Musharraf vows to hold fair elections: Interference ruled out
 KARACHI, Sept 3: President Pervez Musharraf declared in an unequivocal term on Tuesday that elections would take place on Oct 10, and no outside interference would be allowed in the process....
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Jiang seeks India, Pakistan dialogue
BEIJING, Sept 3: Chinese President Jiang Zemin has stressed the need for dialogue between India and Pakistan to peacefully find solutions for all outstanding issues and differences....
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ROs told to pick sites for stations
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hasan Khan has directed the Returning Officers (ROs) to select sites for the polling stations keeping in view the convenience of voters....
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Army action in Janikhel likely
BANNU, Sept 3: Reinforcements were rushed to the Janikhel village on Tuesday ahead of an impending operation after a local tribe giving protection to four suspected Al Qaeda militants and refused...
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Punjab accepts service structure changes plan
LAHORE, Sept 3: Punjab reportedly agreed on Tuesday with a National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) plan to replace the District Management Group (DMG) with a National Executive Service (NES) to man important...
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Gulf states oppose attack on Iraq
JEDDAH, Sept 3: Gulf oil monarchies on Tuesday rejected a US strike against Iraq but urged Baghdad to readmit UN weapons inspectors to ward off an attack....
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Smaller provinces to have separate money pool
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: The provinces of Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP have begun consultation for determining a formula for distribution of a proposed “subvention pool” to be created in the sixth...
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Eyyubov, Hamid hold defence talks
RAWALPINDI, Sept 3: Yaqub Eyyubov, deputy prime minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, informed the secretary defence, Lt-Gen Hamid Nawaz Khan that he was very much impressed by the progress made...
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Shaukat, Razzak, Gen Kazi lobby for senate tickets
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Three cabinet members, Shaukat Aziz, Razzak Dawood, and Lt-Gen Javed Ashraf Kazi have quietly begun lobbying for senate tickets, sources close to these ministers informed Dawn....
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ILO rules being violated: report
ISLAMABAD, Sept 3: Pakistan has been involved in massively and flagrantly violating the seven core conventions of International Labour Organization (ILO) and it faces the wrath of European Union which had...
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Iran wants Pakistan to stop Osama men’s entry
 TEHRAN, Sept 3: Iranian Interior Minister Abdolvahed Musavi-Lari called on Pakistan on Tuesday to do more to prevent fugitive Al Qaeda fighters from entering Iran, state radio said....
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UN pact on global warming gets boost
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 3: The troubled UN pact on global warming got a big boost at the Earth Summit here on Tuesday when Russia followed Canada in promising it would ratify the...
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Mangla Dam level to be raised: Musharraf
KARACHI, Sept 3: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday the government would increase the level of Mangla Dam by 30 feet which would ensure the availability of an additional 300mft...
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NAPP chief to visit India
ISLAMABAD Sept 3: Veteran Pakhtoon nationalist leader and chief of National Awami Party Pakistan (NAPP) Ajmal Khattak is expected to visit India within the next fortnight to hold talks with Indian...
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PML-N, PPP to evolve joint strategy
LONDON, Sept 3: The leaders of Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N) are in constant touch to evolve a future strategy following the recent developments ahead of the October...
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Meerwala convicts file appeal
MULTAN, Sept 3: Counsels for the convicts in the Meerwala gang-rape case on Tuesday filed appeals with the Multan bench of the Lahore High Court against the sentence....
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