Supply not restored as pipeline catches fire: Sui town braces for curfew
MULTAN / QUETTA, Jan 23: Gas supply to Punjab and upcountry could not be restored late on Thursday night as the damaged pipeline caught fire after being repaired because the gas...
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Pakistan urged to fulfil promises on infiltration: US back for long term, says Nancy
KARACHI, Jan 23: US ambassador Nancy J. Powell urged the Pakistan government on Thursday to live up to its promises to stop infiltration into occupied Kashmir....
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Nation can meet any eventuality: PM
SUKKUR, Jan 23: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has ruled out the possibility of war with India but said the nation is fully capable of meeting any eventuality....
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Iraq told to actively cooperate with UN: Regional conference in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Jan 23: Six leading Muslim nations
urged Iraq on Thursday to show “more active” cooperation with UN arms
inspectors....
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Other nations will support war: US
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: The US State Department has claimed that should the United States decide to take military action against Iraq, other nations will support the action despite an initial disagreement....
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Diplomats review INS registration
WASHINGTON, Jan 23: Senior diplomats from the countries affected by the US registration programme met at the Pakistan embassy and reviewed various options for dealing with the problem, the embassy said...
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Four expelled in tit-for-tat move
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: A foreign ministry statement on Thursday declared persona non grata four diplomats and staffers of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for “involvement in activities incompatible with their...
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Russia, China join France, Germany
 MOSCOW, Jan 23: China and Russia, lining up behind France and Germany, opposed the use of force against Iraq and called for exhausting all diplomatic means for a peaceful solution....
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Expulsion an act of retaliation, says India
NEW DELHI, Jan 23: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan’s expulsion of its four officials from the high commission in Islamabad as a move motivated by baseless charges....
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Koreas pledge to solve N-issue
SEOUL, Jan 23: North and South Korea agreed to work together to resolve the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula peacefully, a joint statement released at the end of marathon cabinet-level...
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Suspected killer held in S. Arabia
RIYADH, Jan 23: A Kuwaiti national suspected of attacking Americans in Kuwait has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency reported. One American was killed and another hurt in...
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Anti-US demo held in Dhaka
DHAKA, Jan 23: The Workers Party of Bangladesh, an opposition left-wing party, staged an anti-US demonstration over its policy about Iraq in front of the foreign ministry office here on Wednesday....
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10 more seek clearance for Senate poll
ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued notice to the Attorney General for Monday on ten petitions challenging disqualification for the Senate elections....
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8 shot dead in Lucknow
LUCKNOW, Jan 23: Eight wedding guests were killed on Thursday in a drive-by shooting in Uttar Pradesh, police said....
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Gas crisis to help bring royalty issue into focus
MULTAN, Jan 23: The recent “gas crisis” will help the issue of Sui gas royalty take centre stage....
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Stocks plunge
KARACHI, Jan 23: The KSE 100-share index on Thursday shed another 122 points or four per cent on heavy selling in all the pivotals....
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