Three suicide car bombings kill 29 in Riyadh: •Cheney claims 91 deaths •US blames Al Qaeda •foreigners’ compound hit
 RIYADH, May 13: At least 29 people, including seven US nationals, were killed and about 200 injured when suicide car bombings devastated three housing compounds for foreigners here on Monday night....
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Recommendations on NSC completed: LFO deliberations to resume on Friday
ISLAMABAD May 13: The government-opposition constitutional committee on Tuesday completed its recommendations on Articles 58(2)B and 41(7) concerning the National Security Council (NSC) and the appointment and superannuation age of Supreme...
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No preconditions for talks: Delhi
NEW DELHI, May 13: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Tuesday that cross-border terrorism should end to create a conducive atmosphere for talks with Pakistan, but stressed that this...
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China offers $1bn for power unit
ISLAMABAD, May 13: China has offered $1 billion through a mix of equity and credit to construct a Rs87 billion worth of 960-MW power project that would enable Pakistan to maintain...
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Menon named Indian HC to Pakistan
NEW DELHI, May 13: India on Tuesday named Shiv Shanker Menon as its new high commissioner to Pakistan....
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Talks can help attain prosperity: Jamali: Donors assured of continuity in policies
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Tuesday expressed the hope for peace between Pakistan and India, saying that it would be in the larger interests of the...
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Police exploiting LHC ruling, apex court told: Delay in Saima case affected 250 couples: Asma
ISLAMABAD, May 13: Former HRCP chairperson Asma Jehangir informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that over 250 couples were facing hardships, most of them in jails, due to a delay in...
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Kashmiris’ aspiration must for durable solution: Kasuri
UNITED NATIONS, May 13: Pakistan asserted on Tuesday that there can be no “durable solution” to the Kashmir issue unless the aspiration of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are taken...
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Three nominated for HC to India
ISLAMABAD, May 13: The Foreign Office has nominated three senior-most diplomats for the post of Pakistan’s high commissioner to India, informed sources told Dawn on Tuesday....
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Pakistani MPs call for joint patrol
 BOMBAY, May 13: Pakistani legislators on a peace mission in India suggested on Tuesday the two countries start joint patrol of the disputed Kashmir border to resolve the key sticking issue...
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US, Iran reach compromise
TEHRAN, May 13: Iran and the United States have reached a compromise over Iraq, at secret talks in Geneva, the Iran News paper reported on Tuesday....
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China wants friendly ties: India
BANGALORE, May 13: Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes said on Tuesday that Beijing was keen to build friendly ties with New Delhi and that the Asian giants’ disputes were minimal....
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Five killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, May 13: Five people, including a police officer and a woman, were killed in a new bout of violence in occupied Kashmir, a police spokesman said on Tuesday....
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Sadruddin Aga Khan passes away
 GENEVA, May 13: Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, uncle of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community and the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees— the Aga Khan — died at the...
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