Musharraf calls for withdrawal of troops
 ISLAMABAD, March 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that continued presence of troops on borders could aggravate the situation and as such was a threat to peace....
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Israeli tanks enter refugee camps: 12 Palestinians killed in clashes
TEL AVIV, March 7: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon shoved aside US criticism of his policies on Thursday, with his forces continuing to pound Palestinian targets, killing 12 people....
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Wapda, KESC reduce tariff
ISLAMABAD, March 7: The federal government has notified an average reduction of 9 paisa and 13 paisa per unit (kwh) in electricity tariff of Wapda and KESC respectively....
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Plan to better women’s lot
ISLAMABAD, March 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf launched here on Thursday a National Policy for Development and Empowerment of Women and promised that womenfolk will ultimately be offered 50 per cent...
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Success of Saarc hinges on peace: Musharraf proposes lifting of ban on overflights
ISLAMABAD, March 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that without achieving peace and harmony in the region no objective of Saarc could be achieved....
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Independent interpretation of water accord to be sought
ISLAMABAD, March 7: Provincial representatives at the Indus River System Authority agreed on Tuesday on seeking an independent interpretation of the controversial 14-B clause of the 1991 Water Accord....
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Advani should quit: Opposition
NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, March 7: India’s interior minister faced vocal opposition calls to quit on Thursday as lawmakers accused him of failing to stop the worst Hindu-Muslim clashes in a decade that...
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Srinagar shuts down in protest over riots
SRINAGAR, March 7: Srinagar was shut down on Thursday by a one-day strike in protest at last week’s killings of Muslims in the Indian state of Gujarat....
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BD links freedom of press to democracy
ISLAMABAD, March 7: Bangladesh’s Minister for Information Abdul Mueen Khan said that freedom of press without democracy was meaningless....
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US-led war useless: Zahir
ROME, March 7: The exiled king of Afghanistan denounced the US-led war on terror in his country as “stupid and useless” in an interview with Italian daily La Stampa published on...
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Blair faces revolt over US plan to attack Iraq
LONDON, March 7: The full British Cabinet on Thursday served notice on Prime Minister Tony Blair that he could face open revolt if he takes Britain into war against Iraq in backing the recent US policy against Saddam Hussain....
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Pakistan to expand media cooperation with Nepal
ISLAMABAD, March 7: Pakistan and Nepal have agreed in principle to enhance their bilateral cooperation in the field of print and broadcast media to their mutual advantage, an official announcement said....
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Toll in Gujarat violence 677
NEW DELHI, March 7: The death toll in sectarian clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the western Indian state of Gujarat rose to 677, with more bodies recovered and fresh violence...
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Germany, Australia in final
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7: Germany, who have never won World Cup hockey, moved within smelling distance Thursday after overcoming a stubborn South Korea 3-2 in an epic semifinal while Australia laid...
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