Vajpayee faces storm as court bans prayers: Ayodhya sealed; VHP to decide later
NEW DELHI, March 13: A rightwing Hindu campaign to build a temple at the site of a destroyed mosque was handed a stinging blow by India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday which...
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N-arms race with India ruled out: CTBT signing needs time: President
 TOKYO, March 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Pakistan had no intention of entering into a nuclear arms race with India even though it was aware of New...
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US eases condition for illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON, March 13: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants already in the country to seek a visa that will give them permanent residency...
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Oil dealers’ margin up
ISLAMABAD, March 13: The government has approved increase in oil marketing companies’ distribution margin from two per cent to 3.5 per cent and petroleum dealer’s commission from three per cent to...
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UN affirms vision of a Palestinian state: Security Council adopts resolution
UNITED NATIONS, March 13: The United Nations Security Council adopted late Tuesday night a US drafted resolution “affirming vision” of a Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel within secure and recognized...
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Afghans overrun cave complex
BAGRAM AIR BASE, March 13: US and Afghan troops claimed on Wednesday they had overrun the cave complex in eastern Afghanistan where Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters had held out for...
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16 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, March 13: Eleven Mujahideen, an Indian army soldier and four civilians were killed in violence in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday night and Wednesday....
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Musharraf seeks Japanese investment
TOKYO, March 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday urged the Japanese entrepreneurs to take advantage of the conducive atmosphere available in Pakistan for investment....
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Benazir, Nawaz can’t contest poll
TOKYO, March 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif being allowed to stand for election in October....
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Three killed in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, March 13: Israel’s ongoing occupation of the West Bank’s capital claimed three more lives on Wednesday, including that of an Italian photographer....
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Muslims hail verdict
 NEW DELHI: India’s Muslim leaders welcomed on Wednesday a supreme court ruling barring the hardline Hindus from holding a controversial ceremony at a disputed religious site in the northern town of...
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PML, PPP condemn President’s remarks
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Pakistan Muslim League(N) and Pakistan People’s Party on Wednesday condemned President Musharraf’s announcement that former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto cannot stand in future elections as an...
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Ranjha takes oath as law minister
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Dr Khalid Ranjha on Wednesday took oath as Federal Minister for Law and Justice Division here on Wednesday....
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Govt accused of pre-poll rigging
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Leaders of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Wednesday met 13 envoys from the member states of the European Union and expressed their reservations about the...
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