US may give up search for majority vote
WASHINGTON, March 13: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that the United States might abandon its effort to seek UN approval for launching an invasion of Iraq and...
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No pressure for vote, hopes Jamali
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali on Thursday urged the international community to allow more time for a peaceful solution to end the Iraqi crisis and avoid war....
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Kashmir leader opposes annulling water treaty
SRINAGAR, March 13: The head of occupied Kashmir’s government said on Thursday he was not in favour of scrapping the Indus Water Treaty between Pakistan and India....
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Opposition plans to rotate top office
ISLAMABAD, March 13: The opposition parties are considering a proposal for a joint opposition leader in the National Assembly with the condition that the office of the opposition leader will rotate...
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France, S. Arabia back Pakistan peace move
ISLAMABAD, March 13: The foreign ministers of France, Saudi Arabia and Canada telephoned Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Wednesday and discussed with him the latest developments on the Iraqi situation....
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BJP CM refuses to quit despite vote loss
 RANCHI, March 13: India’s ruling Hindu nationalists on Thursday refused to give up power in the eastern state of Jharkhand after they were voted out by the state legislature, officials said....
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Turkey cracks down on Kurdish parties
ANKARA, March 13: Turkey on Thursday banned the country’s main Kurdish party for anti-state activities and launched legal proceedings against a sister party, drawing a swift warning by the European Union...
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Nine die in Bombay train blast
 MUMBAI, March 13: At least nine commuters were killed and 75 more were injured on Thursday evening when a bomb exploded on a suburban train during office rush-hour at one of...
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UN rights chief lashes out at US
GENEVA, March 13: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Vieira de Mello on Thursday attacked a U.S. court ruling that Guantanamo Bay detainees were not protected by U.S. law, saying...
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Hezbollah warns US of suicide attacks
BEIRUT, March 13: The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned Washington on Thursday that its forces would be met with suicide attacks, and not flowers, if it invaded Iraq....
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Ashura today
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Youm-i-Ashur, the 10th of Muharram, will be observed throughout the country on Friday (today) with religious fervour and solemnity....
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Requisition filing delayed
ISLAMABAD March 13: Two separate requisitions seeking fresh sessions of the National Assembly and Senate could not be filed on Wednesday, would be filed on Saturday, opposition sources said here on...
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Kuwait to raise alert level
KUWAIT CITY, March 13: Kuwait has said it would increase the level of alert to the maximum level from Saturday March 15, as the war on Iraq seems to be imminent....
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7 killed in Sargodha Imambargah stampede
SARGODHA, March 13: Seven people, including two children, were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede caused by a fire broke out in an Imambargah on Khushab Road here on...
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Harkat activist goes missing
QUETTA, March 13: The law enforcement agencies have picked up an activist of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen from Quetta, his father Mohammad Hayat Lehri claimed on Wednesday night....
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Seven killed in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, March 13: At least seven people were killed and 50 wounded in a blast on a bus in occupied Kashmir’s Rajouri town on Thursday....
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N. Korea months away from enriched uranium: US
SEOUL, March 13: South Korea on Thursday urged North Korea to defuse its nuclear standoff through multilateral talks as Washington warned that the communist country was just months away from enriching...
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4 Palestinians shot dead
JENIN, March 13: Four Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops on Thursday during fierce clashes in the northern West Bank, Palestinian security and Israeli military sources said....
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Noted singer Shahida Parveen passes away
 LAHORE, March 13: Shahida Parveen, a classical and folk singer, died of kidney failure here on Thursday after a week-long illness. She was 50....
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Scam in Indian army purchases unearthed
NEW DELHI, March 13: An Indian parliament committee on Thursday unveiled discrepancies in the purchase of high altitude sleeping bags for use by Indian soldiers at the Siachen glacier....
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