Fighting rages on for Tikrit: •Life returning to normal in Baghdad, Basra •Search for Saddam, aides continues
 BAGHDAD, April 13: US troops battled the Iraqi army in Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit on Sunday, sending attack...
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Irsa turns down Sindh plea on Kharif water
ISLAMABAD, April 13: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has turned down a request from Sindh to amend the Kharif Water Management Plan finalised earlier this week....
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KESC tariff raised by 12-20 paisa
ISLAMABAD, April 13: Power tariff for all the consumers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has been increased by 12-20 paisa per unit under an interim order of the National...
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IMF, WB want UN mandate for Iraq rebuilding
WASHINGTON, April 13: The International Monetary Fund’s policy-setting committee has said that the IMF and World Bank will help in the reconstruction of...
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No hurry for joint session: Rashid
ISLAMABAD April 13: Federal Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that the government was not in a hurry to hold a joint session of parliament as it was...
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New phase of anti-war movement begins in US
 WASHINGTON, April 13: Thousands of anti-war protesters demonstrated in Washington this weekend, and urged the Bush administration....
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BPSC recruitment powers withdrawn
QUETTA, April 13: The provincial government has withdrawn the powers of the Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) regarding recruitment of employees in government departments from grade 11 to 16....
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Syrians fighting in Baghdad, says US
WASHINGTON, April 13: In an escalating confrontation, the United States accused Syria on Sunday of possessing chemical weapons, charged that its nationals had engaged US troops in combat in Baghdad and...
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Opposition slams ruling parties
ISLAMABAD April 13: The opposition leadership on Sunday lashed out at President Musharraf’s supporters for promoting the view that he should continue as COAS and that the LFO had become part...
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Cousin of Kandahar governor shot dead
QUETTA, April 13: Unknown armed men shot dead the cousin of Governor of Kandahar in the border town of Chaman while his two bodyguards were seriously injured on Sunday, police said....
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Talks with N. Korea possible, says Bush
WASHINGTON, April 13: US President George Bush said on Sunday that prospects looked better for multilateral talks to resolve a nuclear standoff with North Korea after Pyongyang softened its demand for...
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Pakistan to take part in rebuilding of Iraq: Aziz
WASHINGTON, April 13: The international community wants to involve Pakistan in the reconstruction of Iraq and Pakistan, too, is keen to do its part in rebuilding a brotherly Muslim country, Finance...
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Blast rocks Kabul
KABUL, April 13: A suspected landmine explosion rocked east Kabul late on Sunday night, prompting initial fears of an attack on the US embassy a kilometre away....
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US stand on Pakistan not acceptable, says Sinha
NEW DELHI, April 13: In yet another sign of growing differences with the United States, Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha said on Sunday that Washington’s refusal to see similarities between the...
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Kuwait steps up PoWs’ search
KUWAIT CITY, April 13: With the fall of the Iraqi regime Kuwait has intensified its efforts to find out about its more than 600 PoWs who disappeared during the Iraq’s 1990-91...
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Saddam’s step brother captured
WASHINGTON, April 13: President Saddam Hussein’s step brother Watban Ibrahim Hasan was captured by Kurdish forces while attempting to cross the border into Syria, it has been reported....
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Sindh to get its share of water, says Mahar
KARACHI, April 13: Chief Minister Sindh, Sardar Ali Mohammed Khan Mahar has said that he would ensure that the province gets its rightful share of water according to the accord....
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Four killed in Afghan blast
KABUL, April 13: Four suspected bombmakers, including three foreigners, were killed in a massive blast as they unloaded explosives at a house in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, a local...
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