Bases in Turkey not a must: US: Russia, China insist on inspections
 ANKARA, Feb 19: The United States stepped up pressure on Turkey on Wednesday to open its territory for an invasion of Iraq, but Ankara said it was not yet satisfied with...
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Jamali refers power overlap issue to NRB
KARACHI, Feb 19: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has asked the National Reconstruction Bureau to work out an acceptable solution to the problems of overlapping of powers between ministers and...
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Indian PM against war with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Feb 19: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee told parliament on Wednesday that he does not want a war anywhere in the world — not between the United States...
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Rains: NWFP death toll 13
PESHAWAR, Feb 19: Thirteen people, including seven women and three children, have died and several others have been injured in roof-collapse incidents in different areas in the Frontier in the past...
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Inspectors be given a chance, UN told
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19: An overwhelming majority of nations on Tuesday demanded that UN weapons inspectors be given a chance to disarm Iraq peacefully, opposing US and Britain which are seeking...
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New deputy HC to leave for Delhi next month
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Pakistan’s new deputy high commissioner to India Munawar Saeed Bhatti, who was granted assignment visa by the Indian government on Tuesday, would proceed to New Delhi early next...
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Moroccan awarded 15-year jail term: 9/11 attacks
HAMBURG, Feb 19: Mounir El Motassadeq was on Wednesday jailed for 15 years by a German court after being convicted of accessory to murder in the world’s first trial over the...
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Pakistanis briefed on safety measures: War on Iraq
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 19: Kuwait authorities here on Tuesday briefed Pakistani residents here about various safety precautions, in case the US and its allies go to war with Iraq....
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Dams level up but Wapda action may cause water shortage
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Water level in Mangla and Tarbela dams continued to increase on Wednesday and a high flood was witnessed in Chenab river near Khanki and Qadirabad owing to continuing...
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UN’s role essential in Iraq crisis: Vatican
VATICAN CITY, Feb 18: Pope John Paul II and UN chief Kofi Annan stressed the need to keep the UN at the forefront of efforts to stave off a US-led military...
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NA speaker asked to head back home
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: The speaker National Assembly has been asked to cut short his foreign tour and head home so that he is available in time to take over as acting...
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11 killed in Israeli raid in Gaza
GAZA, Feb 19: Israeli troops, backed by tanks and helicopter gunships, killed 11 Palestinians and wounded 27 during raids on militant strongholds in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night....
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270 killed in Iran air crash
TEHRAN, Feb 19: An Iranian military transport aircraft crashed near the central city of Kerman on Wednesday with the loss of all 270 people on board, state television reported....
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31 injured as gale damages houses in Wazirabad
GUJRANWALA, Feb 19: At least 31 people, including women and children, were injured when their houses were collapsed by rain and gale in Baha, Saeen, Jamke Chattha in Wazirabad tehsil on...
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US designates Hekmatyar as a terrorist
WASHINGTON, Feb 19: The United States on Wednesday designated Pakhtoon Afghan warlord Gulbadeen Hekmatyar as a global terrorist, linking him to Osama bin Laden and the deposed Taliban....
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Britons told to leave Iraq
LONDON, Feb 19: The United Kingdom has advised British nationals to leave Iraq immediately in light of increasing regional tension and risk of terrorist action....
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Karzai plans 4-nation trip
KABUL, Feb 19: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to embark on a four-nation tour on Thursday aimed at strengthening international ties and attracting more aid for his country’s recovery from decades...
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US delegation leaves without meeting PM
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: A four-member US congressional delegation that arrived here on Tuesday afternoon left Pakistan early Wednesday morning....
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