Musharraf Incursions might be going on into Valley: Osama, Omar may be in Pakistan
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: President Pervez Musharraf has said that militants may still be crossing the Line of Control into occupied Kashmir....
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Benazir’s return to end in prison
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday that Benazir Bhutto would be arrested immediately if she flew back to Pakistan to contest the Oct 10 elections....
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CEC asks government to amend law: Revival of covering candidates facility urged
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday asked the government to amend the Representation of Peoples Act to restore the facility of covering candidates and allow the candidates to submit...
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Worst fears confirmed, says Delhi
NEW DELHI, Aug 20: India said on Tuesday that President Pervez Musharraf’s admission that militants may still be crossing into Indian Kashmir confirmed “our worst fears”....
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Colonel among 11 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 20: An Indian army colonel, a soldier and a policeman were among 11 people killed in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday and Monday night....
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Troops may stay on border beyond October, says India
NEW DELHI, Aug 20: India on Tuesday hardened its position on rapprochement with Islamabad after Defence Minister George Fernandes said that troops may have to stay on the tense border with...
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IMF assured of reforms protection
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that major political and economic reforms undertaken by his government will be fully protected through new legislation....
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Brother of top activist killed: Israeli troops move out of Bethlehem
RAMALLAH, Aug 20: The brother of a top Palestinian militant was shot dead in a firefight in Ramallah on Tuesday, just hours after Israeli troops pulled out from Bethlehem in a...
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ROs to announce results locally
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hasan Khan on Tuesday said the returning officers of every constituency would announce the election results “locally” and every presiding officer would provide carbon...
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Saarc ministerial meeting today
 KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Security was tight in Kathmandu on Tuesday as foreign ministers from South Asia arrived for a regional conference....
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Govt to allow only corner meetings from mid-Sept
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Political parties will get less than a month for their election campaigns as the government has decided to lift ban on political activities after the publication of final...
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Hizb backs APHC stand on election
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 20: Kashmir’s dominant fighter group, Hizbul Mujahideen, on Tuesday endorsed and appreciated the stand of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference regarding the “election drama after negotiations with India’s Kashmir...
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Nazimeen cannot contest polls
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), taking serious notice of the amendment in Punjab Local Government Ordinance, on Tuesday, directed that the Nazimeen and Naib Nazimeen cannot contest...
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21 asylum-seekers return home
JAKARTA, Aug 20: A group of Pakistanis flew home from Indonesia on Tuesday after abandoning hope of a new life in Australia....
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Marked improvement in economic indicators, says IMF
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The IMF on Tuesday asked the government to ensure continuity of reforms beyond October, and undertake a thorough accountability in the state enterprizes to reduce Pakistan’s huge financial...
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Fresh action against Al Qaeda in Paktia
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: US forces have launched a large-scale operation to hunt down Al Qaeda and Taliban suspects in the troubled eastern Afghan province of Paktia, the Afghan Islamic Press reported...
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Police storm Iraqi embassy in Berlin
BERLIN, Aug 20: German police raided the Iraqi embassy building in Berlin on Tuesday night, freeing two hostages, both of whom were slightly injured during the operation, and arresting five of...
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No ban on Shabaz’s return
LAHORE, Aug 20: Deputy Attorney General Khwaja Saeeduz Zafar informed the Lahore High Court on Tuesday that the interior ministry had issued no instructions regarding a ban on the return of...
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Explosion
LONDON, Aug 20: An explosion destroyed part of an apartment block in Moscow on Tuesday and preliminary reports said there were casualties, the BBC quoted Itar-Tass news agency as saying....
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3 ministers resign
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Three federal ministers, aspiring to contest the forthcoming elections, resigned from their ministries here on Tuesday....
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