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Violent protests in held Kashmir
7/8/2009 8:05:00 AM
SRINAGAR: Protesters in held Kashmir set fire to a police van and stoned other security vehicles Wednesday after the body of a missing young man was recovered in the regional capital Srinagar.Residents said that Asrar Mushtaq, had disappeared while in police custody. Police denied having detained the 20-year-old, who went missing last week.After his body was found, angry protesters poured onto the streets of Srinagar and attacked vehicles belongi ....
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17 killed as one more US drone strikes in SWA
7/8/2009 7:59:00 AM
WANA: Seventeen people were killed when one more US drone launched an strike in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) on Wednesday.
According to the correspondent of Geo News, the drone targeted a convoy of militants, killing 17 people and destroying completely 5 vehicles.
Some of the people in the convoy were also injured while there is a possibility of the death toll to mount.
It may be mentioned here that it is a second drone
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Operation triggered by Taliban plan to take over Buner
4/29/2009 9:03:00 AM
ISLAMABAD: Security forces launched a major operation in Buner on Tuesday after intelligence agencies intercepted a telephone conversation of Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah with his ‘commanders’ which revealed their plan to take over the area after faking a withdrawal
Obama's first 100: Now comes the hard part
4/29/2009 8:59:00 AM
Behind closed doors in recent days, senior White House aides have been saying that measuring President Obama's first 100 days is the journalistic equivalent of a Hallmark holiday. "They don't mean anything," quipped one aide, "but you have to observe them." But the Obama administration is embracing the hoopla, partly because Obama's approval ratings are sky-high. full story
Over 50 militants killed as troops seize key Buner town
4/29/2009 8:57:00 AM
The army is facing stiff resistance in Ambela...militants are using area people as human shields, Athar Abbas said.
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