Musharraf unveils plan to rehabilitate Sindh irrigation system
KARACHI, March 8: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday announced immediate relief measures, worth Rs10 billion approximately, for rehabilitation of irrigation system in Sindh....
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40 killed as Israel intensifies attacks
GAZA, March 8: Israeli forces inflicted the bloodiest losses on the Palestinians on a single day in 17 months of the intifada on Friday, killing 40 people in fierce raids after...
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US keen on fair Kashmir polls
WASHINGTON, March 8: There appears to be renewed American interest in the holding of free and fair elections in occupied Jammu and Kashmir as a step that can perhaps help in...
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India reduces troops on borders: Advani invited to Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, March 8: India has reduced the number of troops massed on the border with Pakistan, a high-ranking Pakistani intelligence source told newsmen on Friday....
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US releasing most Pakistanis: WP
NEW YORK, March 8: The US Justice Department is removing hundreds of Pakistani detainees from the United States at a “hectic” pace and officials have told the Pakistani government that most...
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Media should act to bring about change: Saarc ministers present papers
 ISLAMABAD, March 8: The Saarc information ministers on Friday underlined the need for using the media as a vehicle for social change....
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Issues can be resolved bilaterally, says Sushma
ISLAMABAD, March 8: Indian Information Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said all issues, including the current tension, could only be resolved bilaterally between India and Pakistan....
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US sets free 28 Saudi nationals
RIYADH, March 8: The United States has released 28 Saudi nationals detained in the wake of Sept 11 attacks. Only 11 Saudis were reported to be still in the US jails,...
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Pakistan hunting Taliban, Al Qaeda men: NYT
NEW YORK, March 8: The Pakistan government is pursuing large numbers of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters who have crossed into the country from Afghanistan in recent months and are now...
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Curbs on Ayodhya travel relaxed
NEW DELHI, March 8: Bowing to pressure from hardline Hindu groups, the Indian government on Friday lifted some curbs imposed on the travel to Ayodhya of Hindu activists who want to...
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‘Terrible weather’ slows attack on Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON, March 8: “Terrible weather” in eastern Afghanistan on Friday slowed a US-led military assault on trapped and fiercely resisting Al Qaeda forces, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said....
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SBP places 105 on blacklist for loan
ISLAMABAD, March 8: The State Bank of Pakistan has placed 105 businessmen, politicians and top bureaucrats on a blacklist and stopped them from obtaining any bank loan for the next 10...
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French subs, aircraft issues back on table
ISLAMABAD, March 8: A high-level delegation of French Senators met the senior army authorities at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi, on Friday and discussed with them various military purchases for Pakistan....
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S. Arabia calls it ‘Black Friday’
CAIRO, March 8: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal labelled this “Black Friday” as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict marked its deadliest day since 1987....
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Experts fear less rain in monsoon
ISLAMABAD, March 8: The mother nature seems getting more harsh as the meteorological department has traced hints of a return of El Nino phenomenon to the country....
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Federal rule approved for UP
NEW DELHI, March 8: Indian President K.R. Narayanan approved on Friday the imposition of federal rule in Uttar Pradesh as no political party has been able to form a government....
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Israeli PM drops 7-day condition
TEL AVIV, March 8: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Friday that truce talks with the Palestinians would have to take place “under fire”, apparently backing down on his demand...
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Nepal editor detained by agencies
KATHMANDU, March 8: Government officials in Nepal were tightlipped on Friday about the status of a journalist security agencies detained on Sunday....
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