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Blast kills 35 at Pakistan army camp

MALAKAND — A suicide attacker detonated a bomb at the army's main training base  killing at least 35 soldiers. According to the details in a suicide attack on the Punjab Regiment training camp at 08:00 am this morning 35 people were killed, while several people were injured  and >> >>
 

Bush legacy at stake as US goes to vote
Foreign Desk Report

WASHINGTON—Republican control of Congress was on the line Tuesday in an election colored by voters’ dismay over theIraq war and misbehavior in Washington. At stake in the midterm election were all 435 House seats, 33 in the Senate, 36 races for governor, ballot measures on gay marriage, embryonic stem cell research, the minimum wage and more — plus the overarching fate of President Bush’s agenda in the last two years of his presidency >> >>


 

US won’t take sides in next elections: Boucher
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Affairs, Richard A Boucher has said US will not side with any specific political party in next general elections in Pakistan and it wants elections are held in fair and transparent manner.  “US is not with any political party. We only want that unalloyed democracy prevails and all the political parties take part in the elections. No institution including election commissioner should support any particular >> >>

 

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