Protection of Iraqis main aim: Pakistan: Saddam asked to cooperate
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Pakistan on Tuesday said United Nations weapons inspectors should be allowed to continue their work but also stressed that President Saddam Hussein had a “heavy responsibility” to cooperate...
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Sindh MPAs reject NFC award
KARACHI, Jan 28: The Sindh Assembly members on Tuesday rejected the existing NFC award and demanded constitution of a new National Finance Commission to give a fresh award, based on revenue...
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Jamali calls for efforts to avoid Middle East war
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali urged Iraq on Tuesday to comply with all relevant UN Security Council resolutions so that war in the Middle East could be avoided....
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Forces yet to arrive for protecting gas pipeline
LAHORE, Jan 28: Paramilitary forces assigned to protect the Sui-Guddu gasline failed to arrive at the scene by the time this report was filed at 9.15pm on Tuesday....
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Body formed to tackle gas crisis permanently
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The federal government has constituted a two-member inter-ministerial committee to tackle, on a permanent basis, the gas crisis following attacks on the gas pipeline, Dawn has learnt....
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Washington to fulfil promises: Rumsfeld: Kasuri holds talks in US
WASHINGTON, Jan 28: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has assured Pakistan that the United States will fulfil the promises it has made in return for Islamabad’s cooperation in the war against...
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Oil firms making due payments to Bugti tribe
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: The oil companies were making payments to the Bugti tribe for the use of their territory for extraction of oil and gas, official sources said here on Tuesday....
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Major battle rages on near Pakistan border
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Jan 28: At least 18 people were killed in a major battle between US-led coalition forces and some 80 guerillas near Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, the US military...
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MMA demands early NA session
ISLAMABAD Jan 28: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has proposed a joint parliamentary committee of the Asian member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) for adopting a unified strategy for...
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Peace moves by Islamabad soon
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Pakistan is likely to announce some peace initiatives to
reduce the rising levels of tension with India, Dawn learnt through well-placed
sources on Tuesday...
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Power supply restored to Dera Bugti
MULTAN, Jan 28: Electricity supply to Dera Bugti district of Balochistan was restored on Tuesday after a 13-day suspension....
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Powell to unveil new evidence against Iraq
WASHINGTON, Jan 28: US Secretary of State Colin Powell will unveil “broad evidence” next week against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, senior officials of the Bush administration told reporters in Washington on...
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7 Paletinians killed
JENIN, Jan 28: The Israeli army killed four Palestinians on Tuesday as it blockaded Palestinian inhabitants in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during Israel’s election day....
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Regional, world peace important, says Jamali
DOHA, Jan 28: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for a two-day visit for talks on the Iraq crisis, Afghanistan and the stalled Mideast peace process....
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Indian spy plane shot down
 ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: Pakistan on Tuesday shot down a pilotless Indian spy plane which crossed into Pakistan airspace in the disputed Kashmir region....
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Vajpayee’s security breached
NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Guards opened fire at a car after it breached security around Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s motorcade in New Delhi....
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