War not to end crisis in S. Asia : Powell banks on diplomacy
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who leaves next week for a trip to Pakistan and India, said on Wednesday he remained hopeful that the crisis between the...
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Multinational forces on LoC suggested: FO reacts to infiltration charges
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Foreign Office on Thursday warned that the danger of an “accidental outbreak” cannot be ruled out so long as the Indian and Pakistan forces remained massively deployed...
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Arms supply has no link to stand-off, says China
BEIJING, Jan 10: Supply of arms to Pakistan has no link with the current tense situation in the region, said Sun Yuxi, a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry....
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Blair, Putin call for action on extremists
MOSCOW, Jan 10: British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called jointly on Pakistan to crack down on extremist groups, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported....
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US sees Iran hand in Afghan affairs, ME arms shipment
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: US President George W. Bush told Tehran on Thursday it must hand over any Al-Qaeda members seeking refuge in Iran and bluntly warned it must not seek to...
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WB may increase aid to $750 million
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The World Bank is considering increasing its annual level of assistance to Pakistan from $500 million to $750 million in the coming fiscal years to help achieve macro-economic...
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230 flour mills in NWFP close down
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Ninety per cent flour mills in the NWFP have closed down as a result of the government’s policy of deregulation of wheat business....
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Ghazi hints at banning religious extremists
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The federal minister for religious and minorities affairs, Dr.Mehmud Ahmed Ghazi, has hinted at banning religious extremists, sectarian groups and checking the organisations raising funds for jihad....
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Moin urges police training to control extremism, crime
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Interior Minister, Lt-Gen (retd) Moinuddin Haider said extremism, sectarianism and crimes could be controlled by providing the police with training and modern equipment....
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Islamabad, Kabul to enhance cooperation
 ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to enhance political cooperation aimed at benefiting the people of both countries....
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India to hold wargames near borders
NEW DELHI, Jan 10: Tens of thousands of Indian troops massed along the entire border with Pakistan will hold large-scale exercises this month, an Indian defence official said on Thursday....
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Delhi seeks custody of wanted men
WASHINGTON, Jan 10: Indian Home Minister L.K. Advani said on Wednesday Pakistan must meet four demands, including handing over to India 20 extremists, for normalization of ties....
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Four SC judges take oath
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Chief justice of Pakistan, Justice Mohammad Bashir Jehangiri, administered oath to four new judges of the Supreme Court under the Provisional Constitutional Order, completing the sanctioned strength of...
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New Delhi unlikely to pull back troops
NEW DELHI, Jan 10: India is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the border with Pakistan soon as they are part of a strategy to negotiate a deal with Islamabad, a...
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Unesco DG, Egyptian team meet president
 ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Unesco Director-General Koichiero Matsura called on President General Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday and discussed regional situation, UN plans for rehabilitation and reconstruction in Afghanistan and its projects...
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DG, Egyptian team meet president
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Unesco Director-General Koichiero Matsura called on President General Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday and discussed regional situation, UN plans for rehabilitation and reconstruction in Afghanistan and its projects...
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Two villagers killed in Indian shelling
SIALKOT, Jan 10: Two villagers died in Indian mortar shelling in Shakargarh sector of the working boundary on Thursday evening....
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Relocation of refugees stopped
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The UNHCR has temporarily stopped the relocation of Afghan refugees from Jalozai and Peshawar to the Old Bagzai camp in Kurram agency after a worker of an NGO...
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Helicopters search for KC-130 wreckage
SHIMSHI AIR BASE (KHARAN), Jan 10: Five US helicopters participated in the day-long search for the wreckage of the US air tanker KC-130 which crashed in the Lora Range 25km from...
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123 families left homeless as Israel bulldozes 73 houses
RAFAH (Gaza Strip) Jan 10: A dozen Israeli tanks and bulldozers razed 73 houses in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah early on Thursday, the town governor said, after the...
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