Sindh assembly session put off
 KARACHI, Nov 27: The inaugural session of the Sindh Assembly, scheduled for Thursday morning, was postponed indefinitely, reportedly at the request of an individual....
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PML-Q man elected Punjab PA Speaker
LAHORE, Nov 27: PML-Q’s Muhammad Afzal Sahi and Sardar Shaukat Hussain Mazari were elected the Punjab Assembly’s Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, defeating the joint opposition candidates with a big margin...
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MQM withdraws support to govt
KARACHI, Nov 27: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement in yet another U-turn on Wednesday withdrew its support to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali’s fragile coalition government and decided to sit on the...
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Japan to reschedule $5bn debt
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Japan has made all necessary arrangements for the rescheduling of its $5 billion bilateral debt owed by Pakistan by December this year....
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Inspectors get access to desired Iraqi sites
 BAGHDAD, Nov 27: Iraq gave UN weapons experts access to see what they wanted on their first day of inspections after a nearly four-year break, the head of the two teams...
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PPP, PML-N defectors support Sahi
LAHORE, Nov 27: The provincial leadership of the PPP and PML-N blanched when they heard the result of the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly’s election on Wednesday, which was a clear...
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Bush’s key aide due next week
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: US President George Bush’s deputy National Security adviser Stephen Hadley will be visiting Pakistan for consultations with the Government of Pakistan early next week, well placed diplomatic sources...
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‘MQM move not worrisome’
ISLAMABAD Nov 27: The Jamali-led coalition government has no immediate danger of falling apart owing to the withdrawal of support by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, leaders of major political parties told...
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Jamali not perturbed by MQM decision
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali appeared unimpressed by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s withdrawal of its support to his government and said he would continue the dialogue process...
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NWFP Speaker’s slot goes to MMA
 PESHAWAR, Nov 27: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, which is the single largest parliamentary group in the House, has easily won both the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the NWFP assembly...
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Many Pakistanis arrested in Paris
PARIS, Nov 27: The French police say they’ve arrested several Pakistani nationals during a raid in Paris of suspected cohorts of accused shoe-bomber Richard Reid....
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Pakistan has begun pullback: India
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes acknowledged on Wednesday that Pakistan had begun the process of pulling back some of its troops from frontline positions near its border...
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UK wants Afghanistan to sign regional pact
LONDONDERRY, Nov 27: The United Kingdom is supporting Afghanistan to foster an agreement with the neighbouring countries on regional non-intervention after concerns were raised in the UK parliamentary committee hearings over...
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ISI using BD to foment terrorism, says India
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: India on Wednesday accused Pakistan’s ISI intelligence unit in Bangladesh of stirring up trouble for New Delhi from Dhaka as lingering fears became more explicit that Prime...
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Situation in Balochistan unclear
QUETTA, Nov 27: Negotiations between different parties and alliances in Balochistan have remained inconclusive so far as no group could muster the support required for the formation of a coalition government....
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India making supersonic missile
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: A supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia will be ready for military use and commercial production within two years, a top Indian official said...
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Nine killed in road accident
SIALKOT, Nov 27: Nine persons were killed and 14 others were seriously injured in a road accident on the main Daska-Motra- Sialkot Road near Imam Bukhari International Islamic University in Daska...
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13 drown as bus plunges into river
SUKKUR, Nov 27: At least 13 people, travelling in a Kashmor-bound wagon, were feared drowned on Wednesday evening when it plunged into the River Indus at Guddu Barrage....
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