24 killed as Israel defies pullout calls
JENIN, April 5: Twenty-four Palestinians, including six Hamas members eliminated in a single strike, were killed by the Israelis on Friday as the Jewish state’s army ignored calls by US President...
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Referendum to be held in May: Constitution will be amended: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, April 5: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday announced a referendum to be held in the first week of May to seek popular support for extending his rule by five...
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Unbranded ghee, cooking oil banned
ISLAMABAD, April 5: The government has banned non-branded ghee and cooking oil and has given 15 days to the registered companies to meet the minimum requirement of 35 per cent soft...
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Annan welcomes Powell’s Mideast mission
UNITED NATIONS, April 5: In a unanimous vote the United Nations Security Council on Thursday demanded the implementation “without delay” of its recent resolution 1402 on the Middle East, and welcomed...
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10 killed as strike observed in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, April 5: Ten people died in occupied Kashmir on Friday in the wake of a strike called to protest a new anti-terrorism law....
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Kashmiris stage demos to condemn Pota
MUZAFFARABAD, April 5: Hundreds of people took to the streets across Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to condemn the stepped-up repression in occupied Kashmir and arrest of All Parties Hurriyat...
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Politicians reject president’s speech
ISLAMABAD, April 5: The mainstream political parties and public opinion leaders have taken strong exception to what Gen Musharraf has tried to impress upon the nation through his one-hour-and-forty-minute speech on...
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Human cloning pregnancy revealed
ROME, April 5: Italy’s Medical Association is considering disciplinary action against fertility specialist Severino Antinori amid reports that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant with a clone....
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France condemns Israeli incursions
PARIS, April 5: The French foreign ministry has soundly condemned Israel’s incursion into Bethlehem, saying that France has a special responsibility for the Holy Land in general and for the Basilica...
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Indian court bails out Al Qaeda man
MUMBAI, April 5: A suspected member of Osama bin Qaeda network who allegedly revealed a series of planned terrorist attacks was released on bail in India on Friday, his lawyer said....
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Musharraf sees no role for Nawaz, Benazir
ISLAMABAD, April 5: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday made it clear that he was neither against People’s Party nor Muslim League but Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have no role to...
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Clocks to go up by an hour at midnight
ISLAMABAD, April 5: The government has finalized arrangements to put forward the clocks by one hour from April 7....
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C’wealth criticizes speech
LONDON, April 5: Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon said on Friday the announcement by Pakistani General Pervez Musharraf of a referendum on extending his presidency by five years did “not appear...
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Rocca due next week
NEW YORK, April 5: The US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Christina Rocca, would leave this weekend for Pakistan and India to discuss the war on terrorism and other...
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Israelis storm minister’s house
RAMALLAH, April 5: Israeli forces stormed the house of Palestinian information minister Yasser Abed Rabbo on Friday and left after searching it for a half an hour....
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Muttahida leader released
KARACHI, April 5: Former Sindh minister and prominent MQM leader, Shoaib Bukhari, was released on Friday night after the imprisonment of more than three years from Central Jail, ....
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