Container blast kills 17 near Sialkot
 SIALKOT, Feb 4: At least 17 people, including schoolchildren and a customs inspector, were killed and 35 others injured on Tuesday in a heavy explosion in two large-sized containers full of...
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Blair fails to convince Chirac on early action
LE TOUQUET (France), Feb 4: British Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to win French backing for an early war at a summit on Tuesday which laid bare the diplomatic divide between...
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LFO needs no validation: Govt submits statement in SC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The federal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the Legal Framework Order was now a part of the Constitution and did not need validation by parliament....
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Musharraf begins Russia visit with high hopes
 MOSCOW, Feb 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf arrived here on Tuesday for a landmark visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries....
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Pakistan demands inspection of Baglihar power project
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Pakistan has asked India to immediately arrange site-inspection of the 450-MW Baglihar Hydropower Project on the Chenab river in the Indian-held Kashmir as New Delhi continues with the...
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Iraqi envoy may speak at Security Council
NEW YORK, Feb 4: Iraq’s Ambassador to the United Nations would be allowed to speak at the UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday to rebut the US Secretary of State Colin...
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Fighting breaks out near Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Feb 4: More than 300 Afghan soldiers were on Tuesday hunting down suspected extremists in southern Afghanistan after an outbreak of fighting, a military spokesman said....
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US says Al Qaeda planned attacks
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: Plans for a major terrorist attack have reportedly been disrupted due to arrest of terror suspects, and US plans to subvert other such threats by detaining suspected Iraqi...
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Saudi ambassador appeals for global peace
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Saudi Arabian Ambassador Ali Awadh Asseri on Tuesday made an impassioned appeal for global peace, equity and justice, urging the world’s powerful nations to take the lead in...
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Shahbaz recovering after surgery
LAHORE, Feb 4: Former Punjab chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif underwent surgery in a New York hospital on Tuesday, his spokesman in Lahore Farrukh Shah said....
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Kashmir Solidarity Day today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Kashmir Solidarity Day will be observed all over the country on Wednesday (Feb 5), reassuring Pakistan’s full moral and diplomatic support to the freedom movement launched by the...
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Two more die in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 4: A man and his young daughter were killed and six others of the same family wounded in Indian shelling in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night, raising...
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Franks accused of abusing authority
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: The Pentagon’s inspector general is investigating undisclosed allegations of improprieties levelled at US Army General Tommy Franks, the commander who would likely lead US forces in any invasion...
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UK prepares for Iraq occupation: BBC
LONDON, Feb 4: The British army is being told to prepare for an occupation of Iraq lasting up to three years in the event of war and the downfall of President...
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Pakistan situation not good for pipeline
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: India has not foreclosed its options for a gas pipeline from Iran running through Pakistan, but New Delhi is concerned about the political situation in Pakistan, junior...
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India claims Putin support before Musharraf visit
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: In remarks apparently timed to dampen the impact of President Pervez Musharraf’s rare visit to Moscow, India on Tuesday claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s support on New...
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Blix seeks more time
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4: The UN chief weapons inspector, Hans Blix, on Tuesday called for more time for the inspectors to finish their job, but warned Iraq to actively cooperate with...
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New European state emerges
BELGRADE, Feb 4: The new European state of Serbia and Montenegro was officially proclaimed on Tuesday after parliament voted to adopt a new constitution and dissolve the former Balkan federation of...
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