NA session put off by a week: No new date fixed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The government on Wednesday postponed the first session of the newly-elected National Assembly for “about a week” in a move that will delay the planned transfer of power...
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PPP-govt contacts hint at emerging deal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The fast-changing political scene of the country took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, diminishing the prospects of an agreement between the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and...
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Senate polls to be delayed further
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The government has decided to further delay the holding of Senate elections, which were to be held by Oct 12, tantamount to further violation of the Supreme Court...
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Mahathir backs UN Kashmir resolution
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6: Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged the United Nations to get its resolutions implemented on Kashmir in order to resolve the half a century old...
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US moves new Iraq resolution in UN
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6: The United States presented the UN Security Council with a new draft resolution on Wednesday, seeking a vote on Friday, and giving Iraq a final chance to...
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India rights body orders inquiry: Killing of ‘Pakistani terrorists’
NEW DELHI, Nov 6: India’s state-run National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ordered the Delhi police on Wednesday to give details of the shootout in a shopping complex, after newsmen demanded a...
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MMA blames army, PPP for deadlock
LAHORE, Nov 6: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) blames the army government and People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) for the present deadlock in the formation of government....
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Washington non-committal on enhancing textile quota
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The United States has agreed to remove quota restrictions on Pakistan’s man-made bedding products but declined to do away with discrepancies that restricted export of nine other textile...
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Two hurt in PAF plane firing
PESHAWAR, Nov 6: A fighter plane of Pakistan Air Force fired shots, injuring a woman and her minor granddaughter on the premises of Cantonment Hospital here on Wednesday....
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Republicans gain control of both chambers
WASHINGTON, Nov 6: The Republicans won control of the US Senate and retained their hold on the House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving President George W. Bush a historic victory in...
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Fahim meets Chattha, discusses document
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Nominee of People’s Party Parliamentarians for prime minister’s slot, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, said on Wednesday he is working on evolving a “consensus document” among various parties so that...
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JUI-F not happy with MMA-PPP accord
ISLAMABAD Nov 6: Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, secretary general of the JUI-F and a senior leader of the MMA, on Wednesday expressed his reservations against the document of agreement which was to...
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Top PML-Q leaders want coalition with MMA
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The parliamentary party of the Pakistan Muslim League(Q) in the National Assembly on Wednesday, unanimously called upon its leaders to seriously work for a national consensus government to...
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$1bn debt relief on track: US official
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: The US Under-Secretary of Economic and Business Affairs, Alan P. Larson, said on Wednesday that the US debt relief of $1 billion for Pakistan was right on track...
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MQM names parliamentary leaders
KARACHI, Nov 6: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has nominated its parliamentary party leaders for the national and provincial assemblies....
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PPP meeting postponed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 6: Acting secretary-general of People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPP), Mian Raza Rabbani, has announced the postponement of the meeting of parliamentary party, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday..—PPI...
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