Polling peaceful, overwhelming: 90pc votes in favour: EC
ISLAMABAD, April 30: The Election Commission announced that “large numbers” of people had turned out to cast votes in favour of Gen Pervez Musharraf in the presidential referendum on Tuesday....
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Irregularities, low turnout mar referendum
 ISLAMABAD, April 30: Blatant irregularities were seen at polling centres across the country on Tuesday as both eligible and ineligible voters cast their votes, often more than once, in Gen Pervez...
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Musharraf should quit: Nasrullah
LAHORE, April 30: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and its components PPP and the PML(N) said on Tuesday that the nation had refused to give Gen Musharraf a mandate to...
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Pearl case shifted to Hyderabad
KARACHI, April 30: Venue and trial court for the Daniel Pearl case was shifted to Hyderabad after a division bench of the Sindh High Court here on Tuesday allowed advocate-general’s plea...
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WB to give $1bn loan on lowest interest rate: Pakistan termed star performer
ISLAMABAD, April 30: The World Bank will offer highly concessional assistance to Pakistan totalling one billion dollar by June 30 this year....
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Annan may cancel Jenin mission
UNITED NATIONS, April 30: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday moved toward cancelling a much-delayed UN fact-finding mission to the Palestinian Jenin refugee camp after Israel said it would go on...
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Omar Abdullah offers to resign
NEW DELHI, April 30: Another Indian minister offered to resign on Tuesday after his party decided to abstain from voting on a parliamentary motion against the government over its handling of...
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Large turnout in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, April 30: Thousands of Pakistanis turned up enthusiastically on Tuesday at all the polling stations in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf cities to cast their votes in a peaceful and...
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Nisar terms response beyond expectations
ISLAMABAD, April 30: Information Minister Nisar Memon said on Tuesday that turnout in the referendum was “beyond our expectations” as silent majority had come out to cast its votes....
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Hottest day in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH, April 30: Many people fell unconscious as the temperature rose to 50 degree Celsius on Tuesday. It was the current season’s hottest day....
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Efforts to befriend Iran failed, says US
WASHINGTON, April 30: Efforts by some key US allies to engage Iran have failed to win an end to its “support for terrorism” in the Middle East and elsewhere and other...
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Zahir’s bid to end Paktia bloodshed
 KABUL, April 30: Former Afghan king Mohammed Zahir Shah said on Tuesday he was involved in talks with local tribal leaders in a bid to end bloodshed in the troubled eastern...
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