‘I will suck oxygen out of their system so there will be no Talibs’:
Zardari ready for US training of army anti-terror units
* Vows to rid country of terror threat, calls Taliban ‘cancer for society’
* Says anyone not conforming with govt policies will be thrown out
Daily Times Monitor
NEW YORK: We want to co-operate with the United States... 
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Osama, Zawahiri to be tried in Pakistan if captured: Zardari
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has said Pakistan will initiate a trial against Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden or his second-in-command Aiman Al-Zawahiri, if it captures them, Geo News reported on Sunday. The channel quoted the president as telling CNN that the two Al Qaeda leaders could also be...
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UN commission to probe Benazir’s killing likely within 48 hours
LAHORE: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is likely to announce in the next 48 hours the names of fact finding commission members who will investigate the assassination of the late Benazir Bhutto, according to Arab television ARY One World report on Sunday. According to the channel, the commission...
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Polish engineer abducted, driver, translator killed near Attock
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen abducted a Polish engineer near Attock on Sunday, shooting dead his two drivers and a security guard during the abduction in the latest violence to hit the nation, officials said.
Poland’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the kidnapping, while the engineer’s employer company said...
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Decisive action against Taliban planned
* Taliban activities to be curbed in Mohmand, Jamrud and Landi Kotal
* Official says further delay would invite more trouble
By Daud Khattak
PESHAWAR: The government is set to launch a major crackdown on Taliban in the Tribal Areas depending on the ‘availability of men and material’,...
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Kayani satisfied with tribal support for Army
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani on Sunday expressed satisfaction at the local tribesmen in Bajaur Agency supporting the Pakistan Army against the Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters. The Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement that the COAS remained with the troops...
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Security forces kill 16 Taliban in Bajaur
KHAR: Security forces killed at least 16 Taliban after coming under attack in Bajaur Agency, a security official said on Sunday. Taliban attacked three military posts near Khar late on Saturday, but soldiers repulsed them with artillery and mortar fire, the official said. Early on Sunday, helicopter...
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Eleven injured in Quetta blasts
QUETTA/KALAT: At least eleven people were injured in two blasts in the city’s main commercial area on Sunday afternoon.
Police said a homemade explosive device went off in a CD shop in Nitha Singh Street, injuring several people. According to the shopkeepers, Lashkar-e-Islam had warned owners...
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US House passes India nuclear deal
* Bush urges Senate to ‘quickly pass important piece of legislation’
WASHINGTON: Using all the political clout it can muster in its closing days in office, the Bush administration managed to score a congressional victory when it successfully persuaded the House of Representatives to pass...
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West in secret talks with Taliban
* The Observer says former Taliban member on mission to broker peace deal
* Says Saudis agreed to Afghan government’s invitation to sponsor talks this summer
Daily Times Monitor
LONDON: Covert negotiations have begun with the Taliban in Afghanistan through a back channel Saudi-sponsored...
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Multan | Sisters-in-arms
Female police officers patrol as families visit a shopping market on Sunday to buy bangles and clothes in preparation for Eidul Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramazan. People have also started leaving for their home towns to celebrate Eid with their families. ap
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