Musharraf not to form party, but will stay: Constitution being examined
 WASHINGTON, Feb 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday ruled out forming a political party or seeking elections, but said how his term as president could be constitutionally extended was being...
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Israeli elite commander, three troops killed: Palestinians blow up high-tech tank
 TEL AVIV, Feb 15: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian in a raid on Friday after an unprecedented bomb attack destroyed an Israeli tank and killed three soldiers on Thursday....
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Pearl’s fate hangs in balance
KARACHI, Feb 15: The fate of the kidnapped US journalist, Daniel Pearl, continues to be uncertain as the police remained groping in the dark to find a clue to his captors...
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Libya opens door to Europe on 25th
PARIS, Feb 15: After an absence of 10 years, France has authorized the resumption of air traffic between Paris and Tripoli with an inaugural ceremony to be held in Paris on...
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Kabul airport closed
KABUL, Feb 15: Kabul’s international airport was closed to civilians on Friday after a crowd of angry Haj pilgrims pulled an Afghan minister off an aeroplane and allegedly stomped him to...
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Wheat target likely to be achieved, says Junejo
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The country, despite severe shortage of irrigation water and drought conditions in rain-fed areas, is likely to achieve wheat production target of 20 million tonnes....
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Powell wants Kashmir on table
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: Reiterating America’s wish that Pakistan and India should enter into a dialogue to solve bilateral issues, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that Kashmir would have...
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Karzai says minister was assassinated
KABUL, Feb 15: Senior security officials of the Afghan interim administration assassinated aviation and tourism minister Abdul Rahman, interim leader Hamid Karzai said late on Friday....
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Deployment fruitless, say Indian experts
NEW DELHI, Feb 15: India’s huge and costly deployment of troops and heavy armour on the border with Pakistan is in its second month and there are no signs of a...
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DPs escape after fire in detention centre
 LONDON, Feb 15: At least a dozen refugees escaped after a night of rioting and arson in Europe’s biggest asylum detention centre near London....
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22 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Feb 15: Twenty-two people including a teenage girl were killed in occupied Kashmir on Thursday night and Friday, police said....
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Pearl case: govt official to brief press daily
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The Ministry of Interior has advised the Sindh government to nominate a senior officer, preferably Home Secretary or Inspector-General of Police, to daily brief the press regarding progress...
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US package for textiles very small: Dawood
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: Commerce Minister Razzak Dawood said here on Thursday the market access being stipulated by the White House for the Pakistan products to help country’s textile exports was “not...
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Oil prices raised
KARACHI, Feb 15: Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has increased the prices of petrol, diesel, HOBC, HSD, LDO and JP-4 by 1.93 to 3.66 per cent. However, the prices of kerosene...
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One killed, 9 hurt in LoC firing
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 15: One person was killed and nine others were injured in Indian shelling from across the Line of Control, officials said on Friday....
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Moody’s upgrades debt, bank ratings
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Moody’s Investor Services has upgraded Pakistan’s foreign currency debt and bank deposit ratings from Caal to B3 as a result of improved economic management....
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