Direct funds to dist govts opposed: Centre to evolve new system
ISLAMABAD, March 12: All the four provincial governments have opposed the idea of release of development funds directly to the district governments as envisaged in the much trumpeted devolution plan of...
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Israel unleashes another day of terror: 28 Palestinians killed
 RAMALLAH, March 12: The death toll from the intifada soared over the 1,500 mark in less than 18 months on Tuesday as Israel launched its biggest military operation in years, only...
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Security tightened in Ayodhya: SC decision on prayers today
NEW DELHI, March 12: Frightened Muslim residents were fleeing the tense city of Ayodhya on Tuesday as rightwing Hindu groups braced to offer prayers at a controversial site near a razed...
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No US plan against any country
WASHINGTON, March 12: The US president has no plan on his desk or recommendations from his National Security Council to take military action against any country in the world....
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Top brass reviews security measures
ISLAMABAD, March 12: A meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) was held in Rawalpindi on Tuesday which discussed border situation and expressed satisfaction with the state of preparedness...
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Plan to sell 15 concerns by June 2003
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The government has firmed up a schedule to complete 15 major sale transactions in banking, petroleum, telecommunications and power sector before June 2003, with estimated proceeds of around...
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Wapda issued gas disconnection notice
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has issued one-week notice to terminate gas supplies to Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) for continued default in payments that would suspend...
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UN calls for withdrawal of troops
ISLAMABAD, March 12: Calling on India and Pakistan to withdraw troops from the border, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) indicated the formation of an independent commission in...
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Musharraf arrives in Japan
 TOKYO, March 12: President Pervez Musharraf arrived here late Tuesday for a four-day visit during which he would hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, officials said....
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5 labourers killed near Faisalabad
FAISALABAD, March 12: Five mill workers were killed and seven others sustained injuries in an accident on Faisalabad-Chak Jhumra Road, 21km from here, on Tuesday....
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ENT surgeon shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, March 12: Dr Anwarul Islam, an ENT surgeon at the city’s Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, was shot dead in Karimabad area on Tuesday night....
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Observers criticize Zimbabwe elections
HARARE, March 12: Norway’s observer mission said on Tuesday Zimbabwe’s presidential elections failed to meet acceptable international standards....
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Ranjha to be new law minister
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The president has changed the portfolio of federal law minister Shahida Jameel, and decided to induct Dr Khalid Ranjha, as federal law minister, Dawn learnt from official sources....
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Vajpayee says no talks unless conditions met
NEW DELHI, March 12: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Tuesday ruled out resumption of dialogue with Pakistan “till Islamabad stops cross-border terrorism.”...
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