US, UK responsible for Qala-i-Jangi massacre: Amnesty
LONDON, Nov 29: The killing of hundreds of Taliban prisoners at the Qala-i-Jangi fort in Afghanistan raises questions on the exact circumstances surrounding the massacre and on the role played by...
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Bonn moot fate hangs in balance: Key groups oppose peacekeepers
 LONDON, Nov 29: The two main groups at the Bonn conference on Afghanistan hinted on Thursday they were close to an agreement on the formation an interim government, but said the...
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Kharrazi links peace to broad-based govt
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on Thursday said that Islamic Republic of Iran was averse to the idea of deployment of foreign troops in Afghanistan, saying “it could...
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KESC selloff plan finalized
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: The federal government on Thursday finalized a plan for restructuring of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) with a target to complete its privatization by Dec 31, 2002....
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Provinces told to clear Rs36bn power dues by Dec 31st
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday directed all the four governors to clear Rs36 billion provincial electricity dues by Dec 31 this year and reconcile disputed amounts with...
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Non-Afghans’ massacre: reprisals feared in NWFP
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: For fear of reprisal against the non-Pakhtoon refugees in the aftermath of the recent killing of Pakhtoons in Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul, the Pakistan government has decided to shift...
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Coalition has no mission in Pakistan: envoy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: Coalition spokesperson Kenton Keith on Thursday said that the coalition did not have operational mission in Pakistan....
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US security forces posted outside two Afghan airfields
WASHINGTON, Nov 29: The army has sent teams of soldiers to provide security around two airfields in northern Afghanistan while the number of marines on a southern base climbed to more...
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EU official to inspect Afghan projects
BRUSSELS, Nov 29: European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Poul Nielson said on Thursday he would go to Pakistan and Afghanistan next week to inspect EU aid projects and prepare...
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No rebuilding operation till broad-based govt: UNDP: Three-day Afghanistan moot ends
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 29: A three-day “Conference on Preparing for Afghanistan’s Reconstruction” ended here on Thursday with a pledge that no development and rehabilitation work will be carried out in Afghanistan in...
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19 troops, 23 freedom fighters killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Nov 29: Nineteen Indian soldiers, 23 Mujahideen and two children were killed in occupied Kashmir on Wednesday and Thursday, police said....
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Non-Kashmiris terrorists: Benazir
SRINAGAR, Nov 29: Non-Kashmiris fighting Indian troops in the disputed territory are not freedom fighters but terrorists, former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto said in an interview published Thursday....
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Russians’ presence in Kabul surprises US
WASHINGTON, Nov 29: The United States was apparently taken by surprise by the sudden arrival of Russian troops in Kabul earlier this week....
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Most held in US are not Osama supporters
NEW YORK, Nov 29: Only a handful of the more than 1,200 people detained by the US law enforcement officials appear to have Al Qaeda terrorist connections, US officials told the...
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3 die in Israeli bus blast
JERUSALEM, Nov 29: Three people were killed on Thursday night in an explosion aboard a bus in Pardes Khana, in northern Israel, public radio said....
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Asiaweek being closed
NEW YORK, Nov 29: AOL Time Warner Inc.’s Time Inc., citing an advertising slump, said on Thursday said it would shutter three magazines, On, Family Life and Hong Kong-based Asiaweek....
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Mahathir urges Muslims to unite
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 29: At a meeting with Arab heads of mission who called on him here on Wednesday Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad urged Muslim nations to unite so as...
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42 Sindh laws amended
KARACHI, Nov 29: Sindh Governor Mohammedmian Soomro promulgated on Thursday the Sindh Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 to amend 42 laws, acts and ordinances in force in the province, bringing them in...
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