EC plans to set up 80,000 polling stations
LAHORE, July 17: The Election Commission of Pakistan proposes to substantially raise the number of polling stations for the Oct 10 general election to help voters....
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Straw says disastrous war risk persists: Pakistan’s gesture lauded
TOKYO, July 17: The risk of a devastating conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir remains real despite recent steps by the two countries to ease tensions, British Foreign Secretary Jack...
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Lawyers reject amendments
ISLAMABAD, July 17: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) condemned here on Wednesday the proposed constitutional amendment package, and said it was the sole prerogative of the elected parliament to make any...
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Six killed in Tel Aviv blast
TEL AVIV, July 17: At least nine people — six Israelis and three Palestinians — were killed when a bomb exploded in Tel Aviv and an Israeli warplane slammed a missile...
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US to sell six cargo planes to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, July 17: The United States said on Wednesday it was planning to sell six cargo planes to Pakistan in the first major military sale since 1990 when the then Sr...
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No pressure on judiciary, says Chief Justice
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Chief Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad said here on Wednesday Pakistan’s judiciary “is independent and dispensing justice without any fear or favour.”...
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Gas prices frozen for industrial sector: Nepra concludes hearing in KESC plea
ISLAMABAD, July 17: The government has put a freeze on the natural gas prices for power and industrial sector for a period of three years....
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PML(Q) in a fix over intra-party polls
ISLAMABAD, July 17: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) is in a quandary over the intra-party polls required under sections 12 and 13 of the Political Parties Act, 2002....
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Benazir to return before polls, says party official
ISLAMABAD, July 17: The date of Ms Bhutto’s return to the country will be finalized soon after the announcement of the election schedule, PPP Punjab President Qasim Zia told a Press...
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Rape case trial begins today
LAHORE, July 17: The anti-terrorism courts’ prosecution cell has finalized the charge-sheet for submission to an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Muzaffargarh for the trial of the accused in the Mukhtaran Bibi...
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EU, Arabs oppose new US policy on ME
UNITED NATIONS, July 17: The European Union and the Arab nations did not endorse the new US policy in the Middle East based on isolating Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and setting...
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Indian remarks disappoint Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the anti-Pakistan remarks made by Indian Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and Defence Minister George Fernandes in the Indian parliament....
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Spain army takes over disputed islet
 MADRID, July 17: Spanish forces on Wednesday pushed Moroccan soldiers off the disputed Mediterranean islet of Perejil, a government spokesman said....
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Sonia blasts govt on Kashmir
 JAMMU, July 17: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Indian government of not doing enough to protect the people of occupied Kashmir, during a visit to a shantytown brutally...
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Osama’s whereabouts not known, says US
WASHINGTON, July 17: The White House refused on Tuesday to confirm reports that Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan’s tribal belt, and said it did not even know if he...
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Musharraf attends wargames
ISLAMABAD, July 17: President Gen Pervez Musharraf attended the 10-day-long war games at the National Defence College (NDC) on Wednesday for the second day running....
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