Govt strives to broker GNA, MMA deal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: A landmark breakthrough was expected from the late night crucial talks between the Grand National Alliance and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, sources told Dawn, adding that a government team,...
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Blix says he will not accept Iraq stance on arms
LARNACA (Cyprus), Nov 17: The chief UN arms inspector said here on Sunday on the last stop en route to Iraq that he would not accept Baghdad’s insistence it had no...
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Suspect can be detained for a year now
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The government has amended an anti-terror law allowing the police to detain a suspect for up to a year without any charges....
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Gas accord to be signed next month: official
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan would sign an agreement here on Dec 17 to launch the $3.2 billion trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline project, a government official told Dawn....
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Kasi’s body arrives in Karachi
QUETTA, Nov 17: The body of Aimal Kasi, who was executed on Friday in Virginia for killing two United States Central Intelligence Agency men in 1993, will arrive here on Monday....
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Two prisoners tortured to death in Kasur jail
LAHORE, Nov 17: Two prisoners were tortured to death and two others seriously injured by officials of the Kasur District Jail on Sunday....
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WB support for power sector to continue
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The World Bank has told Pakistan that it would continue its deep engagement and support for the completion of power sector reforms in the country, a senior government...
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NAB faces legal battle with US firm
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: An American law firm has asked the Pakistan government to pay it Rs250 million which it recovered from the corrupt bureaucrats and politicians, a demand which the government...
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PPP may nominate Aitzaz for speaker
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians may nominate Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan for the speaker of National Assembly....
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NA to elect speaker tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: The National Assembly will elect its speaker and deputy speaker on Tuesday through a secret ballot. The session will start at 10am with former speaker Ilahi Bakhsh Soomro...
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Al Qaeda man held in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 17: A senior Kuwaiti member of Al Qaeda arrested in the Emirate has been referred to the public prosecution along with another Kuwaiti, a security source said on...
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Musharraf calls NSC meeting tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called another meeting of the National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the emerging political situation and the election of prime minister, a...
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Israel fires missiles at Khan Yunis
GAZA CITY, Nov 17: Three Israeli helicopter gunships carried out a raid on Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, Palestinian security sources said....
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Ali in Kabul on peace mission
 KABUL, Nov 17: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali arrived in Kabul on Sunday as a messenger of peace from the UN Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme to draw global attention...
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FBI team arrives in Pindi
RAWALPINDI, Nov 17: An FBI team arrived here on Sunday night to track down suspected Al Qaeda members, a source said....
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Indian forces kill eight in Valley
SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Indian security forces shot dead eight freedom fighters in separate gunbattles in occupied Kashmir, police said on Sunday....
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