Sindh to get its water share, says Musharraf: Address at Sanghar public meeting
 SANGHAR, April 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said the government will soon undertake work on big irrigation projects in Sindh, including construction of Reni canal and Sehwan barrage....
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Israeli forces occupy more territories: Palestinian minister arrested
TEL AVIV, April 13: Israeli tanks rolled into more Palestinian villages and shelled a government building in Nablus on Saturday despite visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell’s calls for a...
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Benazir decides to come back
NEW YORK, April 13: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has said that Gen Musharraf’s decision to hold referendum was unconstitutional and illegal and asked him to hold elections and present himself...
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Wapda wants new thermal plants
ISLAMABAD, April 13: In a major policy reversal, Wapda has sought permission to set up around 1200MW thermal independent power projects (IPPs) to meet energy shortage, a move it criticized for...
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Referendum law be open to judicial review: US
WASHINGTON, April 13: The United States has suggested that the law governing the referendum announced by Gen Pervez Musharraf should be open to judicial review....
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Chaos won’t be allowed, says Musharraf: Public rally at Thatta
THATTA, April 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf emphasised the need for building more water reservoirs for meeting future requirements on Saturday as he kicked off his referendum campaign in Sindh from...
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Law to ban third term for PM under study
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The government is considering promulgation of an ordinance to prevent re-election of any political leader as prime minister for a third term....
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Public sector to be allowed to employ skilled youths
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The government has decided to allow the public sector, including banks and development financial institutions (DFIs), to provide jobs to skilled and educated youths of the country....
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Top surgeon of Hyderabad kidnapped
HYDERABAD, April 13: Three unidentified men kidnapped a renowned professor of surgery, Mohammad Hussain Leghari of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, outside his residence late Saturday night....
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Nine killed in Afghan fighting
MAIDAN SHAHR, April 13: Nine people were killed in fighting between the forces of two rival commanders in Afghanistan’s Wardak province on Friday night and Saturday amid conflicting accounts of what...
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Four die in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, April 13: Three women and a man were injured in the southern Kotli district of Azad Kashmir in overnight shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control, police...
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Moon not sighted
KARACHI, April 13: Safar moon was not sighted on Saturday, Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Central Chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced here on Saturday.—APP...
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