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EDITORIAL

	Who should be the next Finance Minister?

	Pakistan’s sovereign guarantee to India-Iran

	PML-N s Musharraf specific mindset

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	Drug money as geopolitics weapon

	Demoralised Indian forces in Kashmir

	Armed to the teeth

	The Indus water terrorism

	Few myths about Afghan war

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Fighter planes pound Orakzai hideouts

16 militants killed, many injured

Staff Reporter

Peshawar—Fighter planes bombed Taliban positions in the northwest on Sunday, killing 16 militants and injuring many. Three hideouts, a government official said were also destroyed.

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Is Pakistan Ready for Water War?

Zahid Malik

Comments At the very outset I wish I am wrong but the most serious problem that Pakistan could be facing in the next five to ten years would be extreme water scarcity not only due to global warming caused by changes in the weather systems but due to our own failures and, if I may say, follies and criminal negligence as well.

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Power shortfall reaches 2000MW

Water reserves low

Staff Reporter

Islamabad—Electricity shortfall in the country has touched up to 2000MW mark. Load shedding in urban areas of the country has extended to 5 hours, while in rural areas to 8 hours.

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Musharraf flays US Afghan pullout plan

Florida—Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has applauded President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but said that setting a timeline for their withdrawal is an “indication of weakness.”

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Pak main hurdle in India’s hegemonic ambitions

Tanvir Siddiqi

Comment INDIA continues to blow hot and cold in dealing with Pakistan which is the only hurdle in its ambitions to act as the watch-dog in the region with its influence extending to Afghanistan where it has established a chain of consulates close to Pakistan border.

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Kashmir issue

Mirwaiz seeks Saudi mediation

Jeddah—A delegation of Kashmiri leaders will visit the Kingdom within a month and hold talks with Saudi officials, said Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, leader of All-Parties Hurriyat Conference.

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