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Leaders assure Musharraf of full support
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: A wide spectrum of political leadership on Sunday assured President Gen Pervez Musharraf of their full support in case of war, and appreciated government policy of exercising “patience”...
Vajpayee, opposition agree to try diplomacy
NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and senior opposition leaders on Sunday agreed to give diplomacy every chance to succeed before taking a long hard look at...
Jihadi outfits’ offices raided
KARACHI, Dec 30: Police raided the offices of Jihadi outfits in different parts of Karachi and took some people into custody on Sunday....
Peru fireworks blast kills 227
LIMA (Peru), Dec 30: A fireworks explosion set off a huge blaze in central Lima late on Saturday, killing at least 227 people and turning a busy shopping street into a...
Troops move out of Kurram Agency
KOHAT, Dec 30: Six army companies (4500 troops) which were patrolling the western borders with Afghanistan for more than two months to block the entry of Al Qaeda men into the...
Musharraf’s message delivered to Benazir
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The government on Sunday contacted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in exile in Dubai, to discuss current tensions with India, her party said....
No action to be taken in haste, says Sattar
WASHINGTON, Dec 30: Pakistan has not yet moved any of its forces guarding its western border with Afghanistan to the eastern border, but may be forced to do so if the...
Talks fail on UN force for Afghanistan
KABUL, Dec 30: Talks between the Afghan government and British military officials, expected to yield a final agreement on the deployment of a UN-mandated peacekeeping force, ended without result on Sunday....
Blair due in Dhaka on Jan 3
DHAKA, Dec 30: British Prime Minister Tony Blair will arrive in Bangladesh on Thursday as part of a visit to South Asia, a Bangladesh official said....
Pakistan, India trade fire
NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Pakistani and Indian forces exchanged fire on Sunday along the Line of Control (LoC), the United News of India (UNI) said....
Jaswant likely to meet Sattar
NEW DELHI, Dec 30: External affairs minister Jaswant Singh is to meet his Pakistani counterpart Abdul Sattar on the sidelines of the forthcoming Saarc summit at Kathmandu....
Blair urges restraint
LONDON, Dec 30: British Premier Tony Blair has urged both Pakistan and India to exercise restraint as tension mounts between the two countries....
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: A wide spectrum of political leadership on Sunday assured President Gen Pervez Musharraf of their full support in case of war, and appreciated government policy of exercising “patience”...
