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Tension easing, says President
WASHINGTON, Jan 20: President Pervez Musharraf said he did not believe tension between Pakistan and India would translate into a war....
Musharraf’s meeting with Benazir in US likely
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: A ‘surprise meeting’ of President Gen Pervez Musharraf and PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto is expected on the former’s official visit to the United States within the next few...
Diplomacy, snow make LoC quieter
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 20: The Line of Control (LoC) dividing the disputed Himalayan state of Kashmir between India and Pakistan has been quiet in recent days due to the combined effects of...
2 Marines die in ’copter crash
QUETTA, Jan 20: Two US Marines were killed and five others injured when a United States military helicopter CH-53-E stallion crashed in the mountainous area near Bagram airport, north of Kabul,...
Situation improving, says Powell
WASHINGTON, Jan 20: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said the stand-off between India and Pakistan had eased in the last week, and both sides were committed to a diplomatic...
10 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Jan 20: Ten people, seven of them Mujahideen, were killed in occupied Kashmir overnight and on Sunday, a police spokesman said....
Troops to stay on border, says India
NEW DELHI, Jan 20: India on Sunday asserted its formations will remain on Pakistan’s border until it has extradited 20 alleged fugitives, and rejected as non-serious a similar counter-demand made by...
Govt paying $1m annually to BOI consultants
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: Around 11 consultants working in the Board of Investment (BOI) are drawing over Rs60 million ($1 million) annually despite their failure to bring even a single investment project...
$20m Saudi grant for Afghanistan
RIYADH, Jan 20: Saudi Arabia has given Afghanistan $20 million as a first instalment of emergency aid, interim government leader Hamid Karzai said in comments published on Sunday....
Activist to be hanged tomorrow
MULTAN, Jan 20: An activist of a banned extremist organization, convicted of killing two policemen, will be executed on Tuesday after President Pervez Musharraf rejected his mercy petition, police said....
Aga Khan pledges $75m aid
TOKYO, Jan 20: The Aga Khan intends to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan by making available 75 million dollars, the Aga Khan’s French bureau said on Sunday....
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TOKYO, Jan 20: The Aga Khan intends to support the reconstruction of Afghanistan by making available 75 million dollars, the Aga Khan’s French bureau said on Sunday....
