Kashmir a threat to peace, warns Musharraf: World help sought for Indo-Pakistan talks
 UNITED NATIONS, Sept 12: Describing South Asia as “the most dangerous place on earth today,” President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday urged the international community to help resume a dialogue between...
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KESC rates up by 27 paisa per unit
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday allowed Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) an average-based tariff increase of 6.5 per cent or 27.23 paisa per unit...
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Shahbaz, Kulsoom disqualified
LAHORE, Sept 12: PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif and Kulsoom Nawaz were disqualified on Thursday by an election tribunal of the Lahore High Court from contesting the October elections, ousting the entire...
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Asif gets 7 years in PSM reference
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Asif Ali Zardari was convicted on Thursday night in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) reference, requiring him to undergo seven years rigorous imprisonment and payment of Rs40 million as...
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Islamabad steps up efforts to reassure EU on democracy
BRUSSELS, Sept 12: Pakistan has stepped up efforts to reassure the European Union on plans to restore democracy and halt alleged cross-border infiltration into occupied Kashmir, but senior EU diplomats say...
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Uplift aid to Pakistan will continue: Japan
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 12: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Kozumi assured Pakistan on Wednesday that Japanese aid for Kohat Tunnel, Indus Highway and other projects would continue and that his country would...
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Annan warns US not to act alone on Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 12: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warned the United States from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday about the dangers of acting alone against...
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US govt toughens entry laws
LOS ANGELES, Sept 12: The US government on Wednesday, coinciding with the first anniversary of Sept 11 attacks, introduced a new set of laws for immigrants, visitors and students....
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Muttahida briefs EU on elections
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: A two-member delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), led by Deputy Convener Aftab Shaikh, met the ambassadors and a high commissioner of European Union member states, here...
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UK asylum policy suffers setback
LONDON, Sept 12: The asylum policy of the British government suffered a serious setback after a high court judge ruled here that the home secretary acted illegally when he ordered the...
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Senior PPP leader passes away
 LAHORE, Sept 12: PPP senior vice-chairman, popularly known as Baba-i-Socialism, Sheikh Muhammad Rashid, died here on Thursday after protracted illness. He was 88....
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15 Pakistani Al Qaeda suspects held
PALERMO, Sept 12: Italian police, working with US naval intelligence, claimed on Thursday they had arrested 15 Pakistanis alleged to be members of the Al Qaeda network....
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Bush asks UN to press Iraq for disarmament
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 12: US President George W. Bush warned on Thursday that “action will be unavoidable” against Iraq unless the United Nations forced Baghdad into disarmament....
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Farooq flees as funeral of minister attacked
SRINAGAR, Sept 12: Occupied Kashmir’s chief minister Farooq Abdullah and his son, who is India’s junior foreign minister, on Thursday fled a funeral for an assassinated minister after Mujahideen attacked an...
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