FBI, CIA to train Pakistani intelligence personnel
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The Ministry of Interior and intelligence agencies are considering a proposal of extending their limited operational level alliance with the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to a...
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Musharraf pledges welfare for workers
ISLAMABAD, April 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday reiterated his resolve not to allow Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif to return and indulge in power politics, till he was in...
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Israel says no time set for troop pullout: More areas occupied
TEL AVIV, April 11: The Israeli army, under US pressure to end a West Bank offensive, launched fresh raids into two Palestinian towns and a refugee camp on Thursday, but claimed...
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ARD to hold public meeting on 27th
LAHORE, April 11: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has decided to hold a public meeting at Minar-i-Pakistan on April 27 to oppose the referendum being held by the president...
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Punjab insists on present water sharing
LAHORE, April 11: Punjab spurned on Thursday Irsa chairman’s implied assertion that water among provinces could be distributed according to the clause 14-(a) of the 1991 Water Accord....
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Pakistan overpower Kiwis
SHARJAH, April 11: Pakistan on Thursday came back into the Sharjah Cup contest in style when they defeated New Zealand by 51 runs here on Thursday. Batting first Pakistan made 288...
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Pressure mounts for EU curbs on Israel
BRUSSELS, April 11: European Union foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg next week face growing public and parliamentary pressure to impose immediate sanctions on Israel in protest at the Jewish state’s military...
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US veto threat forces Arabs to put off vote on resolution
UNITED NATIONS, April 11: Under US veto threat the Arab nations put off a vote in the UN Security Council on another resolution on Middle East and settled for a statement...
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PPP to boycott referendum
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party, Makhdoom Amin Faheem has said that the PPP will boycott the presidential referendum in line with the decision taken by the...
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Philippines ferry fire claims 23 lives
 MANILA, April 11: Fire swept across a Philippine inter-island ferry in minutes on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, many of whom drowned after jumping overboard....
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Woman dies, 10 injured in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, April 11: A woman was killed and 14 others were injured in different sectors of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday in Indian shelling from across the Line of Control,...
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EC member resigns
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Justice Tariq Mehmood, a judge of Balochistan High Court, has resigned as member Election Commission in protest, as he was of the view that it was not the...
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8 killed as Afghans fight for trade route
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Eight militiamen were killed and several others wounded on Wednesday night when Afghan interim administration forces recaptured a key trade route to Iran....
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Pakistan gets $107m IMF tranche
KARACHI, April 11: Pakistan has received $107.8 million second tranche out of the $1.3 billion IMF-backed poverty reduction and growth facility....
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