Elections in Valley witness low turnout
 NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Occupied Kashmir went to the polls on Monday in the first phase of a four-stage elections to the held state’s assembly....
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Provinces to get 44.6pc from NFC: Shaukat terms share unprecedented
 ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The government has agreed to offer an “unprecedented 44.6 per cent share” to the provinces from the federal divisible pool in the 6th National Finance Commission (NFC) award....
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Nazim dies in clash over loadshedding
 PESHAWAR, Sept 16: Paramilitary troops were called in to control a violent mob of Pishtakhara residents in Peshawar’s suburbs, after their protest against Wapda’s loadshedding ended up in the killing of...
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$2.4bn accord signed with ADB
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The government and the Asian Development Bank signed here on Monday $2.4 billion agreement to reduce the incidence of poverty to less than 15 per cent by 2011....
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Ramzi, four others flown out of Pakistan
KARACHI, Sept 16: Pakistan on Monday handed over key Al Qaeda suspect Ramzi bin Al Shibh and four others to US custody and they have been flown out of the country,...
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Troop pullout must to reduce tension: FO denies FBI role in operations
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Pakistan has made it clear that the best way to reduce tension and restore peace to the region is by withdrawing troops from borders and resuming talks....
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US hopeful of talks after Kashmir polls: Vajpayee
NEW YORK, Sept 16: Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, said on Sunday that the US President George Bush has expressed the hope that a dialogue between India and Pakistan should...
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S. Arabia to allow bases against Iraq
LONDON, Sept 16: Unexpected support from Saudi Arabia for a UN-sanctioned attack against Iraq heightened the pressure on Baghdad on Monday to comply with UN resolutions on weapons inspections and gave...
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Dostum men clash with rivals: 8 killed
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Sept 16: At least eight people were killed on Monday when fighting erupted between forces loyal to rival warlords in northern Afghanistan....
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A low-profile PM in the offing
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Only low-profile prime ministerial hopefuls are left in the field after the ouster of top leaders from what opposition parties fear will be the most manipulated elections in...
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Over 8,000 in the run
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The final and consolidated data compiled by the Election Commission shows that there are 8,349 candidates contesting for 342 national and 728 seats of four provincial assemblies including...
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EC warns Nazims favouring candidates
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The Election Commission on Monday said that the executive authorities in the federation and in the provinces shall not use the state resources to the unfair advantage of...
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Musharraf opens defence show
KARACHI, Sept 16: President Pervez Musharraf has said that development of defence industry is imperative to face any threat to the country....
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Gas talks begin in Kabul
KABUL, Sept 16: A three-day trilateral working group meeting of Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on oil and gas pipelines from Turkmenistan to Pakistan started here on Monday. A steering committee of...
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