Lashkar, Jaish, TJP, TNSM & SSP banned; ST under watch
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday announced a ban on five extremist groups and put another on the watch list with a view to cleansing the society of...
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No Pakistani to be handed over to India
 ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has declared that no Pakistani will be handed over to India and that anybody involved in terrorism will be tried according to the country’s...
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Speech will help ease tension: US
WASHINGTON, Jan 12: The United States has unequivocally welcomed President Pervez Musharraf’s speech on Saturday and said it provided a basis for the reduction of tensions between Pakistan and India....
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Hundreds taken into custody
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: The police said on Saturday they had arrested over 350 militants ahead of President Pervez Musharraf’s speech later in the day, which will focus on curbing extremism....
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Musharraf’s speech gets mixed reaction
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s address to the nation on Saturday evoked mixed reaction from a cross-section of society, with moderate and progressive segments taking a sigh of relief...
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Indian politicians give cautious welcome
NEW DELHI, Jan 12: India’s politicians on Saturday gave a cautious welcome to President Musharraf’s speech....
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Disposition of US forces being reassessed
WASHINGTON, Jan 12: Tensions between Pakistan and India have prompted Pakistani and US military officials to reassess the disposition of US forces in Pakistan in the event of a conflict, US...
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Bangladesh urges Indo-Pakistan talks
DHAKA, Jan 12: Bangladesh Foreign Minister M. Morshad Khan has urged an immediate dialogue to bring a peaceful solution to the current Indo-Pakistan dispute....
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Hariri holds talks with president on stand-off
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12: Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri on Saturday expressed his country’s solidarity and support for Pakistan in the context of tense situation in the region, resulting from the massing...
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EU lauds ban on groups
BRUSSELS, Jan 12: The European Union’s security chief Javier Solana on Saturday commended President Musharraf’s clampdown on local extremist groups and said he welcomed the Pakistani leader’s commitment to a peaceful...
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Blair hopes for positive response from India
LONDON, Jan 12: Prime Minister Tony Blair lauded his Pakistani counterpart’s condemnation of terrorist groups on Saturday and described President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s speech as “courageous,” his Downing Street office said....
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Fire: Delhi suspects sabotage
JODHPUR, Jan 12: India’s Defence Minister George Fernandes on Saturday said sabotage could not be ruled out behind the massive fire which killed two people and destroyed 1,000 tons of ammunition...
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