Alleviation of poverty aimed at: Musharraf: Kachhi Canal launched
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 4: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that poverty alleviation and economic uplift by utilizing untapped water resources were the top-most priorities of the government....
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WB assistance rises to $900m
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: The World Bank will enhance Pakistan’s annual assistance from the existing $600 million to $900 million in 2003-04 to effectively support various development initiatives....
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Press to fight black laws
KARACHI, Oct 4: The All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) have unequivocally rejected the newly promulgated Defamation Ordinance and the three other press laws...
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Iraq hiding weapons: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Oct 4: The Pentagon accused Iraq on Friday of hiding its reserves of chemical and biological weapons in anticipation of a UN arms inspection....
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Kashmir vote won’t pave way for talks: India
NEW DELHI, Oct 4: India said on Friday that successful elections in Indian-administered Kashmir would not automatically pave the way for resumption of dialogue over the disputed Himalayan state with arch-rival...
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Pakistan-US military exercises from 15th
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Pakistan and the United States will begin joint military exercises from Oct 15, defence sources told Dawn on Friday....
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New Delhi test-fires Akash missile
NEW DELHI, Oct 4: India test-fired its domestically-built, surface-to-air Akash missile on Friday, just hours after Pakistan tested its own ballistic missile....
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Bangladeshis protest persecution of Muslims
 DHAKA, Oct 4: Thousands of Bangladeshis took to the streets of the capital on Friday, burning US, British, Israeli and Indian flags and denouncing the “persecution” of Muslims worldwide....
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Pakistan test-fires Hatf-IV
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4: Pakistan said it successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile on Friday, six days before holding general elections....
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Teachers, students hold protest
KARACHI, Oct 4: Thousands of teachers and students from universities and colleges on Friday held protest rallies at the provincial capitals against the recommendations of the task force on higher education...
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Nepal King sacks PM, puts off election
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Nepal’s King Gyanendra on Friday sacked Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, abolished his council of ministers and indefinitely put off national elections that were set for November....
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Efforts to raise Kashmir issue discussed
ISLAMABAD Oct 4: Barrister Sultan Mehmud Chaudhry, leader of the opposition in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, met AJK President Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan on Thursday and discussed with...
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