S. Arabia refuses to provide bases: Warning against unilateral attack on Iraq
RIYADH, Feb 18: Buoyed by worldwide anti-war sentiment, Saudi Arabia hardened opposition to a unilateral attack on Iraq on Tuesday, warning that no foreign troops would wage war on Baghdad from...
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WB suggests $1.8bn to help end poverty
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: The World Bank has indicated its readiness to offer $1.8 billion during the next three-year period to effectively help implement the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) currently being...
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Musharraf stresses peaceful solution
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday repeated his call for a peaceful settlement to the Iraq crisis during a meeting with a US Senate delegation, an official statement said....
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12 crushed to death
QUETTA, Feb 18: Twelve people were killed and six others injured when a 20-wheel trailer veered off the road and fell on one side crushing a passenger wagon, at Khojak Pass,...
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Reservoirs’ water level up but no relief for Rabi crops
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: Water flows in all the rivers and reservoirs of the country have increased dramatically, with the water level at Mangla dam rising to a record 35 feet in...
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New US law to affect thousands of immigrants
WASHINGTON, Feb 18: A new law, proposed by Attorney-General John Ashcroft, could adversely affect thousands of Pakistanis and other immigrants living in the United States, including those who already have acquired...
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New draft resolution by US, UK likely
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18: The United States and Britain are expected to field a draft resolution on Iraq in the UN Security Council on Wednesday evening following two days of debate...
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It’s decision time, US tells Turkey
WASHINGTON, Feb 18: The White House served notice on Turkey on Tuesday that it has reached “decision time” on whether to welcome US troops deployed for possible war with Iraq in...
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11 die in Batagram accident
MANSEHRA, Feb 18: Eleven people were killed and two others injured on Monday night when a Datsun pick-up they were travelling in plunged off a cliff in the Alai Tehsil of...
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130 die in S. Korean train arson attack
 TAEGU (South Korea), Feb 18: About 130 people were killed in South Korea and scores were missing on Tuesday after flames and smoke engulfed two crowded subway trains following an arson...
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Quetta receives heavy snowfall
 QUETTA, Feb 18: Quetta Valley and many other cities in Balochistan on Tuesday received significant snowfall for the first time since the drought hit the province five years ago....
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Two killed as gale hits villages
SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 18: Two people were killed and more than 100 sustained injuries when heavy rain followed by a gale hit several villages in the Farooqabad area, 15km from here, on...
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