Kabul told not to allow Pakistanis to join war
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Pakistan had been impressing upon the Afghanistan government not to allow Pakistanis to join Afghan forces or get training there....
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Brahimi bringing fresh setup plan: Talks with UNSC, OIC leaders held
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24: With the full backing of the UN Security Council members, secretary-general’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, will travel to Iran and Pakistan to discuss “future possible...
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Alliance claims territorial gains
JABAL SERAJ, Oct 24: Anti-Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday claimed their first territorial gains with US air support, but north of Kabul four consecutive days of airstrikes appeared to...
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Turkey, BD may lead peace force
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: When the hurly-burly’s done and the battle’s lost and won, it could be the lot of Bangladesh and Turkey to keep peace in the post-Taliban Afghanistan until...
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Pakistani suspect dies in US jail
NEWARK, N.J., Oct 24: A Pakistani man detained on immigration charges in the US probe of last month’s plane attacks died in his jail cell in New Jersey of an apparent...
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Israelis kill 15 Palestinians: Bloodiest day in ME violence
 TEL AVIV, Oct 24: Israeli soldiers killed 15 Palestinians in overnight and early morning fighting on Wednesday, in the bloodiest day since the intifada began 13 months ago....
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US likely to revive annual economic aid, says official
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: The United States is considering reviving Pakistan’s annual economic assistance under USAID programme which had been suspended many years ago....
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Taliban returning weapons to civilians
CHAMAN, Oct 24: Taliban authorities are returning the weapons they collected from civilians as part of their de-weaponization campaign in 1995 and 1996....
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Bodies of eight Pakistanis arrive
PESHAWAR, Oct 24: Bodies of the eight Pakistanis killed in the US bombing on Kabul were brought over to Pakistan on Wednesday through Mohmand tribal area bordering Afghanistan after the authorities...
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Saudi Arabia condemns Osama, Zionist propaganda
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Ali S. Awadh Aseeri, has condemned in very harsh terms both Osama bin Laden and the “Zionist media” —the former for preaching ‘heretical...
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‘Tenacious warriors’ surprise Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Oct 24: As the US-led military campaign in Afghanistan continued on Wednesday, the Pentagon admitted that the Taliban were proving to be “tenacious warriors” and was surprised at how doggedly...
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11 prisoners escape, 3 re-arrested
GUJRAT, Oct 24: Eleven prisoners escaped from the Mandi Bahauddin District Jail on Wednesday evening after taking the assistant superintendent hostage at gunpoint....
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Shoora asks Zahir Shah to head interim govt
PESHAWAR, Oct 24: An Afghan Shoora here on Wednesday unanimously declared the former king Mohammad Zahir Shah as a symbol of unity for Afghanistan, asking him to lead a broad-based interim...
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Saudi FM due today with new proposals
RIYADH, Oct 24: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal is due to visit Pakistan on Thursday to discuss European proposals for a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan, a diplomatic source told AFP...
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Six dacoits gunned down, Nazim rescued
SANGHAR, Oct 24: Police after a hot pursuit, which continued for more than 21 hours, killed six dacoits including the dreaded dacoit Ali Bux Machhi in a fierce gun battle near...
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Pakistani author’s book bestseller
LONDON, Oct 24: Books written on Afghanistan, Middle East and Pakistan are attracting interest in the UK and other European and western countries following the Sept 11 attacks on America....
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Chirac supports Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24: French President Jacques Chirac has expressed support and solidarity with Pakistan’s principled stand to combat international terrorism. He said this in a telephonic conversation with President General Pervez...
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Zaeef leaves for Kabul
PESHAWAR, Oct 24: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Mulla Abdul Salam Zaeef left here for Kabul on Wednesday....
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