Bush tells Israel to start pullout: Powell assigned truce task
WASHINGTON, April 4: US President George W. Bush on Thursday called on Israel to begin withdrawal from Palestinian-controlled cities and directed Secretary of State Colin Powell to go to the region...
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Muslim victims urge Vajpayee to fire Modi
 NEW DELHI, April 4: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, obviously stunned by the horror of the bit of Gujarat he saw on Thursday, told a gathering of Muslim victims sheltered in...
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Abu Zubaydah’s arrest activates probe
NEW YORK, April 4: Abu Zubaydah, the top-ranking Al Qaeda leader who was shot three times trying to escape arrest last week in Pakistan, is in “fairly serious” condition, hindering close...
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60 nations demand Israeli withdrawal
UNITED NATIONS, April 4: At an open debate of the UN Security Council over 60 countries on Wednesday demanded that Israel pull its tanks and troops out of the West Bank...
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Hekmatyar men held over Afghan bomb plot
KABUL, April 4: Afghan officials said on Thursday they had uncovered a bomb plot to “sabotage” the interim administration by followers of Hekmatyar and claimed intelligence agents had arrested more than...
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APHC not to take part in election: Yasin Malik tortured in jail: Bhatt
NEW DELHI, April 4: Pro-freedom Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik has been tortured in prison and his right ear has been badly damaged, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Abdul Ghani...
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Efforts on to decipher code words of Al Qaeda men
FAISALABAD, April 4: Investigators believe they will find vital clues about Osama bin Laden as some “code words” have been found on a wall of kitchen in the Faisal Town hideout...
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US not doing enough in ME crisis, says Albright
 NEW YORK, April 4: The former US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright on Thursday joined hosts of critics saying that the White House was not doing enough to end the violence...
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PML plans strike, rallies against referendum
 ISLAMABAD April 4: Pakistan Muslim League’s central executive committee on Thursday rejected the government’s decision to hold a presidential referendum, and said that it would work to foil the move by...
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Heavy rain lashes Quetta, other areas
QUETTA, April 4: Quetta valley and surrounding townships and human settlements close to Iran received heavy downpour with high-velocity winds uprooting trees, breaking signboards and hoardings in the main city centre....
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China backs Pakistan stand on Kashmir
BEIJING, April 4: China fully supports Pakistan’s stand to resolve the Kashmir issue through peaceful means, said senior Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Yang Wencheng....
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Wapda files revised tariff petition
ISLAMABAD, April 4: The Wapda has submitted a revised petition to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) for base tariff rationalisation to meet around Rs35 billion cash deficit....
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ADB will give $1bn this year
ISLAMABAD, April 4: President Asian Development Bank, Tadao Chino, on Thursday said that the Bank would extend US$1 billion to Pakistan in 2002....
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256 drugs exempted from GST
ISLAMABAD, April 4: The government on Thursday announced exemption of 256 life-saving drugs from 15 per cent general sales tax. Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench also issued notices to...
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No pullback from LoC: Fernandes
SRINAGAR, April 4: India will not withdraw troops from the Line of Control and the border with Pakistan because Islamabad has been insincere in its crackdown on guerillas, Defence Minister George...
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Musharraf’s address today
ISLAMABAD, April 4: President Pervez Musharraf will address the nation on Friday at 8pm....
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