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Iraqi kidnappers threaten to kill two Pakistanis
* Say Musharraf’s statement on sending troops to Iraq incited them
* Al Jazeera shows identity cards and video footage of kidnapped Pakistanis
* Foreign Office says effort being made to have the two Pakistanis freed


DUBAI: Iraqi kidnappers vowed in a videotape aired on Monday that they would kill two Pakistanis and an Iraqi... Full Story
Egyptian diplomat freed, two Jordanian drivers kidnapped
Islamabad and Riyadh will develop consensus on troops to Iraq: Shujaat
PML invites foreign envoys to observe by-polls
By the toss of a coin, jirga decides a woman’s fate
Government agrees to settle Wana issue under Shakai pact
Dhaka | Drive and dedication

National
Bills on Navy law and federal levies tabled in NA
Poet Jagan Nath Azad passes away
Attack on Karachi corps commander: Police charges suspects
Gujrat arrests: Suspects’ link to Qaeda still unconfirmed
Two levies gunned down in Orakzai Agency
Security forces caravan attacked near Turbat
Public universities to share resources
All big dams should be built, says CM
ARD yet to contact MMA, says Baloch
PR freight business revival within a month
UHS to get 5pc of affiliated colleges’ annual fees
PPPP goes to NAB over Musharraf’s land allotment
Ineligibility plea against PM’s brother adjourned
Mir tells members to attend meetings
Indus Music Awards pay tribute to old and new
PM to take action against ‘drunk’ PIA official
Lahore plans to designate a book street soon
Bars protest Pir Chishti’s nomination to PbBC post
ECNEC meeting delayed till today: Committee to okay 27 projects of Rs 120b
AJK President, prime minister appeal for release of hostages
Families plead for lives of Pakistanis kidnapped in Iraq
Lawyers to hold countrywide strike tomorrow
More farmers protest Okara farms blockade
Peshawar Town-II Rs 59.98m budget 2004-05 presented
PPPP demands release of Zardari now
ADB approves $0.4 million for Balochistan project
CDA to plant 0.3m saplings this year
‘Ministers should attend question hour’
Opposition walks out of NA session
MMA govt waives convicted minister Kundi’s sentence
NWFP flour mills issue to be taken up with the PM
Sami says MMA guilty of horse-trading
Arab League asks US and UN to help protect Al Aqsa Mosque
Driver killed as oil tankers attacked in Chaman
Opp and treasury want urea prices reduced
Aziz pledges to strengthen economy
Jersey city swears in Pakistani deputy mayor
Toy-bomb blast kills soldier and girl in Skardu
New virus slows search engines
Ten killed in Iraq violence
40 British MPs call for World Court ruling on Iraq war’s legality
Two-thirds of BD under water as 58 more people die
Two sectarian groups clash in Khyber Agency
13 killed in Kashmir
Pakistani held in India for spying
Aziz’s candidature challenged in SC
MQM MPA sworn in amid furore in Sindh PA
Manmohan has ‘open mind’ on gas line from Iran through Pakistan

Briefs
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Foreign
‘Iraq will not pursue relations with Israel’
Japan developing military capability to attack enemy bases
Taiwan cancels visit by US military delegation
China holds military exercise in Fujian
US brought terrorism to Iraq: UN
Sharon vows to go ahead with Gaza plan
EU FMs threaten Sudan with sanctions
Envoys say Norwegian politician insulted Muslims
Nuke whistleblower loses bid to leave Israel
Ex-general wins Indonesia vote, blasts marred count
Britain launches publicity campaign on home security
China’s Li calls Powell over border beating
Bush set to act on 9/11 panel’s reccomendations
South Korea sacks general over North Korean naval incident
‘Philippine withdrawal not comparable with Spanish exit’
John Kerry’s wife tells reporter to ‘shove it’
REGION: Karzai to face new challenge in election
US military investigates botched Afghan raid
Iraq warns Iran not to infiltrate spies, saboteurs
18 injured, dozens trapped in Afghan hospital collapse
Indian rescuers find 143 bodies
Iran says it’s ready to find journalist’s killer
Canada slams Iran over trial
Family appeal for hostage’s release
Two killed as Hindu-Muslim riots erupt in Gujarat
Indians willing to risk Iraq to escape poverty

    Editorial
EDITORIAL: Saudi-Pak cooperation against terrorism and the problem of Salafi-Wahhabism
HISTORY:Of jihadis turning moderates — II —Suroosh Irfani
SECOND OPINION:Are the masses impressed? —Khaled Ahmed’s TV Review
VIEW:Women’s issues: log in the liberal eye —Arifa Noor
VIEW:Development as a human right —Syed Mohammad Ali
VIEW:The new Gurkhas —Rashed Rahman
LETTERS:
ZAHOOR'S CARTOON:

Business
PTCL to regularise 3,000 daily wagers
PAMCL-led funds declare dividend
ZTBL to fully implement agri package
EPB to hold 3 dates shows abroad
FFCL to set up $200m plant in Morocco
PC awaits MoC response on SLIC IPO proposal
CBR body mulls ST withdrawal on cotton import
Horticulture export seen rising next year
APTBA holds seminar on ST law
EU extends Asia bird flu chicken ban
SBP issues LoA to Ibrahim Group
Oil prices hold near $42 on supply fears
Pakistan, Iran open third trade route
Stocks extend losses, KSE index falls 63 pts amid low volumes
Dollar remains firm
LSE sheds 42 pts
ISE ends lower
Entrepreneurship: Decorating moving wheels
Strike-hit LG-Caltex restores plant capacity to 80%
Cotton prices ease further
Investors fear slowdown as Matsushita, Sony report
Business Notes: Workshop on WTO at LCCI
CBR reduces import of crude palm oil
APMDA to hold protest
BoK arranges training on Islamic banking
Rs 200 CED imposed on bill of lading

Sport
Ashley Giles grabs 100th Test wicket at Lord’s: England beat West Indies
India drop plan to call up Laxman replacement
Aisam beaten in semi-final
Pakistan’s volleyball squad leaves for UAE on 29th
We deliberately aimed for bonus point after collapse: Ganguly:
Aussie cricketers to use ice vests for heat protection
PHF condoles death of junior hockey team player
PCB names seven successful umpires
Odumbe’s cricket future to be decided swiftly
Kazakh cyclist leaves for India
Brazil crowned Copa America champions
Warne’s world record ball attracts bidders
Iraq storm into Asian Cup quarters
Roddick rolls over Kiefer to defend Indy crown
Armstrong faces hardest choice after easiest Tour
Kuwait look to Asian Cup record
Schumi expects to be beaten again
Davenport stuns Williams to annex JP Morgan Chase Open
Greece complete reconstruction of marathon route
Collins sparkles in Olympic prep: Isinbayeva sets pole vault world record
Athens chiefs angry over opening ceremony ‘leak’
Hackett’s reign goes the distance
sports diary: Dutchman Haan brings ‘total football’ to China
Paraguay’s Franco clinches Greater Milwaukee
Aussie Rumford wins Irish Open

Infotainment
Paper maker smells money in elephant dung
Londoner is last in the world with his surname
Saddam spends time gardening, eating muffins
The singing, talking jacket
A Chinese girl performs acrobatics
Loch Ness water for sale
French Spiderman is at it again
Keys removed from patient’s sore leg
Dog training session at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
China’s beauty-obsessed increasingly seek plastic surgery
Mystery lottery winner helps flood victims
Italy’s Mr and Mrs Oversize
opening ceremony of the Trans-Asia Bridge tourism festival in Vietnam
Golfers duck bullets at Thai course
 
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