Pakistan prepared to repulse attack: Nisar urges peace with India
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The government has sufficiently enhanced its military strength on borders to repulse any attack by the enemy, Information Minister Nisar Memon said on Wednesday....
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Arafat calls for overhauling PA
 RAMALLAH, May 15: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat bowed to international pressure on Wednesday and called for a complete overhaul of his Palestinian Authority, while shouldering the blame for unpopular deals to...
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Islamabad assured of Beijing’s help
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Wednesday, an official announcement said....
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Petroleum prices increased
KARACHI, May 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee on Wednesday increased the prices of diesel and petrol by 17.02 per cent and 4.63pc, respectively, besides increasing the prices of other products...
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Efforts for talks on Kashmir will go on: Rocca
 ISLAMABAD, May 15: The US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca on Wednesday said the United States would continue to urge both Pakistan and India for holding talks to resolve all...
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Kabul welcomes Pakistani investors
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The minister for housing and works Abbas Sarfaraz Khan and the visiting Afghan minister for public works Abdul Khaliq Fazal, discussed here today reconstruction and rehabilitation of Afghanistan....
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Courts to be set up at district level: Small Claims Ord okayed
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The federal cabinet here on Wednesday approved “Small Claims and Minor Offences Courts Ordinance, 2002” that will allow the setting up of courts at district level and ensure...
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NHA adopts selective tendering: Completion of motorway
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The National Highway Authority chairman on Wednesday said that three companies had been asked to submit tenders for the completion of the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway....
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McNeill to lead Afghan campaign
WASHINGTON, May 15: The US Central Command is preparing to establish a combined joint task force in Afghanistan, to be headed by the 18th Airborne Corps commander, Lieutenant General Daniel McNeill....
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Move to rightsize ministries
ISLAMABAD, May 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has sought a comprehensive presentation on restructuring and rightsizing of the federal ministries and revision of the selection process for federal bureaucrats....
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WB resumes operation in Afghanistan
KABUL, May 15: The World Bank resumed operations in Afghanistan on Wednesday after a halt of more than two decades, pledging long-term commitment to rebuild and develop the war-shattered country....
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New Delhi threatens retaliation for Jammu killings
NEW DELHI, May 15: India vowed on Wednesday to take action in response to a bloody attack blamed on Pakistani-based guerillas in Kashmir, which has stoked tensions with Islamabad and threatens...
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Conflicting claims on Bhopal House
KARACHI, May 15: Two different departments of the Federal government on Wednesday made conflicting claims in their rejoinders to the contentions of Shahryar M. Khan, former foreign secretary, about the status...
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12 killed in Kashmir
 SRINAGAR, May 15: Indian troops shot dead 12 Mujahideen in Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after a major attack left 34 people dead, officials said....
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