Musharraf-Shujaat meeting shortly
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: A crucial meeting between Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and President Gen Pervez Musharraf was on the cards to set the ball rolling as far as allaying of the apprehensions...
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NA session on 6th, transfer of power by 14th
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The inaugural session of the National Assembly will be held on Nov 6, and the process to transfer power to the elected representatives will be completed by Nov...
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PML-Q secures 22, PPP 15, MMA 12: Seats reserved for women
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Pakistan Muslim League (Q) bagged the highest number of seats reserved for women with a tally of 22, followed by PPP which ended up with 15 and...
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MMA to hold coalition talks with Muttahida
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday decided to take the Muttahida Qaumi Movement into confidence on its efforts for forming coalition governments of national consensus at the Centre and in...
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Chances for PPP, MQM deal fading
KARACHI, Oct 31: Amid overtures from the federal capital, the Muttahdia Qaumi Movement’s coordination committee on Thursday dashed all hopes of a coalition with the PPP in Sindh by declaring that...
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Russia vows to wipe out Chechen leadership
MOSCOW, Oct 31: The Kremlin slammed the door on a peaceful answer to the Chechen conflict on Thursday, vowing to “wipe out” elected Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov, once seen as the...
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Benazir warns party against division
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: Pakistan’s self-exiled ex-premier Benazir Bhutto directed her party to stay united on Thursday, amid widespread reports of government efforts to strike a deal with party members that would...
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Dialogue, terrorism do not go together, says Delhi
NEW DELHI, Oct 31: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha has told Pakistan that terrorism and dialogue will not be an acceptable combination for New Delhi, if peace talks are to resume...
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Apex court acquits Munawar, five others
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the prosecution could not establish the corruption charge against Mir Munawar Ali Talpur, the brother-in-law of Asif Ali Zardari, and five...
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Fahim named parliamentary party leader
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: People’s Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim was nominated the PPP’s parliamentary party leader in the National Assembly on Thursday....
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PML-F, SDA and MQM win PS seats
KARACHI, Oct 31: The Election Commission declared on Thursday that the Pakistan Muslim League-F candidate Pir Syed Sadruddin Shah Rashdi alias Yunus Sain elected from PS-30 Khairpur-II, rejecting the petition of...
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Petroleum prices cut by 43 paisa
KARACHI, Oct 31: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Thursday revised the petroleum products prices down by 0.21 to 1.21 per cent. The revised rates will be effective from Nov...
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Afghan minister arrives in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Oct 31: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah arrived here on Thursday for talks on India’s help in rebuilding his war-ravaged country, an official said....
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Politicians not responsible for delay, says PML-N
ISLAMABAD, Oct 31: The former petroleum minister and prominent leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, has refuted the military government’s allegation that politicians are responsible for the delay...
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Three Hamas men die in accidental blast
GAZA CITY, Oct 31: The Palestinian uprising claimed four more lives on Thursday as the Hamas accidently blew up a bomb workshop in the Gaza Strip and Israeli soldiers and Palestinians...
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India covering up terror, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD Oct 31: Indian claims that Pakistan is using cross- border terrorism in Kashmir as a policy ploy are “a convenient bogey” used to cover up abuses by Indian soldiers, Pakistan’s...
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Five die in accident
HYDERABAD, Oct 31: Five people were killed and four others received injuries in an accident on the Mirpurkhas Road near Tando Allahyar on Thursday night....
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Six killed in Italy quake
 ROME, Oct 31: At least six people, four of them children, died on Thursday in an earthquake that hit the village of San Giuliano di Puglia in southern Italy, with the...
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