No smoking gun found, says Blix: US believes Iraq has WMDs
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 9: Chief inspector Hans Blix informed the UN Security Council on Thursday his teams had so far found no “smoking gun” in Iraq, but at the same time...
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India test-fires N-capable Agni: More to follow
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: India on Thursday test-fired a shorter-range version of its nuclear-capable Agni missile, capable of striking almost any part of Pakistan....
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Pakistan denies having shared N-tech, says US
WASHINGTON, Jan 9: The United States said on Thursday Islamabad had assured Washington that it had not transferred nuclear technology to any of the three nations that were described as “the...
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Two Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Karachi
KARACHI, Jan 9: Nine persons, including two suspected Al Qaeda operatives, were picked up on Thursday by law enforcement agencies in a pre-dawn swoop at a house in Gulshan-i-Maymar....
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Russia helped Indian nuclear programme, says CIA
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: The United States may be cozying up to its Cold War allergen, India, and President Pervez Musharraf may be heading for a rare visit to Moscow next...
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Political, trade ties with EU to improve: Humayun holds talks in Brussels
BRUSSELS, Jan 9: Pakistan’s new government is determined to forge closer political and business links with the European Union, recognising the 15-nation bloc’s increasing global clout and rising role in world...
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World regrets Agni test, fears rise in tensions
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The international community has criticized the Indian test of its intermediate-range ballistic missile, fearing it would exacerbate tensions in the region....
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Relief worker dies in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 9: A local worker of a UK-based charity was killed and another person was critically wounded in unprovoked Indian shelling in Neelum valley of Azad Kashmir late on Wednesday,...
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Steps taken to acquire weapons: Musharraf
 ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that despite resource constraints all possible steps are being taken for acquisition, upgradation and indigenous manufacture of weapons and equipment for armed...
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Islamabad won’t be intimidated, says Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri Thursday said Pakistan would not be intimidated by the latest test-firing of Agni missile by India....
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Seven killed in road accident
QUETTA, Jan 9: Seven persons were killed and 14 others injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger wagon fell in a deep ditch on Quetta-Chaman road near Shela Bagh, some...
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Pakistan may recall Munir
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram, is likely to be recalled due to charges of domestic violence against him that were reported in the US...
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19 paisa cut in power rate notified
LAHORE, Jan 9: Wapda notified on Thursday 12 to 19 paisa per unit power tariff reduction, announced by the government on Dec 10....
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US official faces tough questions
WASHINGTON, Jan 9: The State Department said on Wednesday it wanted the US legal system to complete its procedure in the complaint against Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram,...
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KSE index sets record
KARACHI, Jan 9: The stock market ended at a new life high on Thursday as the KSE 100-share index rose by 51.43 points or about 2 per cent at 2,829.59....
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Oil deal reached with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Pakistan has secured around 50 per cent of its total $3.5 billion oil imports on deferred payments from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for the calendar year 2003....
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Gas supply stopped to 30 units
LAHORE, Jan 9: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Thursday stopped supply to 30 units from the general industry to meet the increased demand of gas....
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Petitioners allowed to file papers for Senate
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed two petitioners, Javed Jabbar and Ayub Khattak, to file their nomination papers for Senate which would not be rejected on the ground...
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