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| Cleric who pushed the govt too far |
| Once respected by the Pakistani establishment, the smooth-talking cleric at the centre of the Islamabad mosque siege pushed authorities too far with his sometimes bizarre drive to enforce strict Islamic law in the city.
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| Foreign link in failed talks |
| Lal Masjid head Abdul Rashid Ghazi had agreed on his own surrender but the talks broke down because of his last-minute insistence on a safe passage for foreign militants
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| Senator in ‘DC Madam’ net |
| Republican Senator David Vitter from Louisiana apologised last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the “DC Madam”
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| US sends third carrier to Gulf |
| The US navy said today it had sent a third aircraft carrier to its Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes waters close to Iran, whose row with the West over its nucl
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| Apple plans cheaper iPhone, says report |
| Apple Inc plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to a JP Morgan report.
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An aerial view of the Lal Masjid and the Jamia Hafsa seminary in Islamabad on Tuesday after the complex was stormed by Pakistani forces. (Reuters) |
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