Amendments irreversible: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said the constitutional amendments incorporated by his government are irreversible and need no validation by the parliament to be formed after October...
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Processions, political meetings allowed: EC issues code of conduct
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a code of conduct for the political parties and contesting candidates for the upcoming general elections, allowing the use of loudspeakers and...
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New Delhi unlikely to attend Saarc summit in Islamabad
NEW DELHI, Aug 21: India said on Wednesday that it was yet to take a decision on attending next year’s SAARC summit in Islamabad after its most senior diplomat cast doubts...
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NSC set up; powers to sack govt restored
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: President and Chief Executive Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday issued the Legal Framework Order 2002 interjecting many amendments to the 1973 Constitution, particularly the restoration of Article 58(2-B)...
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100 detainees on their way to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: A chartered plane with up to 100 Pakistani detainees is set to leave the United States for Pakistan soon, some in the group told United Press International on...
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Is Bush about to okay Iraq attack plan?
WASHINGTON, Aug 21: President George Bush called his top national security advisers to the presidential ranch in Crawford, Texas, on Wednesday amid media reports that the United States is planning a...
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Imminent action ruled out
CRAWFORD: Bush on Wednesday brushed aside speculation about imminent military action against Iraq, saying he was a patient man who would first consult with US allies and Congress....
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US police to enforce immigration laws
LOS ANGELES, Aug 21: In an apparent move to control terrorism and curb illegal immigration, the United States has decided to empower the police to enforce immigration laws....
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AJK judge sacked for impersonating general
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 21: AJK High Court Chief Justice Syed Manzoor Hussain Gillani has removed a grade-18 judge from service for misconduct, a notification said on Wednesday....
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Informers found dead near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Three Pakistani tribesmen found murdered close to the Afghanistan border are suspected of being informers for U.S.-led forces in the region, news reports said Wednesday....
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PPP rejects constitutional amendments
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: The Pakistan People’s Party has rejected President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s announcement of constitutional amendments on Wednesday saying no individual has the right to make amendments to the Constitution....
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Israeli army storms Gaza DP camp
 GAZA CITY, Aug 21: Israeli forces blasted their way into a Gaza town on Wednesday, killing a Palestinian civilian and wounding four more in an operation to root out militants, as...
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Sealing of LoC termed impossible
 KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Minister of state for foreign affairs, Inamul Haq, said on Wednesday that there is no way to completely seal the Line of Control to stop militants crossing into...
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Women sell guns
 KABUL: Women sell guns to merchants at a local street market on Wednesday....
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Ridley plans to embrace Islam
 Yvonne Ridley, the British journalist who was captured by the Taliban when she sneaked into Afghanistan last year, has announced her plans to convert to Islam....
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Pakistani held in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA, Aug 21: Philippine authorities on Wednesday arrested a Pakistani national who tried to slip into the country by joining almost 500 Filipino illegal immigrants returning from Malaysia....
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