PML-Q, allies finish with thin majority: Parliament poll process finalized
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: With almost everything going their way, the Pakistan Muslim League-Q and its allies gained a slim majority in the Senate on Thursday as the National Assembly elected 12...
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Bush links Saddam’s exit to ME peace
WASHINGTON, Feb 27: In his much-awaited policy speech on Iraq, President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that removing President Saddam Hussein would greatly enhance the prospect of peace between Israel...
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US, India resume nuclear cooperation
NEW DELHI, Feb 27: US nuclear regulators have resumed cooperation with India over nuclear safety, five years after contact was severed when India conducted nuclear tests, a leading US official said...
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Baghdad’s reply on missiles in 2 days
BAGHDAD, Feb 27: Iraq will respond within the next two days to a United Nations order to destroy its Al Samoud missiles, to meet a deadline set by chief weapons inspector...
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China, Russia oppose war on Iraq
BEIJING, Feb 27: China and Russia said on Thursday war against Iraq “can and should be avoided” and pledged to do their utmost to bring the United States and North Korea...
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MMA won’t change stand on LFO
 ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The Deputy Secretary-General of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), Mr Liaquat Baloch, said on Thursday that the MMA would not change its stand on the Legal Framework Order (LFO)....
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No decision taken on Senate chief: Shujaat
ISLAMABAD Feb 27: President and parliamentary leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, said on Thursday that only an experienced and competent parliamentarian will be elected as new...
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Cross media licensing curb may be lifted
LAHORE, Feb 27: The government has decided to abolish cross media licensing restrictions and a meeting of the stakeholders has been called on March 2....
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Three fall victim to target killing
KARACHI, Feb 27: A coffee house-cum-bakery owner and his nephew, both of Iranian origin, were shot dead here on Thursday night at M. A. Jinnah Road....
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Indian Deputy HC arrives
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The Indian Deputy High Commissioner-designate, Mr T.C.A. Raghavan, who was granted assignment visa by Islamabad last week, arrived here on Thursday....
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Annan wants referendums on Cyprus
 NICOSIA, Feb 27: UN chief Kofi Annan wants Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to put his peace plan for Cyprus directly to referendums on the divided island if they cannot agree...
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UN Council majority against war, says France
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27: The majority of UN Security Council members do not believe that the time for war is ripe, the French ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday....
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Rocca arrives to seek support
 ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca arrived here on Thursday to seek Pakistan’s support on Iraq....
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Karzai seeks US help to rebuild army
WASHINGTON, Feb 27: Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged the United States on Wednesday to help him rebuild an Afghan national army instead of sending more international troops for maintaining peace and...
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IPPs’ power sale to private consumers opposed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: Wapda and the KESC on Thursday opposed the sale of electricity by Independent Power Producers to any consumer, saying they alone had the exclusive right to purchase electricity...
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Mushahid to be made publicity minister
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27: The government has decided to appoint Syed Mushahid Hussain as Minister for External Publicity, a new division to be created under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs....
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Ex-Bosnian Serb president gets jail for war crimes
THE HAGUE, Feb 27: The Hague tribunal sentenced former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic to 11 years in jail on Thursday for crimes against humanity in one of the most significant...
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Records tumble in World Cup
POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Feb 27: Australia qualified for the World Cup Super Six in emphatic style on Thursday, crushing Namibia by 256 runs amid a flurry of world records....
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Parco oil Pipeline blown up
SUKKUR Feb 27: A Parco oil pipeline, which was closed for quite some time, was blown up in Khanpur, Shikarpur district on Wednesday night when unidentified people fired a rocket at...
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Americans cautioned
WASHINGTON, Feb 27: The United States warned its citizens living in Pakistan on Thursday to avoid a string of expected demonstrations against its possible invasion of Iraq....
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