PPP forward bloc takes shape
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: A group of ten MNAs-elect of People’s Party Parliamentarians on Thursday formed a forward block, claiming that the move had been made to break the political “deadlock” threatening...
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Govt not ready to budge on 58(2)(b)
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The government had shown no flexibility in its stance on Article 58(2)(b) and President Pervez Musharraf giving up the post of COAS, but there were indications of the...
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No deal struck with any group: MMA: Stand unchanged; Noorani nominated for Senate seat
KARACHI, Nov 14: The supreme council of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal ended its meeting early Thursday without any final declaration, but reiterated its stand on the Legal Framework Order, National Security Council,...
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India threatens to use N-weapons
NEW DELHI, Nov 14: India marked its national Children’s Day on Thursday with President A.P.J Abdul Kalam explaining to the young ones the relevance of nuclear weapons and how they may...
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Issue of government formation still unresolved
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Barring any last minute breakthrough the first session of the National Assembly elect will meet here on Saturday under a thick cloud of uncertainty as no political group...
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PIA, Boeing sign $1.6bn deal
WASHINGTON, Nov 14: Pakistan signed its biggest-ever airline contract with the Boeing firm on Thursday, under which it will buy eight Boeing 777 aircraft for $1.6 billion....
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Lawyers plea against LFO dismissed
LAHORE, Nov 14: “The Chief Executive was vested with the power to amend the Constitution by the apex court in the Zafar Ali Shah case. It is for the same court...
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How Osama’s tape was given to Al Jazeera
WASHINGTON, Nov 14: An Islamabad-based correspondent for the Arab TV network Al-Jazeera said a man gave him the audiotape supposedly of Osama bin Laden in which the suspected terrorist mastermind hails...
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Hu to succeed Jiang Zemin
BEIJING, Nov 14: China made sweeping changes to its leadership on Thursday as President Jiang Zemin and almost all the country’s other communist bosses began handing over power to a younger...
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Remittances to cross $3bn mark
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet was informed on Thursday that remittances by the overseas Pakistanis are expected to exceed $3 billion mark by the end of...
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Women suicide squad arrives
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: In connivance with the Indian diplomatic staff in Zahidan, the Iranian Sepah-i-Pasdaran have launched “4 X Pakistani women to Pakistan” to hijack a passenger plane, highly-placed sources have...
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US court refuses to stay Kasi’s execution
 WASHINGTON, Nov 14: The US Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block the execution of Mir Aimal Kasi, a Pakistani citizen convicted of killing two CIA employees outside the agency headquarters...
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GNA-MMA agreement thrown into doubt
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Doubts started hovering over the much-trumpeted coalition understanding between the GNA and the MMA on Thursday when their meeting scheduled in the evening was cancelled without assigning any...
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MQM may join govt led by PML-Q
KARACHI, Nov 14: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement is inclined to be part of the federal government led by the PML-Q, sources said here on Thursday....
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Israel resorts to ‘human shield’ method
 TEL AVIV, Nov 14: The Israeli army used Palestinians as human shields during an operation targeting an Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank town of Jenin last week, an Israeli...
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Sazda closed; employees in surplus pool
KARACHI, Nov 14: The government has decided to wind up the Sindh Arid Zone Development Authority and will treat all the employees of the authority as government servants from the...
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Indian jet crashes
KOLKATA, Nov 14: An Indian Mig-21 jet crashed in West Bengal on Thursday, killing the two pilots who were on board, a senior police official said....
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Soomro to preside over NA session
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: The former speaker of the National Assembly, Illahi Buksh Soomro, has expressed his willingness to chair the inaugural session of the NA on Saturday....
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