Reduction in parliament term under study: Musharraf tells editors polls on schedule
KARACHI, April 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that the government was thinking about cutting down the tenure of the parliament....
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EC to spend Rs2 billion
ISLAMABAD, April 28: A minimum amount of Rs2 billion would be incurred on conducting the one-day referendum exercise by the Election Commission in addition to the cost of organising the rallies...
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Karachi’s glory to be restored: President addresses last public meeting
 KARACHI, April 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday that the government would restore the glory of the city by addressing the law and order problem on top priority....
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Israel to lift siege on Arafat
AL QUDS, April 28: Israel on Sunday embraced a US proposal to end the siege around Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s West Bank compound but withheld approval for a...
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Inquiry into chancery building’s sale ordered
ISLAMABAD, April 28: The Chief Executive Secretariat has ordered an inquiry into the sale of Pakistan’s chancery and diplomatic staff building in Jakarta reportedly without prior approval of the government....
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Commonwealth team meets politicians
LAHORE, April 28: A Commonwealth team is on a “fact- finding” mission in the country to know the reaction of the local politicians to the steps so far taken or likely...
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9,100 illegal immigrants arrested in S. Arabia
RIYADH, April 28: Saudi police have arrested more than 9,100 foreigners in a crackdown on illegal residents in the country’s north during the year ending March 2002, a newspaper reported on...
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15 gunned down in Valley
JAMMU, April 28: Indian troops in occupied Kashmir shot dead 15 freedom fighters, officials said on Sunday....
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Nine more die in Gujarat violence
 AHMEDABAD, April 28: The chief minister of India’s Gujarat, who has been accused of turning a blind eye to the country’s deadliest religious bloodshed in a decade, appealed on Sunday for...
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President addresses nation today
ISLAMABAD, April 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will address the nation on Monday at 8.30pm, it was officially announced....
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India tests missile
NEW DELHI, April 28: A supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by Russia and India was successfully tested on Sunday in the eastern state of Orissa, an official said....
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Storms kill 12 in BD
DHAKA, April 28: At least 12 people were killed and more than 200 injured when storms swept parts of Bangladesh late on Friday and early on Saturday, officials said....
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