Tension prevails in Gujarat : PTV telecasts banned; toll crosses 500
 NEW DELHI, March 3: Army units fanned out across the communally sensitive regions of India’s western state of Gujarat on Sunday, where the death toll after four days of religious violence...
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10 killed as Palestinian attacks checkpost
 TEL AVIV, March 3: A lone Palestinian sniper gunned down 10 Israelis, including seven soldiers, at a checkpoint in the West Bank on Sunday, in another blow to the army’s morale,...
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Strong quake rocks Punjab, Frontier
PESHAWAR, March 3: A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on Richter scale jolted northern and central areas of the country, besides Azad Kashmir, Afghanistan and India on Sunday....
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US deploys nuclear detectors
WASHINGTON, March 3: Hundreds of sophisticated sensors designed to detect nuclear materials have been deployed by the Bush administration at strategic points within the US and at facilities abroad to guard...
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Easing of tension only if India takes positive steps: official
KARACHI, March 3: Islamabad sees no de-escalation in situation on its border with India until New Delhi takes some concrete steps to pull back troops from the periphery....
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US forces may stay longer in Afghanistan
NEW YORK, March 3: The most important battles in the US war in Afghanistan has begun with the Americans, and Afghan forces are launching a major offensive near Gardez against the...
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Abdullah discusses peace plan with US team
RIYADH, March 3: Intensified Arab and international diplomatic contacts are expected here within the days and weeks ahead, to discuss the peace proposal floated by the Saudi crown prince....
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Powell rules out ISI’s link with kidnappers
WASHINGTON, March 3: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has ruled out any links between “elements” within Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and those accused of involvement in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and...
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Lok Sabha speaker dies in air crash
NEW DELHI, March 3: The speaker of India’s lower house of the parliament, GMC Balayogi, was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, triggering fears of further instability for Prime Minister...
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Russia, China ready to help resume talks
NEW DELHI, March 3: Russia and China propose to jointly help launch a political dialogue between India and Pakistan to ease tension in South Asia, the Press Trust of India said...
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Pakistan keep chances alive
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3: The genius of goalkeeper Mohammad Qasim helped Pakistan put their World Cup run somewhat back on track Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Spain Sunday....
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One hurt in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, March 3: A teenager was injured and some vehicles were damaged in overnight Indian firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in two different areas of Azad Kashmir, police...
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Sushma due on 7th
NEW DELHI, March 3: India’s Information Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to leave for Islamabad on the morning of March 7, to attend the SAARC information ministers’ conference to be inaugurated...
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French army team arrives
ISLAMABAD, March 3: A four-member French military delegation, headed by Rear Admiral Jean Louis Barbier, arrived here on Sunday on a six-day official visit to Pakistan, a press release said....
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11 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, March 3: Eleven people, including eight Mujahideen, were killed in a string of clashes in occupied Kashmir, police said on Sunday....
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FO official arrives in Kabul
ISLAMABAD, March 3: The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aziz Ahmad Khan, arrived in Kabul on Sunday and held meetings with various Afghan ministers....
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