Report on oil rentals, royalties sought: President’s move on gas crisis
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has sought a comprehensive report on all kinds of petroleum-related payments to Balochistan government and Baloch Sardars, including royalties, rentals and illegal gratifications....
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EU warns US against solo action
BRUSSELS, Jan 30: The European Parliament on Thursday warned against unilateral American military action against Iraq, saying a war would trigger a “deeper crisis” with other countries in the region....
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Shahbaz health okay: PML-N
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) said on Thursday its president Shahbaz Sharif had no serious health problem that would have forced him to go from Saudi exile to...
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11 Security Council members oppose war against Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30: At a closed-door UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday, 11 out of 15 members expressed their reservations against launching military action against Iraq until UN inspectors have...
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203 veterans, new faces in run for 100 Senate seats
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Filing of appeals challenging the nomination papers of candidates for Senate seats will begin from Friday....
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INS process irreversible,Ashcroft tells Kasuri
WASHINGTON, Jan 30: US Attorney General John Ashcroft has informed Islamabad that the INS process is irreversible, and no country can be deleted from the list of the countries whose nationals...
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Israeli troops storm Al Khalil, kill two
AL KHALIL, Jan 30: Israeli troops and armour stormed into Al Khalil on Thursday while undercover troops killed two in Tulkarem, as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to corral the...
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Pakistan, Bahrain to try to avert war on Iraq
BAHRAIN, Jan 30: Pakistan and Bahrain agreed on Thursday to make every possible effort to avoid war on Iraq....
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MMA, ARD want govt to prevent attack on Iraq
LAHORE, Jan 30: Some three dozen parties from all shades of opinion, representatives of lawyers and journalists and human rights bodies on Thursday demanded of the government to immediately adopt proactive...
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No gross violation by Iraq: IAEA
 LONDON, Jan 30: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday arms inspectors had not found a gross violation of a UN resolution on disarmament in Iraq as yet,...
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Pakistan rejects US infiltration allegation
ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Pakistan rejected on Thursday a claim by a US State Department official that “militant incursions” into Indian-held Kashmir across the disputed border in the divided state were still...
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Rangers flee as Bugtis attack
MULTAN, Jan 30: Bugti tribesmen resumed heavy artillery shelling onto Mazari Goth in Punjab at 5pm on Thursday....
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Sindh wants new NFC constituted: Cut in Centre’s share sought
KARACHI, Jan 30: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for setting up a new National Finance Commission and suggested that the federation should be entitled to a...
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US offers to find a refuge for Saddam
WASHINGTON, Jan 30: The United States has offered to try to find a refuge for President Saddam Hussein and members of his inner circle if the Iraqi leader decides to go...
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Bush drops in on Kasuri
WASHINGTON, Jan 30: President George W. Bush on Thursday engineered an informal encounter with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, and renewed US praise for Islamabad’s support in the US anti-terror...
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Hasina indicted
 DHAKA, Jan 30: Bangladesh’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was on Wednesday indicted for abuse of power in ordering the purchase of a squadron of Russian built Mig-29 fighter planes for...
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