Democratic system to be upheld, says Jamali: Opposition criticized on LFO
KARACHI, May 21: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Wednesday criticized the opposition’s behaviour during the recently concluded negotiations on the Legal Framework Order and other related issues....
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Pilot’s error caused Kohat crash: investigators
RAWALPINDI, May 21: Pilot’s error had caused the PAF Fokker-27 aircraft to slam into a clouds-shrouded mountain near village Tolanj killing the then chief of air staff Air Marshal Mushaf Ali...
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Osama’s aide calls for more attacks
DUBAI, May 21: Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant on Wednesday called upon Muslims to carry out more suicide attacks against Western targets....
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PML-Q seeks more time on president’s uniform
 ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday asked Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leadership to give president “a reasonable time frame” for relinquishing the office of COAS....
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UN set to lift Iraq sanctions today: US offers more concessions
UNITED NATIONS, May 21: The Security Council is expected to approve on Thursday a US bid to lift UN sanctions on Iraq after Washington offered fresh concessions to reassure countries seeking...
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PML-N not to let govt present budget in NA
KARACHI, May 21: PML-N acting President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi on Wednesday declared that the Opposition would not let the government present the new budget in parliament unless its concerns over the...
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Consortium for gas pipeline by year-end
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has disclosed that it will finalize a consortium of international energy firms and financial institutions latest by December this year to start the...
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Case against Mujahideen leader’s guard filed
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Interior secretary Tasneem Noorani on Wednesday said there was no ban on the movement of Hizbul Mujahideen leaders and activists but they could not carry out organizational activities...
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BD arrests 3 Pakistani women with heroin
 DHAKA, May 21: Three Pakistani women were detained on Wednesday at Dhaka airport after they were found with 13kg of heroin — one of the largest drug hauls in Bangladesh, a...
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India hit by nationwide labour protest
 CALCUTTA, May 21: Millions of state employees in India went on strike on Wednesday, disrupting rail and air transport and crippling the financial sector to press for a reversal of the...
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Top Indian leaders differ on ‘infiltration’
NEW DELHI, May 21: India’s army chief was at loggerheads on Wednesday with the head of the paramilitary Border Security Force over alleged cross-border infiltration, while Defence Minister George Fernandes opted...
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Talks soon, hopes Vajpayee
LUCKNOW, May 21: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Wednesday he was hopeful that talks could start soon with Pakistan, saying the “path of war” between the arch-enemies should...
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MMA leader threatens of launching campaign
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Vice-President Qazi Hussain Ahmed warned on Wednesday that the MMA, in collaboration with other opposition parties, would launch a mass mobilization campaign if talks on the...
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US-Iran talks cover Iraq, Al Qaeda & Afghanistan
TEHRAN, May 21: Iran and the United States are holding back channel talks on Afghanistan, Iraq and the Al Qaeda terror network, a leading Iranian parliamentary official said on Wednesday....
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No proof Al Qaeda involved in bombing: Saudi Arabia
KUWAIT CITY, May 21: Saudi Arabia has no concrete proof the Al Qaeda terror network was behind last week’s suicide bombings in Riyadh that claimed 34 lives, Crown Prince Abdullah bin...
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India, Russia to hold joint exercises
MUMBAI, May 21: The Indian and Russian navies will hold joint exercises this week, the first in 10 years, the defence ministry said on Wednesday....
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Quake hits Algeria
ALGIERS, May 21: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit the Algerian capital on Wednesday night, but there was no immediate word on damage or casualties. “Families ran...
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Arms seized
QUETTA, May 21: Pishin Scouts seized on Wednesday a large quantity of arms from Tortangi, near the Afghan border....
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