Mangla filling begins in April: Water shortage to persist
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Projecting a water shortage between 33 per cent and 54 per cent during early Kharif, the Indus River System Authority on Wednesday agreed to start filling Mangla Dam...
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Suicide bomber kills 15 Israelis
TEL AVIV, March 27: A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in a hotel in the Israeli coastal resort town of Netanya on Wednesday, killing 15 people and wounding about 80....
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Future help linked to raise in taxes: IMF clears way for $107m under PRGF
WASHINGTON, March 27: The International Monetary Fund has announced completion of the first review of Pakistan’s performance under a three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement and cleared the way...
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Arab summit descends into disarray
BEIRUT, March 27: Prospects for Middle East peace plunged on two fronts on Wednesday as an Arab summit mulling a major initiative descended into disarray and Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire talks stalled, sparking...
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Aftershocks hamper relief as toll rises
 NAHRIN, March 27: Heavy aftershocks hampered relief efforts on Wednesday as stunned Afghans buried victims of a devastating earthquake which killed up to 3,000 people and left 20,000 homeless....
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Musharraf backs checks and balances in system
ISLAMABAD March 27: The President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday hinted at introducing an effective check and balance system for all the three pillars of power, including president, prime minister and...
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Air chief says minimum deterrent level maintained
 QUETTA, March 27: The Pakistan Air Force has maintained a minimum deterrent level capability vis-a-vis India and is not in an arms race or a bid for compatibility with New Delhi....
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Church attacker killed: Moin
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Pakistan’s government said on Wednesday one of the five people killed in a grenade attack on a church in Islamabad was probably the assailant himself....
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New Delhi pressure neutralized, says official
CHHOR, March 27: Pakistan has neutralized whatever pressure India tried to build by deploying troops along the border with Pakistan, by adopting diplomatic and defensive strategies....
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Nepra resents Wapda move
LAHORE, March 27: The Nepra (National Electric Power Regulatory Authority) resents Wapda’s (Water and Power Development Authority’s) effort to “periodically involve” the president in tariff regulation process, terming it an attempt...
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CEC briefs Japanese team on poll process
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Deputy Director, South West Asia Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, Yo Osumi, accompanied by Toshikazu Isomura, First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan, called...
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20 die in Dubai accident
DUBAI, March 27: More than 20 people were killed and about 150 hurt on Wednesday when a gate collapsed at a dry dock in Dubai, flooding a busy work area within...
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Islamabad concerned over POTO
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Pakistan expressed deep concern on Wednesday over the adoption of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) by the Indian Parliament....
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Pakistan sends relief for Kabul today
ISLAMABAD, March 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the devastation and loss of human life caused by earthquake in the northern Afghanistan....
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