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Blair urges talks on Kashmir: Anti-militancy plan shortly: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday said Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was willing to have “meaningful” and “comprehensive” dialogue with Pakistan exclusively on the basis...
Britain sees big challenges in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that “enormous challenges” remain in Afghanistan after the defeat of the Taliban and Al Qaeda movements there....
Five inducted into Balochistan cabinet
QUETTA, Jan 7: Balochistan Governor Amirul Mulk Mengal administered oath to five new provincial ministers on Monday at the governor’s house....
Israel for Indo-Pakistan talks
NEW DELHI, Jan 7: Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres made a significant observation on Kashmir here on Monday, saying a dialogue, not an India-Pakistan war or acts of terror by militants,...
Investment hits new low, says ADB
ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Despite the government’s best efforts and the successful implementation of the IMF’s Standby Arrangement (SBA), investors’ confidence has still not been restored, says the local chief of the...
Resistance exists in Afghanistan, says US
WASHINGTON, Jan 7: The extent of resistance still being encountered by the US troops in Afghanistan from Al Qaeda or Taliban and pro-Taliban forces remains uncertain, but it is clear that...
33 die in BD bus accident
DHAKA, Jan 7: Nearly 33 Bangladeshis were killed and scores injured on Monday when a bus overturned and fell into a roadside ditch at Aminbazar, 16 kms from capital Dhaka, police...
18 killed in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Jan 7: Eighteen people have been killed in separate incidents of violence in Kashmir, the UNI reported on Monday....
Jehangiri sworn in chief justice
ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: Justice Muhammad Bashir Jehangiri was sworn in here on Monday as the 16th Chief Justice of Pakistan for a short tenure which ends on January 31....
Heavy mortar shelling on combat posts
JAMMU, Jan 7: Indian and Pakistani frontline troops clashed Monday, firing hundreds of mortar shells at each other’s combat posts and villages along the Line of Control, officials said....
Shanghai Six stresses restraint
BEIJING, Jan 7: Members of the Shanghai Six group of Central Asia states Monday urged nuclear rivals India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and seek to calm rising tensions through political...
Khaleda urges regional peace
DHAKA, Jan 7: Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on Monday said India and Pakistan should end their conflicts and work to promote regional peace and development....
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ISLAMABAD, Jan 7: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday said Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was willing to have “meaningful” and “comprehensive” dialogue with Pakistan exclusively on the basis...
