Gunmen attack US Center in Kolkata: Five cops killed
 KOLKATA, Jan 22: Four unidentified armed men on motorcycles opened fire outside the American Center here on Tuesday, killing five policemen and injuring 20 people....
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NRB gives break-up of NA seats
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: National Reconstruction Bureau on Tuesday announced the provincewise break-up of the National Assembly seats, which have been increased from 237 to 350....
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India again sees Pakistan’s hand
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: India limply pointed a finger at Pakistan, more out of habit than conviction, for the mysterious shootout outside the American Center in Kolkata on Tuesday, as Home...
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Sindh wants its share of water
LAHORE, Jan 22: The Punjab irrigation department on Tuesday sent a report to the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) which was prepared in consultation with all four provinces to reach a...
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Govt won’t waive graduation condition
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: A high-level meeting here on Tuesday decided not to waive the compulsory condition of being a graduate for anyone interested to contest the national assembly election....
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Tension on borders persists, says Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The Foreign Office said on Tuesday that India’s response to President Pervez Musharraf’s recent address to the nation had not been so forthcoming but added that, apparently, it...
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India to brief Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Jan 22: A four-member Indian delegation, led by Rajya Sabha (Upper House) Deputy Chairperson Najma Heptullah, will arrive in Riyadh next Sunday to apprise the Saudi government of the Indian...
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Kashmir body not to call for Feb 5 strike
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: In a clear departure from the decades-old tradition, the National Kashmir Committee on Tuesday decided not to issue a call for nationwide general strike on Feb 5, and...
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Bailout not to help stabilize economy: report
KARACHI, Jan 22: The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) has cautioned that simply bailing Pakistan out of yet another self-induced debt crisis or offering generous budget support will do little to...
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Israelis kill four Hamas activists in Nablus
 NABLUS, Jan 22: Israeli troops killed four Palestinian guerillas on Tuesday when they stormed an apartment building in a sweep in Nablus and tanks withdrew from nearby Tulkarm a day after...
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Karzai due in China today
BEIJING, Jan 22: Hamid Karzai, leader of the interim Afghan government, will discuss peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan during talks with Chinese leaders, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday....
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30 Pakistani Taliban to be tried in Kabul
KABUL, Jan 22: About 30 Pakistani and 10 Afghan Taliban members captured in Kunduz two months ago are to go on trial soon in Kabul, Afghanistan’s deputy intelligence chief Abdullah Jan...
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Shaukat meets German, Thai ministers in Tokyo
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz met German Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Economic Development on Tuesday in Tokyo and discussed with her ways and means to boost mutual...
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16 shot dead in Assam
GUWAHATI, Jan 22: Heavily armed tribal guerrillas shot dead 16 villagers, including nine women and two children, in India’s northeastern state of Assam, police said on Tuesday....
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Troops trade fire on LoC
JAMMU, Jan 22: Indian and Pakistani forces traded fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, breaking a lull that lasted several days, Indian police said on Tuesday....
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Islamabad condemns terrorist assault
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, Foreign Office Spokesman Aziz Ahmad Khan told reporters on Tuesday when asked for Islamabad’s reaction to the terrorists’ attack...
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US unsure if shooting aimed at its interests
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: The United States said on Tuesday it was not yet clear if an attack on the American Center in Kolkata, was a terror assault targeted at its interests...
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2 Pakistanis arrested in Uganda
KAMPALA, Jan 22: Ugandan police have arrested two Pakistanis after they were found to have been carrying a total of 700 grams of heroin in their stomachs, a spokesman said on...
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