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Two including FC man killed in Peshawar

March 17th, 2010


PESHAWAR – A personnel of Frontier Constabulary (FC) was killed and another got injured while a militant was shot dead during an exchange of fire between security forces and militants at Azakhel area of district Peshawar here on Tuesday. Two of the militants escaped during the encounter.
According to police…

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PPP to quit NWFP coalition govt?

March 16th, 2010


PESHAWAR – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has formally decided to quit the coalition government in NWFP if the agreed formula regarding governance is not implemented, however, the PPP Parliamentary Leader in the NWFP Assembly, Abdul Akbar Khan denied any such development.
The provincial ministers of the PPP have submitted their…

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Ruckus in NWFP over Shahbaz’s remarks

March 16th, 2010


PESHAWAR – NWFP Assembly witnessed uproar on Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s statement in which he has allegedly asked Taliban ‘not to carry out terrorist activities in Punjab’, when the ANP MPA Saqibullah Khan Chamkani brought it into the notice of PML (N) lawmakers to clarify whether the statement was…

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Four killed, 10 injured in Peshawar blast

March 11th, 2010


Four people were killed and 10 injured when an explosion took place near Peshawar’s Bara Qadeem chowk on Thursday. According to reports, a security checkpost which is on the entry point to Peshawar district was targeted. The nature of the blast has still not been confirmed, however, witnesses have reported…

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Pak Forces to stay in Swat till permanent peace: Masood Aslam

March 11th, 2010


Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. Gen Masood Aslam said that Pakistan Forces would stay in Swat till the establishment of permanent peace in the area.
Addressing to a inauguration ceremony of Public library and Shuhada Park in Swat here on Thursday, he said that the Pakistan army would stay in…

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Over 900 FC troops sacked for refusing operation in Peshawar: Sifwat Ghayyur

March 7th, 2010


Frontier Constabulary Commandant dismissed over 900 FC personnel on refusing to take part in operation in FR Peshawar, a private TV reported Sunday.
The FC Commandant Sifwat Ghayyur confirmed that the notification regarding the sacking of 903 personnel from 21 platoons, has been issued and the FC’s District Officers have…

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PPP, ANP agree on administrators’ appointments

March 7th, 2010


PESHAWAR – The ruling ANP-PPP alliance in the NWFP on Saturday overcame differences surfaced on the appointments of administrators, besides formally agreeing to constitute a committee for better utilisation of Local Government funds. To remove differences on administrators’ issue between the ANP and PPP, a committee of three members each…

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Govt confirms Fateh’s killing

March 7th, 2010


PESHAWAR (AFP) – Pakistan said Saturday that a key Taliban commander in the Swat Valley and at least 20 suspected militants had been killed in an airstrike. Fateh Mohammad and the suspected militants were killed in Mohmand Agency on Friday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.
Fateh was a senior commander…

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SC calls Advocate General in police violence case on March 11

March 5th, 2010


Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has taken suo moto notice of public floggings of the accused by the police officers in Punjab and summoned Advocate General Punjab on March 11 in Supreme Court.
The Chief Justice during the suo moto hearing of the case in Peshawar remarked…

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War on terror no solution to extremism: Gilani

March 5th, 2010


PESHAWAR (APP) – Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said the government believed in the politics of reconciliation and was taking along opposition and coalition partners in its endeavours for the country’s interest.
Addressing the members of PPP parliamentary party here on a day-long visit to the provincial…

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Suicide jacket supplier dies in gunbattle

March 4th, 2010


PESHAWAR (AFP) – Military said Wednesday that a supplier of suicide jackets and explosives who operated a key inter-city network had been killed during a gun battle with soldiers. “Two important terrorist commanders named Muhammad Tufail alias Abdullah and Muhammad Iqbal were killed by security forces in an exchange of…

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‘Spring Cleaning’ kills 38 militants

March 4th, 2010


PESHAWAR (AFP) – Paramilitary forces said Wednesday troops had killed 38 militants during a week-long operation against the Taliban under the codename “Spring Cleaning”.
The head of the paramilitary Frontier Constabulary, Sifwat Ghayoor, told reporters that troops seized control of the Taliban stronghold Pastawana near the garrison city of Kohat.<br…

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Boys’ school dynamited in Khyber

March 4th, 2010


PESHAWAR (AFP) – Taliban militants blew up a boys’ school in Khyber, officials said Wednesday.
The boys’ school attack took place overnight in the Spin Qabar area of Khyber, a lawless district that straddles the main supply line for NATO troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. “All four rooms of…

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Troops kill suicide jacket supplier near Peshawar

March 3rd, 2010


The military said Wednesday that a supplier of suicide jackets and explosives who operated a key inter-city network had been killed during a gun battle with soldiers.
“Two important terrorist commanders named Mohammad Tufail alias Abdullah and Mohammad Iqbal were killed by security forces in an exchange of fire,” the…

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CJP gives 48-hour deadline to police

March 3rd, 2010


PESHAWAR (Online) – Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has given 48 hours deadline to police for recovery of a student who has gone missing since the last one and a half years from Mansehra.
While hearing a case of missing student Mazhar Hayat from Mansehra, in SC…

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10 injured in Hangu blast

March 3rd, 2010


PESHAWAR – At least 10 persons including three women and two children were injured in a powerful bomb blast in Aliabad area of Hangu district on Tuesday.
The intensity of the blast was so severe that it not only jolted the entire area but also damaged nearby houses and a…

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CJP urges for justice to all without discrimination

March 2nd, 2010


Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in a hearing at Peshawar Registry of the Supreme Court said that the justice should be provided to all without discrimination. The Chief Justice of Pakistan during hearing of cases here also urged for early conclusion of the cases so as the people can get…

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