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Pakistan 'to get better day by day'

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The military offensive against Taliban militants entrenched in north-western Pakistan is nearly over, the defence minister has said. Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik discusses if this means the defence budget - which accounts for 60% of the national expenditure - can be cut.

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