MMA, ARD to continue battle against LFO
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Leaders of two major opposition alliances — the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy — on Tuesday reiterated their resolve to continue their joint struggle...
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22 Punjab PA members held, released
LAHORE, May 27: Police detained 22 opposition members of the Punjab Assembly, including their leader Qasim Zia and deputy leader Rana Sanaullah Khan, for around six hours on Tuesday when they...
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US warns against bid to remake Iraq in Iran’s image
NEW YORK, May 27: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned on Tuesday that any effort to remake Iraq in Iran’s image “will be aggressively put down”....
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Israelis kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank
NABLUS, May 27: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the northern West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem on Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources said....
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Khwaja brothers acquitted: Remain in security detention
LAHORE, May 27: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday acquitted Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja and his brother Ahmad Naveed Khwaja of charges of firing on police and possessing illegal passports....
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EU promises to continue efforts to end ME violence
CRETE, May 27: As US President George W. Bush prepared a Middle East visit to talk peace with Israel and Palestinians, European Union foreign ministers meeting in Crete on May 26-27...
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India seeks to pick up old threads from Simla
NEW DELHI, May 27: Sincerity towards the goal and not the pace of progress is important for achieving the goal of peace and durable friendship with Pakistan, India’s External Affairs Minister...
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LFO controversy dominates peace seminar
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The controversy over the Legal Framework Order echoed on Tuesday through a South Asian peace seminar where scholars painted a bleak picture about Pakistan’s political future because of...
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India foresees better atmosphere for talks
NEW DELHI, May 27: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Tuesday expressed confidence regarding creation of a conducive atmosphere for talks with Pakistan, but reiterated the need for an end...
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Aziz named HC to Delhi
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Pakistan on Monday named Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan as its high commissioner to India, officials confirmed here on Tuesday....
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Islamabad seeks positive response
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the steps announced by New Delhi on Monday and urged India to respond positively to all measures decided by Islamabad to pave the way...
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US welcomes decision to restore bus service
WASHINGTON, May 27: The United States said on Tuesday that it welcomed the decision to restore the Delhi-Lahore bus service as yet another step towards lowering of tensions in the subcontinent....
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Rumsfeld unhurt in traffic accident
WASHINGTON, May 27: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s car was involved in a minor traffic crash on Tuesday as he rode to nearby Andrews Air Force Base in a motorcade, the...
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Seven killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 27: Suspected freedom fighters shot dead a former colleague, his wife and father in Kashmir, while one person was killed in cross-border firing between India and Pakistan, officials said...
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Putin calls for ‘multi-polar’ world
MOSCOW, May 27: Moscow supports the creation of a “multi-polar” world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, in a swipe at the US decision to sidestep the United Nations to...
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Two US troops die in Iraq ambush
FALLUJAH, May 27: Two US soldiers were killed and another nine wounded on Tuesday in an ambush in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, a stronghold of former president Saddam Hussein’s supporters....
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Musharraf, Jamali discuss situation
ISLAMABAD, May 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Tuesday held an important meeting in the Army House, and discussed the issue of the president’s...
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Jordan to host ME summit
AMMAN, May 27: Jordan will host a summit between US President George Bush and the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers in the presence of King Abdullah, Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Adwan...
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PIC meets to debate 6-point agenda
NEW DELHI, May 27: The annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan began on Tuesday to discuss various matters, particularly the finalization of arrangements for communication...
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3 feared dead in Algeria quake
ALGIERS, May 27: Three people were feared killed and 187 injured when a new earthquake hit Algeria on Tuesday, flattening some buildings and terrifying Algerians less than a week after a...
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