Nasrullah gets ARD mandate on coalition
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Tuesday gave mandate to the veteran politician, Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan, for holding talks with other parties for the formation of...
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Musharraf, Fahd discuss issues
RIYADH, Oct 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf held detailed talks with Saudi King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Tuesday....
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US asks India to end tension
NEW DELHI, Oct 29: The United States warned on Tuesday that India could be left behind in the economic doldrums if it did not intensify its free market reforms and improve...
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Govt urged to convene assemblies forthwith: Parliamentary groups’ talks
 ISLAMABAD Oct 29: Four major parliamentary groups demanded on Tuesday that the government must convene the assemblies sessions without delay and announce the schedule for transfer of power....
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Laws being made in SC ruling violation
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The government is exercising its controversial legislative powers without having any inhibitions, as ordinances after ordinances are being issued daily, even after the passage of Oct 12, 2002,...
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BNP links oath-taking to FC men’s arrest
QUETTA, Oct 29: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) has announced that its elected members would not take oath until the Frontier Corps officials, who have been named in the FIR for...
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Moscow cracks down on Chechens
MOSCOW, Oct 29: Russia stepped up its war on Chechen guerillas on Tuesday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the military to draw up new anti-terror plans in the wake of last...
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US urges Pakistan, India to hold talks
NEW DELHI, Oct 29: With India and Pakistan demobilizing troops along their contentious border, they should resume dialogue on economic and cultural ties, a senior US official said on Tuesday....
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Siddiq kidnapped, freed after torture
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: The central information secretary of of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Siddiqul Farooq, on Tuesday alleged that he was kidnapped for a few hours and tortured by two...
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Govt not responsible for delay: President
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday that his administration was not responsible for the delay in government forming following the general elections held on Oct 10....
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7 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Oct 29: Mujahideen shot dead seven Indian soldiers on Tuesday and Monday night in occupied Kashmir, where troops claimed killing seven of the freedom fighters....
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Gwadar fish harbour workers go on strike
KARACHI, Oct 29: Work at Gwadar fish harbour-cum-mini port was suspended on Tuesday as daily wage workers went on strike to protest against delay in regularization of their jobs, it is...
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Asif picked up from Pims for 2 hours
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: As the bizarre and inconclusive meetings between various parliamentary parties and groups continue for formation of new government a rumour created quite a stir in the capital late...
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Munir takes oath as acting CJ
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Justice Munir A. Sheikh, the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court, was sworn in on Tuesday as acting chief justice in a ceremony held at the Supreme...
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Losers can’t contest Senate polls
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Chief Executive Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday promulgated Conduct of General Elections Order (CGEO), 2002, to bar defeated candidates of assemblies from contesting election to Senate....
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Afghans term arrest unjust
 KABUL, Oct 29: Three Afghan prisoners released from a US military prison on Guantanamo Bay in Cuba said on Tuesday they were well-treated while in jail, but innocent of any crime....
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