Govt, opposition move closer to consensus: NSC, uniform, judges’ issues discussed
ISLAMABAD May 7: The joint government-opposition constitutional committee has evolved a consensus on the issue of president’s uniform....
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India says fully committed to improving ties: Delhi responds positively
NEW DELHI, May 7: India responded positively on Wednesday to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali’s peace overtures by seeking Islamabad’s nod for a new high commissioner there, and said it remained...
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Pakistan not in arms race
RAWALPINDI, May 7: The National Command Authority (NCA) here on Wednesday said that retention of minimum deterrence was the cornerstone of the country’s security....
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Indian HC’s papers submitted
ISLAMABAD, May 7: The acting high commissioner of India, T.C.A Raghavan, on Wednesday handed over documents seeking an agreement for appointment of a new high commissioner to the foreign office officials...
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Pakistan demands neutral expert : Water dispute with India
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Pakistan is putting India on notice on the violation of Indus Waters Treaty and has said the two countries should appoint a neutral expert within 15 days to...
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Iraq has no banned weapons: Russia
MOSCOW, May 7: UN weapons inspectors must declare that Iraq no longer possesses weapons of mass destruction before UN sanctions on the country can be lifted, a top Russian foreign ministry...
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Islamabad seeks to rejoin C’wealth
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Pakistan has urged the Commonwealth to restore its membership of the 54-nation body which was suspended after the October 1999 military coup, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday....
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Earliest talks seen next month
ISLAMABAD, May 7: Late June may be the earliest “tiered” dialogue between Pakistan and India, as proposed by Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali, gets underway, officials said on Wednesday....
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Lawmakers leave for India today
LAHORE, May 7: Pakistan’s first 12-member parliamentary delegation will leave here for New Delhi on Thursday for a week-long visit to India as part of efforts to promote peace and friendship...
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Armitage, Rocca arrive
ISLAMABAD, May 7: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage arrived here late Wednesday for talks with Pakistani leaders on regional security and a thaw in ties between Islamabad and New...
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Four Indian soldiers, 10 fighters die in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 7: Four Indian soldiers, including an officer, and 10 militants were killed in occupied Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday, hours before US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage’s visit...
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Defence talks with UK begin
RAWALPINDI, May 7: Wide-ranging issues relating to defence relations between Pakistan and the UK and other issues were discussed in the opening session of the fifth two-day Pakistan-UK Defence Cooperation Forum...
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Kasuri slams Sinha
NEW DELHI, May 7: Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri accused his Indian counterpart Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday of apparently seeking subversion of Pakistan’s quest for reviving its membership of the Commonwealth....
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India to deploy Agni missiles this year
NEW DELHI, May 7: India plans to deploy its intermediate range nuclear-capable Agni I and II missiles in 2003, the government said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday....
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A moment of great hope: US
WASHINGTON, May 7: The White House has described the current move to improve relations between India and Pakistan as “a moment of great hope”....
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Lok Sabha to discuss offer today
NEW DELHI, May 7: The Indian government on Wednesday was assessing a range of measures offered by Pakistan to improve bilateral ties, as official sources labelled the olive branch offered by...
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