Vajpayee slams party hawks for war frenzy: Washington asked to restrain Islamabad
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee slammed his party on Wednesday for whipping up war hysteria over last week’s terrorist attack on Delhi’s Parliament House, but he...
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Pakistan denies troop build-up: Sattar wants terrorism defined
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: India has not provided evidence to Pakistan to substantiate its allegations that Jaish-i-Mohammad and Lashkar-i-Tayyaba were involved in the Dec-13 attack on the Indian Parliament, the foreign office...
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15 killed as Osama men try to escape
PESHAWAR, Dec 19: Fifteen people were killed on Wednesday, six of them members of Pakistan law-enforcement agencies, when Al- Qaeda captives being transported from the tribal area to a detention centre...
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US opposes flare-up in region
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: In a clear reference to militant organizations that have links to the Kashmir movement, the United States has asked Islamabad to take action against “terrorist groups that operate...
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Musharraf due in China today
BEIJING, Dec 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf arrives here on Thursday on a four-day official visit to the People’s Republic of China....
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ADB okays $200 million loan for roads
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Asian Development Bank has approved $200 million loan for Pakistan’s road sector. With this amount, the country’s road sector at national and provincial level will undergo some...
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Jiang stresses full Sino-Pakistan Partnership
BEIJING, Dec 19: Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who is also General Secretary of Chinese Community Party, has underlined the importance of President Pervez Musharraf’s coming visit to China and said it...
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Karzai wants world not to ignore Afghanistan
ROME, Dec 19: Afghanistan’s new leader, Hamid Karazai, on Wednesday warned the international community against abandoning Afghanistan once the anti-terrorism campaign is over and said that Osama bin Laden would be...
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Pakistan will attend Kabul ceremony: FM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Pakistan will attend the investiture ceremony of the Afghan interim government being held in Kabul on Saturday, Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar told Dawn....
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UN chief calls for talks
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 19: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through diplomacy and dialogue without resorting to war....
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11 Mujahideen killed
SRINAGAR, Dec 19: Indian forces in occupied Kashmir on Wednesday claimed killing 11 Mujahideen in separate clashes....
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China most trustworthy friend: ce
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: President General Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan regards China as its most important and trustworthy friend....
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Powell lauds Pakistan support
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said here on Wednesday that cooperation with Pakistan on border control had been “absolutely superb” and Pakistan’s military had been forthcoming in...
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Amnesty slams new Indian law
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Amnesty International on Wednesday advised India’s parliament to throw out a severe new anti-terror law, stressing it would lead to rights abuses rather than accord protection against...
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Low risk of war: US general
BRUSSELS, Dec 19: The chairman of the US military’s joint chiefs of staff said on Wednesday there was only a low risk of conflict between Pakistan and India....
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CE briefed on Afghanistan
 ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf received a telephone call from General Tommy Frank of the US Army on Tuesday night. He briefed the president on the general military situation...
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