4 Indian posts destroyed as Pakistan hits back
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: In response to heavy Indian troops buildup monitored on Rajasthan, Sindh and central Punjab borders, leave of absence of all the defence personnel have been cancelled as part...
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Musharraf for strong trade ties with China
GUANGZHOU, Dec 23: President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday his country and China enjoyed “total unanimity of views on all international affairs,” and stressed the need for strengthening their trade ties....
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War not imminent, says Fernandes
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Two Indian troopers of the Border Security Force were killed by Pakistani Rangers and a key commander of the Lashkar-i-Taiba was shot dead by Indian troops in...
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Afghan ministers hold first meeting
KABUL, Dec 23: Afghanistan’s new cabinet ushered in the post-Taliban era on Sunday, holding its first meeting to prepare the way for the mammoth task of reconstructing the stricken nation....
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HC official beaten, stripped in Delhi
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Pakistan on Sunday condemned the illegal detention and torture of Mohammad Sharif Khan, a staff member of Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi, by the intelligence operatives of...
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Brahimi meets key leaders in Kabul
KABUL, Dec 23: United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan, Lakhdar Brahimi, has held a flurry of meetings with officials of the new interim government and various other key players in the...
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12 die as minibus falls off bridge
 KARACHI, Dec 23: Twelve people died and 14 others suffered injuries, four of them seriously, when a recklessly-driven minibus, they were travelling in, fell off the Malir bridge, on Sunday morning....
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Tribal leader warns of war over US raids
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: A tribal leader in eastern Afghanistan threatened on Sunday to launch a war against Afghan Interim Setup Chairman Hamid Karzai if US jets launched another attack on his...
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US troops can stay till terrorists wiped out: Karzai
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23: Afghanistan’s new leader Hamid Karzai said on Sunday that the US forces would be welcome to stay in Afghanistan until all “terrorists” have been eliminated from the war-torn...
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US plane diverted after suspect found with explosives
BOSTON, Dec 23: A US airliner carrying 185 passengers and 12 crew from Paris to Miami was diverted to Boston on Saturday under the escort of two US air force fighter...
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CE visits one of world’s largest dams in China
YICHANG, Dec 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf visited on Sunday here the under-construction site of one of the biggest dams of the world....
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Expatriate professor dismissed
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: An expatriate university professor has been dismissed from his post for allegedly being active in the campaign for the release of his brother-in-law, Dr Mazen Al-Najjar....
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Musharraf lauds new Afghan leader
BEIJING, Dec 23: President Pervez Musharraf has given a ringing endorsement of new Afghan leader Hamid Karzai as the head of the UN-backed administration got down to the business of rebuilding...
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One killed, 12 hurt in LoC firing
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 23: One civilian was killed and at least 12 others were injured, some of them critically, as Indian troops troops continued to shell Azad Kashmir villages from across the...
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Osama may be tried at home if arrested
WASHINGTON, Dec 23: If Taliban leader Mulla Omar and Osama bin Laden are captured, they will be handed over to international justice but could also be tried in Afghanistan....
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Foreign troops to start coming to Kabul next week
KABUL, Dec 23: Foreign troops could begin arriving in the Afghan capital next week, but the bulk of the multinational security force may take up to four weeks to deploy, a...
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Former CJ seeks FBI probe into Dec 13 attack
LUCKNOW, Dec 23: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Nasim Hasan Shah, has suggested an impartial inquiry, including one by the FBI, into the Dec 13 terrorist attack on Parliament and said...
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Arafat tries to get Pope’s support
 RAMALLAH, Dec 23: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Sunday tried to enlist the backing of Pope John Paul in a Christmas showdown with Israel, as he vowed to defy an Israeli...
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‘Final response’ after Xmas, says Jaswant
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said on Sunday that New Delhi would decide on a “final response” to Pakistan after Christmas....
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France backs India
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Senior French opposition leader Philippe Douste-Blazy left India on Sunday after a two-day visit in which he delivered a message of solidarity from President Jacques Chirac following...
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