US intensifies attacks as guns fall silent in Kabul
KABUL, Oct 21: US attacks on Afghanistan intensified on Sunday with helicopters deployed for the first time while the Taliban ordered extra weapons and ammunition sent out to counter raids by...
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US assures Pakistan of immediate debt relief: Larson, Shaukat hold talks
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: US Under-Secretary for Economic Business and Agriculture Affairs Alan Larson announced here on Sunday that Washington would extend an “immediate and sustainable debt relief” to Islamabad....
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Israeli tanks roam six towns: 4 killed
AL QUDS, Oct 21: Israeli tanks and troops maintained a stranglehold on six autonomous West Bank towns and killed four more Palestinians Sunday, sending shock waves through both the Palestinian Authority...
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DPs forcibly enter Chaman
QUETTA, Oct 21: Several thousand desperate Afghans pushed their way into Pakistan on Sunday after border guards on both sides —Pishin Scouts on Pakistan side and Taliban on Afghanistan side— failed...
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India warns of ‘specific action’ in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes on Sunday warned of “specific action” against Islamic insurgent groups in held Kashmir....
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Extensive screening of refugees ordered
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The government has directed the border security forces to carry out extensive screening of refugees entering Pakistan, especially for illicit arms and ammunition....
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New setup may include dissidents, says Powell
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: The United States rules out any role for the current Taliban leadership in any future administration in Kabul, but believes there may be elements in the Taliban movement...
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Afghan health team meets Edhi
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: A four-member delegation of the health department of Afghanistan met Maulana Abdus Sattar Edhi at the emergency control room set up by the International Edhi Foundation at the...
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CIA gets power to destroy Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON, Oct 21: President George Bush, who six days after the Sept 11 attacks had said he wanted Osama bin Laden “alive or dead”, has given formal executive shape to this...
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Three Jaish activists killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Indian security forces have shot dead five guerrillas, including two “commanders” in held Kashmir, where the defence minister is on a two-day visit, officials said on Sunday....
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25 American troops hit, claims Haqqani
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The Afghan minister for frontiers and tribal affairs, Maulana Jalaluddin Haqqani has said that he had not held any talks in connection with the setting up of an...
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Support for Pakistan to continue, says Larson
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 21: The United States has said its concerns over nuclear proliferation, democracy and human rights will continue to be major foreign policy issues despite offering all-out economic support to...
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No more kamikaze attacks by Al Qaeda
TEHRAN, Oct 21: There will be no kamikaze attacks by Al Qaeda terrorist cells against any country, the security chief of the ruling Afghan Taliban said in an interview published on...
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Anti-war mass rally held in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 21: A mass rally was held here on Saturday to protest against the US military operation and killing of civilians in Afghanistan. The demonstration was sponsored by the...
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12 die in bus-trailer collision
BAHAWALPUR, Oct 21: At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured when a speeding bus collided with a stationary trailer near Ahmedpur East early Sunday morning....
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‘Taliban find pieces of helicopter’
DOHA, Oct 21: The Taliban say they had found debris of a US helicopter they claimed to have downed two nights ago that crashed in Pakistan, as well as traces of...
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Peres, Annan meet in NY
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21: Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres met on Sunday in New York with UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on the rapidly worsening crisis in the Palestinian territories, Annan’s spokeswoman...
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‘Osama is a step ahead of foes’
GULBOHAR, Oct 21: The United States will need more than air strikes and commandos to find Osama bin Laden, a senior Afghan opposition figure who has dealt with the world’s most...
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