US wants peace efforts to go on: Bush rings Musharraf, Vajpayee
 WASHINGTON, Jan 13: President George W. Bush followed up his welcome of Gen Pervez Musharraf’s speech by telephoning the Pakistan leader on Sunday to thank him for his pledge to take...
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New Delhi offers guarded welcome
NEW DELHI, Jan 13: India said on Sunday it was ready to reciprocate Pakistan’s measures to reduce tension if President Pervez Musharraf’s announced crackdown on extremists was followed by “concrete action”....
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A step in right direction: China
BEIJING, Jan 13: China hailed President Pervez Musharraf’s pledge to crack down on extremists on Sunday, saying it showed Pakistan’s willingness to settle a tense standoff with India through dialogue....
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Curbs on Afghanistan may go
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The UN Security Council meeting on Jan 18 would review sanctions on Afghanistan besides imposing a new set of specific sanctions on Taliban leadership and groups or individuals...
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Govt earns Rs17-20 on every litre of petrol
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The federal government is earning Rs17.25 to Rs20.71 on every litre of petrol sold, in the form of various taxes and charges against original (ex-refinery) price of Rs10.81...
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No Afghan Arab detainees in Pakistan: minister
RIYADH, Jan 13: A Pakistani presidential envoy visiting Saudi Arabia denied on Sunday that Islamabad was detaining any Afghan Arabs, saying those arrested on the borders “must be with the Americans.”...
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58 Pakistani Taliban held in Hindu Kush prison
BAHARAQ (Afghanistan), Jan 13: A total of 58 Taliban prisoners, all Pakistanis, are being held at a remote jail high up in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, prison officials said....
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Two Dutch among 14 killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Jan 13: Indian troops shot dead 13 freedom fighters including two alleged Dutch guerillas as the police here arrested six chief activists of Kashmir’s main alliance, officials said on Sunday....
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Zhu begins visit to India
AGRA, Jan 13: Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji began a landmark five-day trip to India on Sunday, as New Delhi made clear he was not here to mediate between India and...
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France lauds speech
PARIS, Jan 13: France on Sunday welcomed Musharraf’s pledge to stand against terrorism and crack down on religious extremism, saying it could pave the way for a solution to the India-Pakistan...
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British Muslim legislators due in Riyadh today
RIYADH, Jan 13: A group of senior British Muslims, including members of parliament, will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday as part of efforts to promote dialogue between the West and...
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Baku backs Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: The leading parliamentarians of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan, hailing from different parties, have supported Pakistani stand against terrorism and criticized Indian army build-up and occupation of held...
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Musharraf weakened Kashmir cause: PML
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League Saranjam Khan has said that Gen Pervez Musharraf had strengthened the weak and anaemic case of the terrorist state of India by...
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US envoy seeks UAE aid for Pakistan
DUBAI, Jan 13: A US envoy said on Sunday he would seek aid from Gulf Arab countries to help rebuild Afghanistan and support Pakistan’s leader following his pledge to crack down...
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President’s envoys meet King Fahd
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: As special envoys of President Pervez Musharraf, federal minister for communications & railways Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf accompanied by former federal minister Mohammad Ejazul Haq called on King...
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Gen Aziz off to Beijing
ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: General Muhammad Aziz, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), left here Sunday evening for Beijing on a week-long visit of the People’s Republic of China.—APP...
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