Protests block NA, Senate proceedings
ISLAMABAD, April 18: The crisis over presidential powers deepened on Friday as protesting opposition parties blocked both houses of parliament while the government only promised dialogue to end the impasse....
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Vajpayee offers talks, Jamali welcomes
SRINAGAR, April 18: India and Pakistan said on Friday they were ready for peace talks over Kashmir ahead of the latest round of US shuttle diplomacy to ease tensions between the...
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Arab FMs agree on key points
RIYADH, April 18: Iraq’s neighbours, meeting here on Friday to discuss the aftermath of the fall of President Saddam Hussein’s government, agreed on “essential points” pertaining to the country’s future, but...
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Opposition favours joint talks
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, April 18: Parties in the joint opposition in the National Assembly and the Senate would take a collective decision on whether or not to hold talks with the government on...
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Saddam’s footage telecast
 DUBAI, April 18: Abu Dhabi TV on Friday aired what it said was footage of Saddam Hussein being feted in a Baghdad...
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Protest flares in Baghdad after Friday prayers
BAGHDAD, April 18: Iraqis poured out of mosques and into the streets of Baghdad, calling for an Islamic state to be established, after the first Friday prayers since US forces took...
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Joint body to resolve border feud with Kabul
ISLAMABAD, April 18: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to set up a joint commission to resolve the territorial dispute that led to clashes between their border security forces near a village...
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Pakistan asked to join stabilization force
WASHINGTON, April 18: The United States has asked Pakistan to join a “stabilization force” it is setting up for keeping peace in Iraq, diplomatic sources said on Friday....
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Shujaat promises flexibility on LFO
ISLAMABAD, April 18: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Friday the government will show flexibility in order to break the ‘deadlock’ over the controversial Legal Framework Order...
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Fazl proposes direct talks with President
ISLAMABAD April 18: MMA secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Friday proposed that President Pervez Musharraf should hold direct talks with the opposition on a constitutional package to end the current political...
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US to field 1,000 experts for WMDs
 WASHINGTON, April 18: A 1,000-member US force of experts will scour Iraq for weapons of mass destruction, a US defence official said on Friday....
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Damascus resolution gets poor response
 UNITED NATIONS, April 18: The majority of UN Security Council members on Thursday gave a lukewarm reception to the Syrian resolution...
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US allows diplomats to return to Pakistan
WASHINGTON, April 18: The United States on Friday allowed its diplomats to return to Pakistan and resume their duties....
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Kasuri welcomes Vajpayee’s statement
RIYADH, April 18: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has welcomed the statement of the Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, saying it has been Pakistan’s stated...
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Dawn reporter kidnapped, recovered
PESHAWAR, April 18: Police in Kohat recovered Dawn’s district correspondent on Friday hours after he was reportedly kidnapped by a gang involved in heinous crimes....
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Durrani invites CMs to discuss issues
LAHORE, April 18: The NWFP Chief Minister Muhammad Akram Khan Durrani has invited the chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to Peshawar to discuss inter-provincial issues....
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Big caches of rockets found in Zabul
BAGRAM AIR BASE, April 18: Romanian soldiers have uncovered thousands of rockets and more than a million rounds of ammunition in the largest weapons cache ever discovered by US-led forces in...
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JKLF leader detained
SRINAGAR, April 18: Police detained a senior anti-India leader here on Friday, just hours before start of a two-day visit to occupied Kashmir by Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee....
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