Over 140 dead as Russian forces storm theatre
 MOSCOW, Oct 26: A bloody pre-dawn assault on a Moscow theatre by Russian forces on Saturday left more than 90 hostages and 50 of their captors dead, but officials insisted the...
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Caretakers can contest for third time: Eight orders issued
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The government on Saturday night made some politically significant amendments to the Legal Framework Order (LFO) and Qualification to Hold the Public Office allowing those former prime ministers...
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Vajpayee rules out early talks
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: India said on Saturday a clear no to any likelihood of early bilateral talks with Pakistan as Prime Minister Atal Behari grappled with a string of domestic...
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Ministers seek PML-Q tickets for Senate polls
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Many prominent political and non-political people, including some federal ministers, are in the queue for the Senate ticket from the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q), which has emerged as...
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China backs France on Iraq resolution
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 26: China on Friday broke silence and came out in favour of the French version of UN Security Council resolution on Iraq, saying, “it had problems” with the...
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Varsity law changed to suit teachers
LAHORE, Oct 26: The federal government has introduced several amendments to the University Model Ordinance in consultation with provincial governments, removing apprehensions of the university teachers....
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Duty on imported milk planned
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The government is likely to levy provisional regulatory duty on import of milk powder aimed at protecting local industry against the low-priced imported milk, an official source said...
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8 killed, 70 hurt in accident near Dadu
DADU, Oct 26: Eight devotees of Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz were killed and 70 others injured when two wagons carrying them collided on Saturday evening, on Indus Highway at Chowdagi bridge,...
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Thousands urge Bush not to attack Iraq
 WASHINGTON, Oct 26: Standing before the black wall that bears the names of American citizens killed in Vietnam , hundreds of anti-war demonstrators pledged on Saturday to prevent President Bush from...
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Decision on PPP-MMA coalition tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The People’s Party Parliamentarians and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday said the discussion going on between them regarding the formation of future government would reach at some conclusion by...
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Violence in Karachi as policemen kill youth
KARACHI, Oct 26: Violence erupted at Bilal Colony in Korangi Industrial Area on Saturday night after the police killed an “innocent youth.”...
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Information Ordinance promulgated
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The President on Saturday promulgated ‘Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002’, binding the future political government to guarantee access to the information on all official records except for the...
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Noorani-Shujaat talks tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Parliamentary party leader of the PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain will resume talks with the MMA negotiating team led by Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani on Monday to finalize details...
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PML-Q nominates Pervaiz for CM slot
LAHORE, Oct 26: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, who was nominated by 167 members of the provincial parliamentary party of the pml-q as their leader and candidate for chief minister on Saturday, has...
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Kuwait seals border for mly exercises
KUWAIT, Oct 26: Kuwait will seal off large portions of the country where its troops are holding military exercises with US and other foreign forces, an official said on Saturday....
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Musharraf due in S. Arabia on Monday
RIYADH, Oct 26: President Pervez Musharraf is due to arrive here on Monday for talks with Saudi leaders on the situation in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, a diplomatic source...
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