Bush sees little hope to avoid war on Iraq: Baghdad invites inspectors
 WASHINGTON, March 15: US President George Bush said on Saturday he saw little hope Iraq would disarm peacefully, bracing the American people for war ahead of an emergency summit with allies...
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Huge anti-war rally held in Washington
WASHINGTON, March 15: Washington rang again with anti-war slogans on Saturday as thousands of protesters marched around the White House to tell President Bush not to not go to war against...
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Democracy-related sanctions waived
WASHINGTON, March 15: President George Bush has waived democracy-related sanctions on Pakistan, paving the way for the country to receive about $250m of economic aid already approved by Congress this year....
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POL prices increased
KARACHI, March 15: Petrol and diesel became costlier by Rs1.37 and 87 paisa per litre, respectively, while prices of HOBC, kerosene oil and light diesel oil (LDO) were enhanced by Rs1.46,...
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Another Al Qaeda man held in Lahore
LAHORE, March 15: Officials from the FBI and Pakistan intelligence agencies reportedly arrested a suspected Al Qaeda member here on Friday....
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Seven killed in Poonch hotel siege
JAMMU, March 15: Occupied Kashmir’s southern district of Poonch was under tight curfew on Saturday after seven people were killed in a siege of a hotel by militants, police said....
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Middle East peace roadmap soon: US
WASHINGTON, March 15: President George Bush has promised to give a roadmap for peace in the Middle East soon after the confirmation of the new Palestinian prime minister....
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Digging at new sites begins in Ayodhya
LUCKNOW, March 15: Archaeologists began digging at new sites in Ayodhya on Saturday in a hunt for possible remains of a Hindu temple whose disputed existence sparked some of India’s worst...
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Wasim named PML-Q Senate leader
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) on Saturday nominated veteran parliamentarian Wasim Sajjad leader of the house in the Senate....
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Bush to meet Jamali in US on 28th
WASHINGTON, March 15: The Bush administration officially announced on Friday that President George Bush would meet Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali at the White House on March 28....
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Pakistan hails US waiving sanctions
ISLAMABAD, March 15: Pakistan welcomed on Saturday the US government’s decision to lift economic sanctions against Pakistan to further help its economy....
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Councillor files suit against marriage
KHAIRPUR, March 15: A family court here on Saturday took action on a suit filed by Noor Khatoon Shar for dissolution of her marriage, summoning husband Sharafdin Shar on April 12....
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NA session summoned on 18th
ISLAMABAD, March 15: In a quick response to an opposition request, Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Saturday called a National Assembly session for Tuesday that could see more noisy protests against...
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China parliament seals transition of power
BEIJING, March 15: China’s parliament elected Communist Party chief Hu Jintao as state president on Saturday, putting the formal seal of approval on a historic transition to a younger generation of...
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Border issues discussed with Iran
QUETTA, March 15: The 13th two-day meeting of the joint Pak-Iran Border Commission began here on Saturday with its Chairman Major Mohammad Ashraf (retired) in the chair....
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Australia beat Kenya
DURBAN, March 15: Australia, inspired by a Brett Lee hat trick, survived a mid-innings scare to see off a spirited Kenya by five wickets in their World Cup Super Six day-night...
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President, PM greet Chinese leaders
ISLAMABAD, March 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday greeted Hu Jintao and Zeng Qinghong on their election as president and vice-president of China....
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WHO issues global alert on pneumonia
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, March 15: Eleven more people in Hong Kong and Singapore have developed symptoms of a mystery flu-like virus that has killed one person, infected scores of others and sparked...
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