26 die in Jalalabad warehouse explosion
KABUL, Aug 9: A massive explosion at a construction agency’s warehouse in eastern Afghanistan killed up to 26 people and wounded around 80 on Friday....
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Three nurses killed in Taxila chapel attack
 RAWALPINDI, Aug 9: Three nurses — and an attacker — were killed while 25 others injured in a terrorist attack on a chapel in the Taxila Christian Hospital, on Friday,...
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US to hand over 100 detainees soon
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Interior Minister Moinuddin Haider has said that 100 Pakistanis detained in the United States after the Sept 11 terror blitz will soon be brought back to the country....
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Iraqi rebels-Cheney talks today
WASHINGTON, Aug 9: Iraqi opposition leaders in Washington are scheduled to meet Vice President Dick Cheney through a teleconference on Saturday, administration officials said on Thursday....
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Education sector to get $100m from USAID
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: USAID on Friday announced $100 million assistance for Pakistan to support the education sector during the next five years....
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Consulate reopening linked to security
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The United States consulate general in Karachi will not reopen until a “mutually agreeable” settlement on the consulate’s security is reached....
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No change in Saddam’s attitude, says Annan
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 9: Iraqi leader Saddam Hussain has dampened chances of resolving the UN weapons inspection issue following a speech on Thursday in which he lambasted the United States and...
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Germany not to join Iraq attack
BERLIN, Aug 9: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a key US ally, on Friday ruled out Berlin participating in a possible US-led attack on Iraq....
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Returning officers’ appointment okayed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: Election Commission of Pakistan approved the appointment of district returning officers, returning officers and assistant returning officers for the forthcoming general elections being held on Oct 10....
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N-command system being formed: India
NEW DELHI, Aug 9: India said on Friday it was working on setting up a command and control system for its nuclear arms....
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Provincial Nadra chief wounded in shooting
QUETTA, Aug 9: The director-general of National Database and Registration Authority, Balochistan, Brigadier Bartar Hussain Naqvi, was wounded when unidentified assailants opened fire at his official car here on Friday....
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Muslim tried under new UK law acquitted
LONDON, Aug 9: A court on Friday acquitted the first Muslim to be tried in Britain under the new anti-terror laws — the second blow in two weeks to the controversial...
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Kalam to visit Gujarat
 NEW DELHI, Aug 9: India’s new president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, in his first trip since taking the highest constitutional post, will visit riot-torn Gujarat to check on relief aid given to...
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Kargil conflict exposed India’s weakness: report
NEW DELHI, Aug 9: The Kargil conflict showed up major chinks in India’s military preparedness but also led to the diplomatic isolation of Pakistan which was seen as the aggressor, a...
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