Blix given new evidence, say EU legislators
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 3: European Parliament members who met chief UN arms inspector Hans Blix here on Monday said they gave him new evidence from Iraq that illegal weapons components were...
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Jamali for resolving issue as per accords: Army not to guard installations
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: A high-level meeting here on Monday decided to protect the country’s gas pipelines and other sensitive installations without seeking the support of the army....
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Sindh to raise rangers force, assembly told
KARACHI, Feb 3: As the members of the Sindh Assembly discussed law and order in the city — focussing more on desirability than on ground realities — one man was killed...
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Pakistan complains overplay of arrests: Italian envoy at foreign ministry
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The foreign ministry on Monday summoned the Italian ambassador to protest the Italian media’s treatment of 28 Pakistanis detained last week in Naples on suspicion of plotting a...
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Proof can’t be given to LHC, says govt : Khwajas’ links with Al Qaeda
LAHORE, Feb 3: The federal government on Monday expressed reservations about placing evidence against the detained “Khwaja family members” before the Lahore High Court, saying the latter did not have the...
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No increase in US budget for Islamabad
WASHINGTON, Feb 3: A 25 per cent increase in US funding for poor nations will not benefit Pakistan which is already receiving a $305 million package of economic assistance from Washington....
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4,500 Haj pilgrims refused visa
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The Saudi embassy has refused Haj visas to some 4,500 pilgrims out of a total of 18,864 applicants under open Haj scheme for lack of proper residential certificates,...
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Four key accords with Russia likely
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Pakistan is hoping to secure at least four agreements with Russia on trade, energy exploration and diplomatic cooperation during President Pervez Musharraf’s landmark visit to Moscow this week,...
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WB urged not to suspend financing: Ghazi Barotha project
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Pakistan has asked the World Bank not to suspend its financing to the $2.5-billion Ghazi Barotha Hydropower project as all conditionalities of the loan agreement had been fulfilled,...
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MMA not a threat to govt, says US official
WASHINGTON, Feb 3: President Pervez Musharraf still enjoys a firm control over both the military and civil establishments, including the ISI, and apparently there’s no clash between the civilian government and...
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Lockheed offers F-16s to New Delhi
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: A US military aviation giant on Monday offered a lavish range of hardware, including F-16 fighter jets, to replace India’s aging fleet of Soviet-built MiG-21 warplanes....
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Two killed in Israeli tank fire
 GAZA CITY, Feb 3: Two Palestinian farmers were killed by Israeli tank fire in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday as they were working in their fields, Palestinian security and medical...
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Over 200 trapped on Indian-BD border
SATGACHI (India), Feb 3: More than 200 people, most of them snake-charmers and their children, were trapped on the India-Bangladesh border on Monday as the neighbours argued about which country they...
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Italy extends detention of Pakistani suspects
ROME, Feb 3: An Italian prosecutor on Monday extended the custody of 28 Pakistanis who were detained in Naples last week on suspicion of having links with terrorists after explosives were...
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France to sell subs, Mirage to India
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: French Prime Minister Jean-Peirre Raffarin is expected to press for a massive defence deal with India during a visit this week, officials and reports said on Monday....
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NA to meet on 25th
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: The National Assembly would meet on Feb 25 to discuss internal and foreign policy matters, but without an opposition leader; nobody has been named so far....
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One killed in Karachi explosion
KARACHI, Feb 3: One person was killed and three people were injured on Monday when a bomb exploded at the parking lot of a shopping mall near the headquarters of Pakistan...
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India detains US plane
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: India on Monday detained a US civilian aircraft, overflying Indian airspace, enroute from Karachi to Male, news reports said....
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