Musharraf says role of army being considered: Future setup
ISLAMABAD, May 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that constitutional role for the army in the future setup is being considered....
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EC retains 21-year age for voters
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Election Commission announced on Monday it had finalised the fresh electoral rolls on the basis of age limit of 21 years, contrary to the announcement by the...
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Pro-govt parties forge electoral alliance
 ISLAMABAD, May 6: Six pro-government parties on Monday joined hands to form a new political alliance with an aim to contest October elections from a single platform....
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Punjab says Thal project okayed by CCI
LAHORE, May, 6: Punjab on Monday insisted that water share of the Greater Thal canal was part of the Water Accord, approved by the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and will...
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Kashmir infiltration declines, says US
NEW DELHI, May 6: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was quoted on Monday as saying that cross-borer infiltration into held Kashmir had declined but Washington was concerned nevertheless by...
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Response from India awaited, says FO: Indus Water Treaty violation
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The Foreign Office refuted on Monday the suggestion that Islamabad was down-playing a reported violation of the Indus Water Treaty by India which was building a hydroelectric project...
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Asia Pacific has 60pc child labourers of world: report
BRUSSELS: May 6: Around 352 million children aged 5 to 17 remain engaged in employment of some kind throughout continents, despite efforts to fight child labour globally....
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PIA, Ariana to restart weekly flights
 ISLAMABAD, May 6: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday decided to re-establish air links and in this connection Ariana and Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIA) have agreed to resume one flight a...
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Suu Kyi vows to continue fight
 YANGON, May 6: Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was freed on Monday from 19 months of house arrest in Myanmar and told rapturous supporters she would carry on the...
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Principal, two others fall victim to targetted shooting
KARACHI, May 6: Principal of a government institute, his driver and peon were shot dead in an ambush in Al-Falah, Malir, on Monday morning....
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PM’s salary increased
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The President increased on Monday the salary of the non-existent prime minister from Rs22,000 to Rs56,000 per month, Rs1,000 less than the salary of the president....
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Tax relief on savings schemes may be cut
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The federal government is likely to reduce the limit of withholding tax exemption on incomes from National Savings and Post Office Savings schemes from the next financial year....
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India resumes training works on Ravi
ISLAMABAD, May 6: India has resumed construction of flood protection works on the Indian side of river Ravi in yet another violation of the Indus Water Treaty....
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14 killed as bus skids off road
MUZAFFARABAD, May 6: At least 14 persons, including a woman and 3 army men, died and 30 others injured when a bus skidded off the road on Monday in Neelum valley,...
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US outlines new operations in Afghanistan
NEW YORK, May 6: The new American strategy for wiping out enemy fighters in the most lawless area of Afghanistan calls for continuous counter-insurgency operations on both sides of the border...
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Commanders discuss security situation
ISLAMABAD, May 6: The participants of the Formation Commanders Conference here on Monday discussed the prevailing security environment in the region and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made so far to...
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