President wants focus on engineering sector: Business community assured of full support
KARACHI, May 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged industrialists to concentrate more on the engineering sector to capture markets in this sector and enable the country to attain technological progress....
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Jamali begins consultations with allies: Joint opposition to draw strategy tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Saturday began consultations with his coalition partners on the Legal Framework Order and the president’s uniform....
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ARD names Fahim as opposition leader
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has decided to nominate president People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Makhdoom Amin Fahim as its candidate for opposition leader in the National...
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Meeting to discuss MFN status to India
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The government is initiating a discussion among various ministries on the issue of enhancing trade relations with India....
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Major power failure hits Balochistan
QUETTA, May 24: Almost entire Balochistan including Quetta plunged into complete darkness on Saturday night after rains and thunderstorm disrupted the power supply from Guddu to the province....
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Nazim-minister cooperation emphasized
KARACHI, May 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has stressed the need for cooperation between Nazims and ministers so that the new system worked to people’s advantage....
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US to reward peace moves
WASHINGTON, May 24: The United States might be willing to reward India and Pakistan if they agree to end their disputes peacefully, diplomatic sources told Dawn....
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US Senate condemns attacks on Muslims
WASHINGTON, May 24: The US Senate unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday night condemning violence against Muslims and other minorities....
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N. Korea warns US of tough reply
SEOUL, May 24: North Korea on Saturday warned the United States of “tougher military counteraction” if Washington decides to use force to resolve a dispute over the North’s suspected development of...
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PML-N blames Musharraf for C’wealth decision
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has held Gen Pervez Musharraf responsible for denial of Pakistan’s re-entry into Commonwealth....
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Inquiry into Aceh killings launched
LHOKSEUMAWE (Indonesia), May 24: The Indonesian military said on Saturday it is investigating reports its soldiers had killed civilians during an operation to crush separatist rebels in Aceh province....
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Many ISAF men hurt in Afghan protest
KABUL, May 24: International peacekeeping troops were hurt by stone-throwing protesters as a demonstration against the killing of four Afghan soldiers by US embassy guards turned violent on Saturday, witnesses said....
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Leading Shia leader back in Karbala
KARBALA, May 24: Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s top Shia leaders, returned to the holy city of Karbala on Saturday for the first time since ending 23 years of...
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Over 500 deported Pakistanis reach home
 KARACHI, May 24: As many as 530 Pakistani labourers who had illegally emigrated to Oman sailed back to Karachi on Saturday after authorities in Omani capital Muscat deported them, officials said....
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Six injured in LoC shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, May 24: Six people were injured in Neelum valley by the shelling from across the Line of Control on Saturday, police said....
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New Delhi proposes intelligence sharing
NEW DELHI, May 24: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha has proposed a “joint mechanism” with Pakistan to share intelligence to fight separatists, a report said on Saturday....
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