Musharraf says onus on India for talks: Accord signed with Tajikistan
 DUSHANBE, June 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf stressed on Sunday that onus was on India for holding dialogue with Pakistan to reduce tensions between the two countries....
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43 die as bus falls into ravine near Jhelum
GUJAR KHAN, June 2: At least 43 people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus fell into a ravine near Dina, some 20km from Jhelum, on Sunday morning....
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Power tariff to rise by 5pc
ISLAMABAD, June 2: The electricity prices are expected to increase by around four to five per cent by mid of this month under automatic fuel-based tariff adjustment, official sources told Dawn....
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Working group set up to evolve consensus: Kalabagh dam project
ISLAMABAD, June 2: The government has decided to constitute a working group to initiate a consensus-building process for the construction of Rs250 billion Kalabagh Dam....
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Musharraf wants root cause of terrorism eliminated
DUSHANBE, June 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf called upon the world community on Sunday to eliminate the root causes of international terrorism without which, he said, the dream of eradicating terrorism...
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‘India under pressure to attack terrorists’
SINGAPORE, June 2: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes sought a global commitment on Sunday to force Pakistan to crackdown on terrorism, warning that New Delhi faced “intense” pressure to launch an...
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OIC urges dialogue on Kashmir issue
JEDDAH, June 2: The Organization of the Islamic Conference called on India and Pakistan on Sunday to resolve their dispute through dialogue and offered to help defuse the conflict between them....
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Pre-CICA moot adopts draft on terrorism
ALMATY, June 2: A senior level meeting of the 16-member Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Sunday adopted a draft declaration with consensus to eliminate terrorism and...
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Annan hopes Putin move will defuse tension
KIEV, June 2: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed hope on Sunday that a regional summit in Kazakhstan this week will be able to deter Indian and Pakistani leaders from escalating their...
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No let-up in Indian shelling: six killed
MUZAFFARABAD, June 2: Five more people were killed and at least 16 others were injured, some of them seriously, as a result of unprovoked Indian shelling from across the Line of...
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Al-Qaeda threatens attacks against US
DUBAI, June 2: Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda movement will strike again against the United States and with at least the same force as on Sept 11, according to a spokesman quoted...
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Vajpayee to watch steps against terrorism
NEW DELHI, June 2: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, facing pressure from opposition parties to hold talks with President Pervez Musharraf, said on Sunday that he would watch the Pakistan...
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Delegates for Loya Jirga elected
KANDAHAR, June 2: Elections to select delegates to the Loya Jirga were held here on Sunday, with many candidates declaring they would back former Afghan king Mohammed Zahir Shah and his...
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Beijing sees hope for talks
BEIJING, June 2: China is confident that India and Pakistan can tackle their differences through dialogue, said Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen....
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