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4 parcel bombs explode in Karachi, nine injured
Karachi: Four parcel bombs exploded in Pakistan's violence-plagued commercial
capital Karachi on October 16, injuring at least nine people, police said.
Musharraf bends, MP's oath under '73 Constitution
Islamabad: Paving the way for the formation of a coalition government in the country, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has conceded to the demand by the alliance of six Islamic hardliner parties that won major gains in the recent polls to take oath under the 1973 Constitution, as against the version amended by him.
Pak's Mashak aircraft on sale for private parties
Islamabad: After selling a few of its twin seated trainer aircraft "Mashak" to Gulf countries, Pakistan Air Force has now put the aircraft on sale to private.
Bangla ruling party MP unhurt in grenade attack
Dhaka: A ruling party lawmaker and 30 other people escaped unhurt after a grenade lobbed inside a house in South-Western Bangladesh failed to explode, a report said on October 16.
Pakistan Islamic parties favour pro-Taleban PM
Islamabad: Pakistan's newly powerful Islamic parties' alliance will demand that pro-Taleban cleric Maulana Fazlur Rehman be made the Prime Minister if they enter into a coalition to form government, an alliance leader said on October 15.
'US troops arrive in Pak for military exercises'
Islamabad: More than 150 US infantry troops have arrived in Pakistan for 16-day joint military exercises with the local Army, Defence and embassy officials said on October 15.
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