Musharraf hopes polls will return honest men: India warned against aggression
ISLAMABAD, March 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday expressed the confidence that October elections would lead to emergence of a selfless and sincere leadership dedicated to the development of the...
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1,000 arrested as ARD’s public meeting thwarted
 LAHORE, March 23: The government’s security dragnet effectively thwarted the ARD’s plan to hold a public meeting at the Mochi Gate on the Pakistan Day and, according to a central PPP...
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Six Palestinians shot dead
RAMALLAH, March 23: The Palestinians accused Israel on Saturday of wanting to block a ceasefire deal to end almost 18 months of bloodshed by ignoring Palestinian demands that political issues be...
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UN summit backs plan to combat poverty
MONTERREY (Mexico), March 23: Buoyed by US and European pledges of fresh cash for impoverished nations after years of declining foreign aid, world leaders wrapped up a UN summit with a...
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13 killed in Kashmir violence
 SRINAGAR, March 23: At least 13 people, including 10 freedom fighters, were killed and 26 more injured in a fresh bout of violence in occupied Kashmir, police said on Saturday....
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Jamaat chief rejects referendum plan
 RAWALPINDI, March 23: The Amir of Jamat-i-Islami, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, on Saturday rejected government’s proposal to hold referendum to formalize Gen Musharraf as president of Pakistan saying it is unconstitutional....
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Talks alone to resolve Kashmir issue: US
WASHINGTON, March 23: The United States has said it is not engaged in a zero-sum game vis-a-vis Washington’s ties with both India and Pakistan, pointing out that all roads lead to...
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258 Afghan Taliban prisoners released
SHIBARGHAN, March 23: Hundreds of former Taliban fighters were freed in a goodwill gesture in this northern Afghan town on Friday, but thousands were still held in appalling conditions in one...
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Five MPs pledge support to BJP on POTO
NEW DELHI, March 23: Indian Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee’s bid to push through a controversial anti-terror law received a shot in the arm on Saturday when five neutral MPs joined his...
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Israeli PM keen to attend Arab summit
WASHINGTON, March 23: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published here on Saturday that he would like to attend the Arab summit in Beirut next week to outline...
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AI voices concern at US rules for tribunals
WASHINGTON, March 23: The human rights organization Amnesty International has expressed its dissatisfaction with the rules announced earlier this week for US military tribunals and said the original presidential order authorizing...
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US supplied textbooks with violent images to Afghans
WASHINGTON, March 23: In what will be seen as a distinctly ironic twist to the campaign against religious extremism, it has been revealed that during the anti-Soviet drive, the United States...
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Omar will be handed over to US: NYT
NEW YORK, March 23: The United States has reached agreement with Pakistan that British-born militant Ahmed Omar Sheikh would be handed over for trial to the US government once the Pakistani...
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President seeks time to bring about change
 ISLAMABAD, March 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf declared on Saturday that there would be a continuity of policies beyond October, and called upon the nation to give him time to greatly...
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Blasts rock Lima again
LIMA, March 23: At least six explosive devices went off around midday on Saturday in eastern Lima, just hours ahead of a visit by US President George W. Bush, but there...
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Delhi may revive cricket ties
NEW DELHI, March 23: After refusing to play against Pakistan for two years over political issues, India may revive cricketing relations with the country....
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Street Cry wins $6 million race
DUBAI, March 23: Street Cry, ridden by Jerry Bailey, won the group one Dubai World Cup in dazzling style on Saturday....
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Zahir Shah’s return delayed
ROME, March 23: The return home of the ex-king of Afghanistan, scheduled for Monday, has been put back until some time in April, a source at the Italian foreign ministry said...
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