Musharraf must leave one office: Opposition rejects LFO at APC
ISLAMABAD, May 26: Representatives of the opposition parties have criticized the government’s assertion that the global and domestic situations necessitated Gen Pervez Musharraf’s retention of two offices simultaneously....
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Delhi to resume bus service, free prisoners: Islamabad to respond positively
NEW DELHI, May 26: India has decided to resume bus service between New Delhi and Lahore as part of a peace initiative between the two countries, the foreign ministry said on...
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W. Bank, Gaza are occupied lands: Sharon: Summit likely next week
 TEL AVIV, May 26: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fended off right-wing criticism of the US-backed “road map” to peace with the Palestinians on Monday as the two sides prepared for...
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US lawmakers urge covert action to topple Iran govt
WASHINGTON, May 26: US lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to topple the government in Iran through covert action....
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Tax burden to be reduced: Jamali
LAHORE, May 26: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali indicated on Monday that tax burden would be reduced in the new budget to discourage tax dodgers and motivate the people to...
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Sindh asks Centre for promised Rs15bn
KARACHI, May 26: The Sindh government is asking for quick release of about Rs15 billion from Islamabad for which President Pervez Musharraf had himself made commitments on different occasions....
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Germany urges US to act responsibly
BERLIN, May 26: Germany called on Monday on all countries involved in the Middle East to act “responsibly” in the campaign against terrorism, after reports the US was mulling plans to...
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Four bills tabled in Punjab PA: Furor over LFO
LAHORE, May 26: The Punjab government on Monday tabled four bills in the provincial assembly amid the combined opposition’s agitation over the Legal Framework Order....
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Pakistan’s nominee to UN tribunal returns
ISLAMABAD, May 26: Pakistan has lost its seat on the UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda after its nominee, Justice Mansoor Ahmad, has been found “unfit” for the post and has...
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14 killed in Kashmir violence
 JAMMU, May 26: Overnight incidents in occupied Kashmir killed 14 people, including eight suspected Kashmiri fighters, a police spokesman said on Monday....
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Kabul frees 66 Pakistanis
KABUL, May 26: Afghanistan released 66 Pakistani prisoners on Monday who had fought alongside the Taliban and Al Qaeda, a spokesman for Deputy Defence Minister General Abdul Rashid Dostam said....
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Solar eclipse on 31st
ISLAMABAD, May 26: Annular solar eclipse would occur on May 31 and would partially be visible in the country, Meteorological Department said here on Monday. Deputy Director Malik Ghulam Qadir said...
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62 Spanish soldiers killed in plane crash
ANKARA, May 26: Pilot error was blamed on Monday after a Ukrainian transport plane crashed in thick fog in Turkey’s Black Sea region killing 62 Spanish peacekeepers and a 12-man Ukrainian...
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Debate should go beyond LFO: MQM
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement believes that the current impasse over the Legal Framework Order is a tussle for power among the elite and it wants the constitutional debate to go...
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