New Delhi expels diplomat, four aides
NEW DELHI, Feb 8: India on Saturday ordered the expulsion of Pakistan’s acting High Commissioner Jaleel Abbas Jilani and four other officials, giving them 48 hours to leave and their families...
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Annan warns US against unilateral attack on Iraq
WILLIAMSBURG (USA), Feb 8: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned the United States on Saturday against attacking Iraq on its own, arguing collective action under a UN umbrella would have greater legitimacy...
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186 in the run for 92 Senate seats
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: After withdrawals from the contest, the Election Commission on Saturday listed 186 candidates who will vie for 92 seats of the 100-seat Senate at stake in the election...
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FBI raises nationwide alert for Pakistani suspect
WASHINGTON, Feb 8: The FBI issued a nationwide alert on Saturday seeking help from police and the public in finding a Pakistani man the agency said has entered the United States...
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AG defends increase in judges’ retirement age: Decision not to affect judiciary’s independence
KARACHI, Feb 8: Instead of impinging on the independence of the judiciary, the enhancement of the superior court judges’ retirement age would enable the state to benefit from their learning and...
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Pakistan not interested in friendly ties: Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, Feb 8: In remarks that reflected abject resignation rather than hope of improving ties with Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee accused Islamabad on Saturday of funding terrorism...
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Mly expenditure share cut
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: Pakistan has decided to reduce the share of defence expenditure in GDP to 3.6 per cent, thus reverting to a trend that aimed at keeping the defence budget...
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Ties may worsen, says Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: Pakistan on Saturday condemned the Indian government decision to declare its acting deputy high commissioner in New Delhi Jalil Abbas Jilani persona non grata on trumped-up charges and...
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NSC to debate Iraq issue: PM
QUETTA, Feb 8: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said that the Iraq issue would be discussed in the National Security Council and a consensus stand would be adopted on...
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Musharraf, Chirac discuss Iraqi crisis
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday discussed the looming threat of war in Iraq and its likely fallout for the region during a telephone conversation with his French counterpart...
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Mbeki opens World Cup
CAPE TOWN, Feb 8: South African president Thabo Mbeki on Saturday opened the 2003 cricket World Cup in front of a 25,000 crowd packed inside the famous Newlands ground....
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Israel carries out incursions in Gaza Strip
 GAZA CITY, Feb 8: Israeli army tanks and bulldozers carried out incursions into two areas of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Friday night, Palestinian security sources said....
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Four die in shooting at wine shop
QUETTA, Feb 8: Four people were gunned down and two others were critically injured when four unknown armed men opened indiscriminate fire inside a liquor shop at Petal Bagh, here on...
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Pilot killed in PAF crash
PESHAWAR, Feb 8: A fighter jet of the air force crashed near Chakwal on Saturday killing the pilot, sources said....
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