No infiltration, US envoy told
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The ministry of foreign affairs on Friday summoned US ambassador Nancy Powell to explain her remarks accusing Pakistan of infiltration across the Line of Control....
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Tribal clashes hinder pipeline repair
MULTAN, Jan 24: Efforts to restore gas supply to Punjab and upcountry met with a serious setback on Friday when work on the damaged 30” diameter pipeline had to be suspended...
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NFC award not before end of April
LAHORE, Jan 24: The sixth National Finance Commission (NFC) award is unlikely to be announced before the end of April, senior Punjab finance department officials say....
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US issues warning to its expatriates
WASHINGTON, Jan 24: The US State Department warned its citizens around the world on Friday to prepare themselves for “sudden travel” away from their countries of residence....
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$2bn plan ready for US returnees
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The government has finalized a $2-billion investment plan in the health, education and housing sectors for Pakistani nationals returning from the United States....
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Jamali to leave for Gulf states today
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali will leave for Abu Dhabi on Saturday morning to begin a week-long trip to five Gulf countries where he will have talks on...
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Bush determined to start war within weeks: official
WASHINGTON / LONDON, Jan 24: President George Bush is determined to go to war with Saddam Hussein in the next few weeks, without UN backing if necessary, according to authoritative sources...
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Khatami in India to promote gas project
 NEW DELHI, Jan 24: Iranian President Syed Mohammed Khatami arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a state visit during which he is expected to push a gas pipeline project through...
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Israeli army kills three Palestinians
 GAZA, Jan 24: Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinians and unleashed airstrikes on Friday after militants killed three soldiers four days before Israel’s general election....
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Politician’s brother killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Jan 24: A politician’s brother and two suspected militants were killed in occupied Kashmir on Friday. where security forces arrested seven people and uncovered explosives ahead of India’s Republic Day,...
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PML-Q launches signature drive
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) on Friday launched a country-wide signature campaign on a memorandum that calls upon the Bush administration to end the harassment of Pakistani expatriates...
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Saddam may be exiled to India: report
NEW DELHI, Jan 24: New Delhi is abuzz with speculations since Thursday that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could be exiled to India....
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Security for Ganguly beefed up
KOLKATA, Jan 24: Security was beefed up for India’s cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday after police indicated his life may be threatened by suspected Kashmiri militants....
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Major oil discovery in Sindh
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has found another major hydrocarbon reserve in Sindh, sixth in a row in the same Sinjhoro block....
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