Opposition MPAs denied entry into assembly again: •Police torture continues: •speaker unaware of arrest orders
 LAHORE, May 28: The trouble at the Punjab Assembly continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as the police bundled away 36 opposition legislators and 25 political workers when they...
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Musharraf’s team in talks with MMA
ISLAMABAD, May 28: A hectic round of meetings is continuing here since Tuesday night between the top leadership of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and the president’s representatives....
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Israel expects ‘some kind of decision’: Bush-Sharon-Abbas talks next week
WASHINGTON, May 28: President George W. Bush will meet the Israeli and Palestinian leaders next week in Jordan, the White House announced on Wednesday....
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Rs157bn development plan to be discussed today
KARACHI, May 28: The National Economic Council (NEC) is due to meet on Thursday at Islamabad to discuss a Rs157 billion Public Sector Development Plan (PSDP) for the year 2003-04. Prime...
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HR abuses worsened in Pakistan, India: World more unsafe after war on terror: launched, says Amnesty
NEW YORK, May 28: Human rights abuses worsened in many Asian countries, particularly in the context of the “war against terrorism” as well as “crackdowns on crime,” the London-based rights watchdog...
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Legislators must protect parliament’s dignity: Jamali
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Protecting the dignity and honour of the Parliament is the collective responsibility of the elected representatives and there is a need for tolerance and accommodation to resolve contentious...
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Saudis arrest alleged mastermind of Riyadh explosions
RIYADH, May 28: Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the arrest of the alleged mastermind of recent suicide attacks in Riyadh and several other Al Qaeda terror suspects, as an opposition group...
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Israel must back roadmap: Abbas
 AL QUDS, May 28: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday Israel should drop reservations on the US-backed “roadmap” for peace and embrace the plan as a historic opportunity to...
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Two Taliban fighters killed in shootout
KANDAHAR, May 28: Afghan government troops attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in a remote village of southern Zabul province and killed a local commander and another fighter from the ousted militia...
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Aziz Ahmed formally named HC to India
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Aziz Ahmed Khan, additional secretary (Afghanistan and ECO), was officially and formally named as the new high commissioner of Pakistan to India on Wednesday....
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Release of Australian Islamabad claim denied by Sydney
SYDNEY, May 28: Australia denied on Wednesday “claims” by Pakistan that it had been holding up the release of an Australian man detained without charge in a Karachi jail on suspicion...
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16 Pakistanis freed by Uganda
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Authorities in Uganda have released 16 Pakistanis apprehended by the law enforcement agencies on May 19 on suspicion of links with terrorism as the charges could not be...
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UN urged to discuss African conflicts
UNITED NATIONS, May 28: With the escalation in the Congo conflict, Pakistan has called for an open meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday to discuss the conflicts and issues...
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US copter down in Iraq; 4 dead
DUBAI, May 28: Al-Jazeera television said on Wednesday that four US soldiers were killed in Iraq when a helicopter came down....
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Morocco blasts mastermind dies in detention
CASABLANCA, May 28: The suspected mastermind of this month’s devastating suicide blasts in Casablanca has died of heart and liver problems while in detention, the city’s prosecutor said on Wednesday....
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‘Vajpayee to quit if peace bid fails’
BERLIN, May 28: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has said he would retire if he fails to make peace with Pakistan over Kashmir, Der Spiegel magazine said in its edition...
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