Work on Agosta to continue: France to honour all deals: minister
 KARACHI, May 9: France will continue to assist in the construction of Agosta submarines and honour all its agreements with Pakistan....
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Indus Commission to meet on 29th
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Permanent Indus Commission will finally convene in New Delhi for three days starting May 29....
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Indo-Pakistan deadlock to prevail: UK think-tank
LONDON, May 9: Political uncertainty at home and military deadlock with Pakistan could paralyse India’s economic reforms and block its emergence as a global player, the International Institute for Strategic Studies...
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US concerned over suicide bombings on allies
WASHINGTON, May 9: The United States has strongly condemned Wednesday’s suicide bombing in Karachi, describing it as a “a heinous attack against France and Pakistan, two of our closest allies in...
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SC dismisses pleas against shifting of trial venue: Daniel Pearl case
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed appeals of Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, the principal accused in the Daniel Pearl case, and three others, seeking reversal of order of...
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Anti-govt parties to hold APC on 15th
ISLAMABAD, May 9: An all parties conference of all the anti-government parties will be convened in Lahore on May 15, to review the situation arising out of “fraud referendum,” an ARD...
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President to visit 3 N. African countries
LAHORE, May 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf is to pay a week-long visit to three North African countries — Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco — in the next few days....
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Victory Day blast kills 34 in Russia
MOSCOW, May 9: A blast tore through a Victory Day parade in a southern Russian republic bordering Chechnya on Thursday, killing 34 people, including 12 children....
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100 held after Karachi attack
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The police have rounded up more than 100 people from extremist groups with suspected links to the Taliban and Al Qaeda after a suicide bombing which killed 11...
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Provinces’ proposals sought on fiscal devolution
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The National Reconstruction Bureau asked the provincial finance secretaries on Thursday to submit their proposals with regard to fiscal devolution after consultation with their respective governors within a...
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PML(N) issues white paper on referendum
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The Pakistan Muslim League (N) on Thursday issued a white paper challenging the constitutional and legal grounds of holding the presidential referendum for securing a fresh term of...
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Six hurt in Srinagar protests
 SRINAGAR, May 9: Six people were injured here on Thursday when Indian police fired teargas shells to disperse crowds protesting an attack on a Kashmiri leader by Hindu extremists, witnesses said....
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UN likely to modify sanctions against Iraq
PARIS, May 9: The United Nations is very close to an accord on the modification of existing sanctions against Iraq, and that a decision on a significantly modified list of sanctions...
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Bahrainis vote in 32 years
MANAMA, May 9: Bahrainis trickled to polling stations on Thursday to vote for the first time in 32 years in municipal elections that are seen as furthering fledgling democratic reforms in...
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Income Tax exemption limit may be raised
ISLAMABAD, May 9: The government is likely to raise the Income Tax exemption limit for individuals, Hindu Undivided Family (HUFs) and Association of Persons (AOPs) from Rs60,000 to Rs80,000 during the...
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CIA missile misses Hekmatyar
WASHINGTON, May 9: The CIA fired a missile from a Predator drone aircraft in Afghanistan this week, aiming at Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who has threatened US soldiers, but missed its target, NBC...
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Indian MiG crashes
NEW DELHI, May 9: A British-built bomber aircraft of the Indian air force crashed on Thursday while taking off on a routine flight, a spokesman here said....
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OIC meeting in Khartoum
NAIROBI, May 9: Foreign ministers from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will hold a regular meeting in the Sudanese capital Khartoum next month, the Sudanese embassy in Kenya said...
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