Pakistan rules out US troop operation
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan said on Monday that there was no question to allow the US troops to operate on its soil to carry out search operations for any hideouts of...
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Filing of nomination papers completed
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The first phase of filing of nomination papers for the National Assembly, provincial assemblies and the Senate (only Fata) elections, was completed on Monday....
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Asian Bank to provide $2.4 billion
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Asian Development Bank has formulated a $2.4 billion Country Strategy and Programme (CSP) for Pakistan to support a number of initiatives, including poverty alleviation, good governance and...
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IMF calls for PIA privatization
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The IMF has called for privatizing PIA to reduce its losses and make it more competitive, says secretary defence Lt Gen Hamid Nawaz Khan....
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NWFP seeks Rs298bn from Wapda
PESHAWAR, Aug 26: The NWFP government has laid claim to over Rs298 billion against Water and Power Development Authority on account of net hydel profit arrears payable since 1973-74 financial year,...
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US prepares for Vajpayee, Musharraf visit
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: A senior US diplomat was visiting Srinagar on Monday while another was briefing the Chinese leadership about Washington’s progress with the seemingly intractable issue of India-Pakistan tensions,...
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Tenants refuse to bury victim’s body
LAHORE, Aug 26: Situation on the Okara military farms remained explosive on Monday as heirs of Salman Masih, who died in Saturday’s shooting by the Rangers, refused to bury his body....
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17 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Seventeen people, including four members of a policeman’s family and two Indian soldiers, were killed in occupied Kashmir on Monday and Sunday night, while Indian forces claimed killing...
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World leaders urged to lift billions out of poverty
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 26: The world’s leaders were on Monday urged to seize a unique moment in history to lift billions of people out of poverty and save the planet before its...
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SC rejects Wattoo’s poll plea
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed three petitions filed by politicians convicted on the charges of corruption, seeking permission to contest forthcoming general elections....
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Afghanistan, Pakistan revive trade commission
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday revived a joint ministerial commission to promote economic ties between the two countries, a government statement said....
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Ties with Islamabad improving: Abdullah
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said after talks here on Monday that ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which had been strained by Islamabad’s support of the former Taliban...
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Washington says no talks held on forces deployment
WASHINGTON, Aug 26: Pakistan and the United States have cooperated productively in the war against terrorism, but so far there have been no talks on deployment of the US troops in...
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Papers filed for Nawaz, family members
 LAHORE, Aug 26: The nomination papers of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his wife Kulsoom Nawaz and PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif were filed on Monday for six different constituencies of the...
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NAB-politicians meeting put off
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The consultative meeting with the heads of major political parties, scheduled to be held at the NAB headquarters on Tuesday to discuss the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, has been...
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Two Hamas leaders held
JENIN, Aug 26: The Israeli army on Monday arrested the Hamas movement’s political chief in Jenin, and also his deputy, during a major raid on the northern West Bank town’s refugee...
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