Suicide bomber kills 4 Israeli troops, 3 others
 UMM EL FAHEM (Israel), March 20: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed himself and seven passengers, including four Israeli soldiers, on a bus carrying mostly Israeli Arabs in northern Israel on Wednesday....
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Special cells soon to curb terrorism: Cabinet okays draft police ordinance
ISLAMABAD, March 20: The cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft police ordinance 2002, and decided to offer it for a month-long public debate before its promulgation to replace the Police Act,...
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Musharraf launches referendum drive
ISLAMABAD Mar 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday kicked off his campaign to take the politicians into confidence on the proposal of holding a referendum to get himself elected as...
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WB to give $350m by June end
ISLAMABAD, March 20: The World Bank will provide $350 million Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC-2) by June 30 this year to help improve Pakistan’s Balance of Payment (BOP) position....
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Domestic growth shows no sign of improvement: SBP
KARACHI, March 20: The State Bank of Pakistan says the outlook on domestic growth has not shown perceptible signs of improvement in the first half of this fiscal year and warns...
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Pick & choose must stop, says SCBA: Hearing in judges appointment case continues
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Recent appointments to the Supreme Court in violation of the principle of seniority have undermined the independence of judiciary and if the process of “pick and choose” is...
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HR probe begins into Gujarat riots
NEW DELHI, March 20: Two people were killed by police in Gujarat on Wednesday where India’s usually respected National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) began a suo moto probe into the virulent...
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3 troops die in attack on US bases
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Two United States military bases outside Khost city in eastern Afghanistan were attacked early Wednesday, killing three and wounding eight Afghan allied troops, news reports said....
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2 children killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, March 20: Two schoolchildren were killed and five others seriously injured on Wednesday by a landmine planted by alleged freedom fighters in occupied Kashmir, police said....
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No imminent strike on Iraq, Turkey assured
ANKARA, March 20: Turkey’s Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit expressed relief on Wednesday over a US assurance that Washington was not planning imminent military action against Iraq....
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Two die in grenade assault on PPP leader
 LAHORE, March 20: Attackers threw grenades and opened fire on a leader of the PPP here on Wednesday, killing his guard and driver and wounding five people, including himself, in Baghbanpura...
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US agents to help in church attack probe
WASHINGTON, March 20: The United States has sent a team of special agents from its Bureau of Diplomatic Security to Pakistan to assist with the investigation into last Sunday’s church bombing...
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Musharraf’s assumption of presidency challenged
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Assumption of office of President by Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf was challenged in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, changing the complexion of the controversy raging over the appointment...
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US likely to impose 30-day stay limit
WASHINGTON, March 20: The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) is considering imposing a 30-day stay limit for foreign visitors to the United States....
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