US warns of sanctions: No link with N. Korea, Musharraf assures Powell
WASHINGTON, Nov 26: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday Pakistan had assured him it had not helped North Korea develop its nuclear weapons programme in exchange for missile...
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PPP, MMA vie for opposition leader’s slot
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: After losing the race for prime minister, MMA and PPP are now eying for the position of the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly without entangling an...
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Pagara support elevates MQM
KARACHI, Nov 26: The political scenario of Sindh has become further complicated following the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s success in securing Pir Pagara’s support for its candidate, Syed Sardar Ahmad for the...
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Vajpayee, Sinha greet Jamali, Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday felicitated their new counterparts in Islamabad in separate but similar messages....
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Hate crimes against Muslims up by 1,600pc: FBI
LOS ANGELES, Nov 26: Hate crimes against Muslims and people of Middle-Eastern origin have jumped by 1,600 per cent in the aftermath of Sept 11 terror attacks, a special FBI report...
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Blix asks Iraq for convincing evidence
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 26: Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix on Monday warned Baghdad to provide convincing evidence to prove it had no weapons of mass destruction....
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Rashid hints at changing local govt system
LAHORE, Nov 26: The Federal Information Minister, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of modifying the local government system introduced by the military regime in August 2001, to...
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Cases against Benazir can be looked into: Faisal
LAHORE, Nov 26: The Interior Minister, Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, has said that in view of the general perception that the cases against Benazir Bhutto were politically-motivated, this government would...
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Afghan govt releases 87 more Pakistanis
 PESHAWAR, Nov 26: A group of Pakistani prisoners who were set free from Kabul prison arrived at Landi Kotal, Khyber Agency, via Torkham gate on Tuesday evening, sources said....
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Judges may take fresh oath
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The government is giving serious consideration to the demand that the members of the superior judiciary be administered fresh oath under the Constitution, and a decision to this...
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Hunt for Al Qaeda to be blocked, says Akram
PESHAWAR, Nov 26: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) vowed on Tuesday to block the manhunt for Al Qaeda in the NWFP, where the US military believe hundreds of the extremists are hiding....
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BD police to question two Channel 4 journalists
 DHAKA, Nov 26: A magistrate’s court in Dhaka on Tuesday sent two foreign journalists and two of their Bangladeshi associates on a five-day police remand for interrogation....
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2 Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Quetta
QUETTA, Nov 26: The law enforcement agencies on Tuesday took two persons into custody here from a house in satellite town for their alleged links with Al Qaeda....
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Irish NGO gives aid for quake victims
 ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: An international Irish NGO, Concern Pakistan, has dispatched almost Rs3 million worth of humanitarian aid to Chilas to assist the people affected by the recent earthquakes....
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India rules out ceasefire
NEW DELHI, Nov 26: India on Tuesday ruled out a ceasefire in occupied Kashmir during Ramazan, but said New Delhi was ready for talks with groups opposed to violence....
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Rocket lands in Kabul
KABUL, Nov 26: A rocket hit a building in the centre of the Afghan capital, close to many major government buildings on Tuesday, but there were no casualties, officials said....
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IMF wants new govt to stabilize reforms
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The continuation of reforms by the new government is essential for Pakistan’s growth and poverty reduction objectives, believes the IMF....
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EU promises to work with Jamali govt
BRUSSELS, Nov 26: The European Union on Tuesday promised to work on a range of mutually important issues with Pakistan’s new civilian government led by Zafarullah Khan Jamali, saying the fight...
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