in mid-November to attract investment in a bid to revive its economy, Minister for Investment Waqar Ahmed Khan said on Sunday.
Last month, suicide bomb blasts targeted the United Nations, the military’s headquarters, police...
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Contempt hearing against PCO judges today
By Masood Rehman
ISLAMABAD: A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court will commence contempt proceedings against judges of the superior courts, who had taken oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) in violation of the apex court’s restraining order, today (Monday).
The...
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Waziristan operation may achieve objectives by mid-December: FM
* Qureshi says Taliban leadership on the run
* Pakistan seeks role in new US strategy on Afghanistan
* Poorly-planned troop surge could push militants into Pakistan
KUALA LUMPUR: The army hopes to rout the Taliban in South Waziristan before a bitter cold sets in, Foreign Minister...
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Foreign NGOs to stay away from IDPs over security concerns
* SSG chairman encourages philanthropists to contribute for IDPs’ welfare
* Threat of terrorists posing as IDPs cannot be ruled out
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The government is not encouraging foreign non-government organisations (NGOs) to directly partake in assisting the internally...
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16 Taliban killed in Waziristan
* Security forces capture Kaniguram, conduct door-to-door search
* Govt offers reward for capture of Hakeemullah, Wali, Qari Hussain
TANK: Security forces killed 16 Taliban and injured another 10 in clashes on Sunday during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan.
In the fight...
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Girls’ school blown in Bara
BARA: Suspected Taliban have blown up a girls’ school in Bara, injuring four people, local residents told Daily Times on Sunday. Two explosions ripped through the 18-room government high school for girls in Karigar Ghari area of Bara. Local said the blast was so powerful that it destroyed the building...
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Opp gearing up to block NRO as battle starts in NA today
* PML-N convenes parliamentary party meeting to discuss strategy ahead of NA session
* PML-Q asks Elahi to deliver ‘fiery speech’ against NRO in Lower House
By Irfan Bukhari
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties – both inside and outside parliament – are gearing up to block the passage...
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Opp gearing up to block NRO as battle starts in NA today
* Heated debate on controversial ordinance to dominate proceedings
* PPP likely to win backing of MQM, ANP, JUI-F
* Govt may table four other ordinances during session
By Tahir Niaz
ISLAMABAD: The Lower House of parliament – which goes into its 17th session today (Monday)...
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Bara | Education in ruins
Local residents examine the site of a girls’ high school destroyed by the Taliban early on Sunday morning in Karigar Garhi village near the main town of Khyber Agency. Taliban regularly target girls’ schools as they oppose education for females. ap
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