Musharraf, Bush oppose Alliance’s Kabul takeover
NEW YORK, Nov 11: Convergence of views on the current military campaign and a future dispensation in Afghanistan, a US pledge of increased economic assistance and agreement on diplomacy and dialogue...
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More areas captured, claims opposition
KABUL, Nov 11: Opposition forces spread their control throughout northern Afghanistan on Sunday and refused to rule out a drive on the capital Kabul after claiming to have decimated the Taliban...
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Govt to transfer its Wapda assets
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The government has decided to transfer its 100 per cent assets and ownership in Wapda to 12 corporate companies through a presidential ordinance....
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Osama can’t have nukes, says President
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said here on Saturday that he could not imagine that Osama bin Laden could be having nuclear weapons, despite the claims he made...
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‘Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal redeployed at new sites’
NEW YORK, Nov 11: President Pervez Musharraf ordered an emergency redeployment of the country’s nuclear arsenal to at least six secret new locations and has reorganized military oversight of the nuclear...
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Reopening of border ruled out
QUETTA, Nov 11: Pakistan has no plan to reopen its border with Afghanistan for frequent entry of all Afghan refugees into the country as it was already bearing the burden of...
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Algeria floods death toll 340
ALGIERS, Nov 11: Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis summoned his cabinet for an emergency meeting on Sunday as the worst floods in years killed 340 people so far and left thousands...
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American response disappoints CE: F-16 aircraft issue
NEW YORK, Nov 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” expressed disappointment with the US decision of not releasing the F-16s to Pakistan, and suggested that he...
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UK troops deployed in Afghanistan, says Hoon
LONDON, Nov 11: British ground troops have been deployed in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Geoff Hoon said on Sunday....
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Musharraf to remain President
NEW YORK, Nov 11: Gen Pervez Musharraf said here on Sunday that he would remain President of Pakistan, for the foreseeable future, beyond October 2002 election....
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Pakistan sees differences in WTO talks
DOHA, Nov 11: World Trade Organization members meeting in Doha to launch new global trade talks still faces “wide areas of differences,” Pakistan warned on Sunday....
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200 Pakistanis feared dead in Mazar
TEHRAN, Nov 11: Some 200 pro-Taliban Pakistani fighters were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday and Saturday after the capture of that strategically important Afghan city by Northern Alliance forces....
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28 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Nov 11: Twenty-eight people including 17 Mujahideen have been killed in the past 24 hours in Kashmir, police said on Sunday....
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Pakistan move to boost trade ties with WTO members
DOHA, Nov 11 : Pakistan is using its participation in World Trade Organization talks here to push for improved bilateral trade links with a range of countries, Commerce Minister Abdul Razzak...
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UN corridors echo with Dawn report
NEW YORK, Nov 11: The Dawn report about Osama bin Laden’s claim that he possesses nuclear biological weapons and could possibly use them was the most talked about story in the...
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Gas delivery from Sindh by month-end
ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: The Austrian oil and gas company, OMV, will start delivering 170 MCF gas per day to the Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd from Sawan Field (Sindh) by the...
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Alliance warned over Kabul
ROME, Nov 11: Senior advisers to the former king of Afghanistan on Sunday warned the Northern Alliance of the possible implications of taking Kabul....
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UK backs fall of Kabul
LONDON, Nov 11: Britain’s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has reportedly told The Sunday Times newspaper that he would be “happy” to see Northern Alliance move across the north and capture Kabul....
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