Constitutional package draft by May 11: Opposition-govt talks make headway
 ISLAMABAD April 28: The government and the combined opposition on Monday agreed to constitute an 11-member joint committee which...
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Thousands of Iraqis demand say in govt: Interim set-up in a month
BAGHDAD, April 28: Thousands of Shias marched in Baghdad on Monday to demand more influence over the country’s future as Iraqi leaders from across the political spectrum met US officials in...
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Govt to ban renamed groups
ISLAMABAD, April 28: The government has decided to ban all those extremist outfits who have reportedly regrouped under new names....
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Gawadar offers best opportunities for investment: Shaukat
GWADAR, April 28: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday informed the business community that the entire Gwadar area would be declared a special economic zone to attract investment and to...
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‘Truce’ holds on as NA adjourns
ISLAMABAD, April 28: A political truce held on for the second consecutive working day of the National Assembly on Monday as the lower house adjourned for two days to express sorrow...
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France, India may sign sub deal
NEW DELHI, April 28: French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Monday a multi-billion dollar deal to sell submarines to the Indian navy could be sealed by the end of the...
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Jamali invites Vajpayee to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali in an unexpected move telephoned Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at about 8pm on Monday....
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Concrete steps will follow talks offer: FO
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Pakistan on Monday expressed the hope that India would follow up talks’ offer made by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee with concrete measures so that dialogue between the...
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JI leader passes away
LARKANA, April 28: The former Naib Amir of the Jamaat-i- Islami, Maulana Jan Mohammad Abbasi, passed away at his Karachi residence on Monday. He was 78....
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Saddam survived US raids: Tariq Aziz
WASHINGTON, April 28: Former Iraqi deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, has told investigators that his deposed leader, Saddam Hussein, survived two US airstrikes against him on March 19 and April 7,...
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Fazl warns of Durand Line dangers
ISLAMABAD, April 28: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the MMA’s secretary-general, has warned of India’s spreading political and military influence in Afghanistan, saying this could create problems for Islamabad....
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North Korea seeks concessions, says US
WASHINGTON, April 28: The United States said on Monday that North Korea had offered to scrap its nuclear weapons and missile programmes, but for “considerable” diplomatic, political and...
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India awaits Pakistan’s response on talks offer
NEW DELHI, April 28: India said on Monday it was awaiting a response from Pakistan to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s offer of a “hand of friendship” made in occupied Kashmir....
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Armitage due next month
ISLAMABAD, April 28: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will be accompanied by two key aides during his visit to the region early next month, Dawn learnt on Monday....
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