No intention to grab power, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent constitutional changes were not aimed at strengthening his position ahead of the general election in October....
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Parties to get equal air time: minister
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Federal Information Minister Nisar Memon on Thursday assured all the political parties that they would be provided with an equal opportunity in the electronic media to project their...
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Fresh bidding for UBL on Monday
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: Growing confusion and uncertainty about the UBL privatisation was removed on Thursday when the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCOP) decided to invite all three prequalified bidders here on...
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Decisive NFC meeting begins today
KARACHI, Aug 29: The National Finance Commission (NFC) is beginning its two-day decisive meeting on Friday here to finalize the award on distribution of pool of taxes between the federation and...
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Govt terminates 26pc projects: National Drainage Programme
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The government has terminated over 26 per cent projects of the multidonor-funded $725 million (Rs31.4 billion) National Drainage Programme (NDP) with immediate effect....
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Shabir Shah rules out taking part in polls
 NEW DELHI, Aug 29: Leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Shah, said on Thursday he was ready to hold talks with the Indian government but he ruled...
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Writ filed in LHC to exhume Masih’s body
MULTAN, Aug 29: The Anjuman Mazareen Punjab (AMP) has filed two separate writ petitions in the Lahore High Court, one for the exhumation of the body of Suleman Masih and the...
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Sale of govt shares in POF okayed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 29: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation here on Thursday gave a go-ahead to the Privatisation Commission (PC) to disinvest 26 per cent government’s shares in the Pakistan Oil Fields...
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S. Arabia blocks funds to Al Qaeda
RIYADH, Aug 29: Saudi Arabia has been successful in blocking about $90 million funds from reaching the Al Qaeda network in the past few months, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal...
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Vajpayee to brief Bush on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Aug 29: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will address the UN General Assembly on Sept 13, a day after President Pervez Musharraf’s speaks there, the Press Trust of...
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Pakistani prisoners won’t fight again: US
WASHINGTON, Aug 29: The United States says Afghanistan’s decision to free hundreds of Pakistani prisoners languishing in jails since the fall of the Taliban regime last year will not encourage violence...
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16 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Aug 29: Indian troops claimed killing 16 Mujahideen in separate clashes in occupied Kashmir on Thursday and Wednesday night....
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Israeli forces kill four in Gaza
 GAZA CITY, Aug 29: Four members of a Palestinian family were killed by Israeli tank shells in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, sending another shockwave through an already fragile plan to...
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Papers of Nawaz,Kulsoom cleared
LAHORE, Aug 29: Nomination papers of Nawaz Sharif and his wife Kulsoom Nawaz were cleared for National Assembly seats NA-121 and NA-122, respectively, by the returning officers concerned here on Thursday....
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