National interest to be upheld: Jamali: No cause to worry
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali said on Sunday the government would take all the decisions for the solidarity and prosperity of the country in accordance with national interest....
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Travel advice hampers investments: Shaukat says atmosphere peaceful
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that travel advisories issued by various Western countries for their nationals was hampering foreign investment in the country....
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Opposition united on president’s uniform
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The government-opposition dialogue appears to be heading towards another deadlock over the issue of separation of offices of the president and the Chief of the Army Staff....
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Differences led to removal, says Kashmiri leader
SRINAGAR, May 25: A pro-Pakistan separatist said on Sunday he was removed by his party as its representative on Kashmir’s main separatist alliance because of differences with its leaders....
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Dialogue must for any proposal, says Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Sunday that without a dialogue between India and Pakistan no “theoretically” possible proposal could serve the purpose....
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Pakistani prisoners shifted to Delhi
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Over a dozen Pakistani prisoners have been shifted to the Indian capital New Delhi from the jails in Rajahesthan state, a BBC report said and added that...
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US Muslims seek guidance on Zakat
WASHINGTON, May 25: Muslim advocacy groups and community leaders urged the US government on Sunday to issue a new guideline for the distribution of Zakat in the country....
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Gen Tikriti was double agent, says report
PARIS, May 25: Gen Maher Soufiane al-Tikriti, head of Saddam Hussein’s presidential guards, happened to be a double agent working for the CIA, a report on Sunday said....
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Al Qaeda suspect arrested
KABUL, May 25: Security forces in Afghanistan have reportedly captured five suspected Taliban including “notorious Al Qaeda link” Mullah Janan, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah said on Sunday....
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Tehran takes fight against Al Qaeda seriously
TEHRAN, May 25: Iran’s Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi called Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network a “dangerous organisation” on Sunday and said his country was serious about combating it....
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Israel accepts roadmap
AL QUDS, May 25: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won cabinet approval on Sunday for a US-backed “road map” for peace in a breakthrough that formally committed Israel for the first time...
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Huge Paris rally against pension law change
 PARIS, May 25: Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched in Paris on Sunday to urge the government to withdraw its plans for pension reform, ratcheting up the pressure on French Prime...
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PML-F leader passes away
LAHORE, May 25: Functional Muslim League Secretary-General Rana Muhammad Ashraf Khan died of a stomach problem here on Sunday in a hospital. He was 74....
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Election of Kirkuk body completed
KIRKUK, May 25: The election of a local council in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk was completed on Sunday when the US commander of the region swore in six members...
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