US trying to arrange Pakistan,India talks: Mission to go on: Armitage
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Saturday he felt tensions had eased between India and Pakistan in the past two months, despite fresh reports of...
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Nomination papers filing date extended
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday extended the last date for submission of nomination papers by the prospective candidates till Monday (Aug 26)....
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Agosta launched; ship deal on cards
 KARACHI, Aug 24: As Pakistan Navy launched the first indigenously built Agosta 90B submarine on Saturday, six months ahead of sea trials, it announced to negotiate a similar deal with China...
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NAB inquiry against former ETPB chief put off
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The investigations initiated by the National Accountability Bureau against the former chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board, Lt Gen Javed Nasir, who has allegedly swindled Rs3 billion have...
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US to remove uranium from 16 countries
WASHINGTON, Aug 24: The United States plans to remove weapons-grade uranium from 24 sites spread across 16 countries around the world to prevent it from falling into the hands of terrorists,...
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No meddling in Kashmir polls, says Jeelani
NEW DELHI, Aug 24: India said on Saturday that its troops had traded mortar and small arms fire with Pakistani forces at a few places along the Line of Control on...
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MJC condemns killing of Muslims
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 24: The Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), an alliance of Kashmiri Mujahideen groups, has condemned the killing of 10 Muslims in occupied Jammu, but has made it clear that such...
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Kulsoom, Azhar to fight for NA-118
LAHORE, Aug 24: PML-QA President Mian Muhammad Azhar will contest from NA-118 (Lahore) where Begum Kulsoom Nawaz will be the PML-N candidate. PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif will be her covering...
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PPP names Benazir for reserved seats
KARACHI, Aug 24: Benazir Bhutto’s name is at the top of the list of People’s Party Parliamentarians candidates for the women’s reserved NA seats from Sindh, sources said....
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Five Okara tenants die in police shooting
LAHORE, Aug 24: Four men and a woman were killed and 15 others wounded when the police and Rangers resorted to firing to disperse tenants of the Okara military farms on...
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Musharraf has enslaved Pakistan, says Benazir
LONDON, Aug 24: The PPP Chairperson, Benazir Bhutto, has accused President Pervez Musharraf of enslaving the Pakistani nation to foreigners to promote his dictatorial rule....
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Conference against corruption planned
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Representatives and leaders of some 40 political parties will attend a conference being convened by the National Accountability Bureau here on Monday for finalizing a ‘National Anti-Corruption Strategy...
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Washington hails hunt for Al Qaeda fugitives
ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The United States praised President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday for his help in tracking down remnants of the Al Qaeda network....
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10 Muslims massacred in Valley
JAMMU, Aug 24: Unidentified men killed 10 Muslim civilians by slitting their throats and then shooting them in occupied Kashmir on Friday night....
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