Over 2.5 million perform Haj: Linking Islam with terrorism unfair: Grand Mufti
 ARAFAT, Feb 21: More than 2.5 million Muslims from all over the world, including more than 122,000 Pakistanis, performed Haj on Thursday....
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Balance of power to be ensured: Graduation condition may go: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that check and balance “on all power brokers” of the country would be ensured to have genuine democracy after the October...
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N-plan will not be rolled back: FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: The dialogue between the United States and Pakistan, and between Washington and Delhi that had started after both the South Asian states had tested their nuclear devices in...
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Support promised to gas project
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Pakistan and Iran agreed on Thursday to kick off a feasibility study on overland route of $3.2 billion gas pipeline from Iran to India and expressed their full...
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Nine killed as Israeli airstrikes continue
GAZA, Feb 21: Israeli helicopter gunships and warships attacked Palestinian positions across the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday in a new wave of reprisals, killing nine Palestinians and hitting...
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Pakistan, Sudan sign cooperation accord
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Pakistan and Sudan will contribute $500,000 each to establish a revolving fund for forging cooperation in the fields of electronics and computer, software, veterinary medicines, sustainable energy, cotton...
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UK troops open fire on attackers in Kabul
KABUL, Feb 21: British paratroopers returned fire at unidentified gunmen after they came under attack during a routine patrol in the western part of the Afghan capital, a press officer said...
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4 die in UP poll violence
LUCKNOW, Feb 21: Four people died in separate incidents and leftist rebels ambushed election officials during polling for the Uttar Pradesh assembly on Thursday....
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Washington says it won’t release false information
WASHINGTON, Feb 21: The Pentagon issued a statement on Wednesday night on a new office created in an attempt to influence public opinion abroad and said “under no circumstances will the...
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Wage Award will be implemented: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday assured the journalist community that the 7th Wage Award would be implemented....
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Jiang urges Bush to back Pakistan
BEIJING, Feb 21: Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Thursday said in talks with US President George W. Bush the United States should support efforts by Pakistan to improve relations with India,...
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Raid was not on target, but US won’t admit blunder
WASHINGTON, Feb 21: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday a disputed deadly raid by US special forces on two compounds in Afghanistan last month did not strike Al Qaeda...
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PIA to buy 7 used aircraft
ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: A high-level meeting here on Thursday allowed the PIA authorities to purchase seven second-hand aircraft for which the US Export and Import (EXIM) Bank will also provide considerable...
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12 US troops feared dead
WASHINGTON, Feb 21: A US army helicopter carrying 12 troops crashed at sea in the Philippines while flying forces from Basilan island in the south to Mactan Air Base in the...
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