4 US soldiers killed in Iraqi suicide attack: Roadblock near Najaf hit
 NAJAF, March 29: Four US soldiers died on Saturday when a man driving a taxi set off a bomb at a US roadblock near Najaf, southern Iraq, making it the first...
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PM gets powers of NEC chief
ISLAMABAD, March 29: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday reconstituted the National Economic Council and transferred powers of the NEC chairman to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali....
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Curbs on KRL unjustified: FO
ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan on Saturday termed the US decision to impose a two-year trade sanction on the Kahuta Research Laboratories (KRL) as unjustified and said it would not deter Pakistan’s...
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Iran rejects US charge
TEHRAN, March 29: Iran on Saturday branded as propaganda US warnings not to interfere in the war in Iraq, and reiterated its neutrality on a “meaningless” conflict....
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Cruise missiles stray into Turkey, S. Arabia
WASHINGTON, March 29: Five US sea-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles have strayed into Saudi Arabia, and a couple more into Turkey, since the Iraq invasion began, prompting a suspension of missile launches...
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Opposition rejects US-run govt
LONDON, March 29: The leader of a new grouping of Iraqi opposition figures in exile on Saturday rejected plans for a US military administration in post-war Iraq, and called for a...
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Pakistan lashes out at Sinha’s remarks
ISLAMABAD, March 29: War of words between Pakistan and India hit a new low on Saturday with the Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha equating Pakistani leadership with Osama bin Laden...
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2 die, 13 wounded in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, March 29: A man died and another injured on Saturday and a woman was killed and 12 others were wounded overnight on Friday in different areas along the Line of...
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Balochistan senators form body
ISLAMABAD March 29: All the 22 Senators from Balochistan, representing different national and regional parties, on Saturday decided to close ranks and form a “Balochistan Senators Forum.”...
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Bangladesh rejects US request
DHAKA, March 29: Bangladesh has formally turned down a recent informal US request to trim the staff of the Iraqi embassy in Dhaka....
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Ghausi, Abbasi elected KPC President, Secretary
KARACHI, March 29: Mr Sabihuddin Ghausi and Mr Khurshid Abbasi were elected President and General Secretary of the Karachi Press Club, respectively, for the year 2003-4. Mr Ghausi bagged 317 votes...
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Missile hits Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, March 29: Kuwait was struck by a missile, said to be Iraqi, which damaged a section of modern Sharq shopping centre and injured two people early on Saturday....
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Dialogue on LFO to continue
ISLAMABAD, March 29: A joint PML-Q-MMA team held talks with a president’s team on Friday on the Legal Framework Order and timeframe for President Musharraf to step down as the army...
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US citizens cautioned
WASHINGTON, March 29: Two Iraqi terror plots were foiled in the Mideast, according to US officials, who warned US citizens that Pakistan and Yemen are likely sites for reprisals for the...
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