Millions march against war on Baghdad
 LONDON, Feb 15: As many as 10 million protesters joined forces around the globe on Saturday to deliver a blunt message to US President George Bush: “Give peace a chance and...
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Musharraf tells Bush war not a good option
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: President Pervez Musharraf told US President George W. Bush in a telephonic talk that war was “not a good option” to settle the present Iraqi crisis, the Foreign...
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India asked to agree to reciprocal visas
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan urged India on Saturday to agree to Islamabad’s offer for reciprocal issue of visas to their new acting high commissioners named to replace their expelled predecessors....
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US presses Pakistan for support
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: US Ambassador Nancy Powell called on Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Friday to solicit Pakistan’s support for a possible resolution to authorize military strike against Iraq, Dawn...
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ADB seeks guarantees on reforms
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The Asian Development Bank is seeking firm assurances from Pakistan regarding continuity in the economic and governance reforms to qualify for the new assistance to be offered in...
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Four Israeli armymen killed in explosion
GAZA, Feb 15: Four Israeli soldiers were killed in a tank when a roadside bomb exploded next to it near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Saturday....
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Registration deadline for Pakistanis extended
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The United States has extended the deadline for a large number of foreigners who are required to register with immigration officials while in the country....
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Bush tells citizens not to get panicky
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: With the nation on a heightened state of alert, US President George Bush told anxious Americans on Saturday that steps were being taken to protect them from another...
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United States to stay engaged in South Asia
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The White House has said that the United States will stay engaged in South Asia to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan....
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APNS awards ceremony on 19th
KARACHI, Feb 15: The 16th APNS awards ceremony will be held on Feb 19 (Wednesday evening) at heritage sites in Thatta, around 96km outside Karachi. Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali will be...
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100,000 hold anti-war rally near UN HQ
NEW YORK, Feb 15: Shouting slogans “War is terrorism,” “No war for oil” tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the US push for war against Iraq near the United Nations...
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Forces admit civilian killed in Bagram
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Feb 15: An eight-year-old boy was on Saturday identified by the US military as the first civilian casualty in an offensive in central Afghanistan, which it says has...
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Petroleum products’ prices up
KARACHI, Feb 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has raised the price of petrol by Rs1.55 per litre besides increasing prices of HOBC, kerosene oil and light diesel oil (LDO)...
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Iraq to have Afghan-style govt: US
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said that if the United States won the war in Iraq, it would implement an Afghan model there, replacing the Saddam regime with...
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