Tanks arrive in Miranshah
* Locals fear army preparing to launch offensive in N Waziristan’s headquarters, claim reinforcements reached area on Tuesday
By Iqbal Khattak
PESHAWAR: A tense calm prevailed in North Waziristan’s headquarters of Miranshah on Wednesday after “the arrival of eight tanks and [army]...

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Army starts withdrawing from Bajaur Agency
KHAR: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday started pulling back its personnel from Damadola and its adjacent areas in Mamoond tehsil of Bajaur Agency after gaining complete control of the localities. Sources said the withdrawal was only from Damadola and its adjacent areas, and the army would be positioned...

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Protests across Balochistan over Khuzdar blast
Daily Times Monitor
LAHORE: Protesters blocked the Quetta-Karachi Highway, ransacked a state-run Utility Store and set a post office on fire after two students were killed and 10 others injured in Tuesday’s blast in a cultural function at the Balochistan University of Engineering and...

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CCI to deal with repayment of national debts
By Iqbal Choudhry
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary committee on constitutional reforms on Wednesday developed a consensus on an amendment to the article of the constitution dealing with the repayment of national debts, giving the Council of Common Interests (CCI) the authority to deal with...

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Police flog five villagers in Hafizabad
MULTAN/LAHORE: Police officials tortured five villagers outside a police station in Jalalpur Bhattian in Hafizabad district, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday. The channel showed three alleged criminals lying on the ground outside the station. One by one, a policeman held their legs while another...

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Indians were not the target of Kabul attacks
* US envoy says water a critical matter between Pakistan, India * Rejects conspiracy theories on Pak anti-militancy drive
WASHINGTON: Warning against jumping to conclusions without substantial proof, US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said that...

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Pastawana | War lessons Paramilitary soldiers listen to a speech by their commander on the outskirts of Peshawar on Wednesday. At least 38 terrorists were killed and more than 22 arrested by security forces during an ongoing search operation in the area. reuters

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