Troops may be sent to Iraq under UN: Concerns over balance of forces addressed: Musharraf
WASHINGTON, June 25: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said that Pakistan had, in principle, agreed to send troops to Iraq but would like them to be placed under the cover...
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Israelis kill four in Gaza Strip
GAZA, June 25: Israel killed four Palestinians in a missile strike and gunbattle in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Palestinian militant leaders denied reports that they had agreed to stop...
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NA called on 28th for no-trust vote: PM asks opposition to withdraw motion
ISLAMABAD, June 25: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday summoned the National Assembly to meet on Saturday to decide on an opposition move to vote out Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain....
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US package tied to certain goals: Post
WASHINGTON, June 25: The $3 billion US aid package for Pakistan is tied to an annual review of Pakistan’s cooperation in the war on terrorism, control of the spread of nuclear...
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NFC to tackle anew gas development surcharge issue
KARACHI, June 25: The re-constituted National Finance Commission will have to tackle anew the issue of sharing of gas development surcharge between the provinces as Balochistan has come out with an...
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OIC unwilling to oversee multi-nation Iraq force
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 25: Pakistan has reportedly failed to get an encouraging response to its proposal for an Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) umbrella for a multi-nation stabilization force in Iraq....
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PM rules out dependence on single country: Purchase of warplanes
MULTAN, June 25: Pakistan will not depend on one country to fulfil its security and defence needs, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said here on Wednesday....
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Opposition to file corruption charges against Speaker
ISLAMABAD, June 25: The opposition on Wednesday decided to file corruption charges against National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain....
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Long journey to Camp David
CAMP DAVID, June 25: For President Pervez Musharraf, it was a brief, 30-minute flight from Washington to the presidential resort of Camp David. But for the media team, it was a...
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PML-Q, allies to show strength but will abstain from voting
ISLAMABAD June 25: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q and its allied parties on Wednesday decided to tackle the combined opposition’s no-trust motion against the National Assembly speaker by a show of strength...
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IMF wants premium on PIBs abolished
ISLAMABAD, June 25: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to eliminate premium over Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIB) to reduce returns on National Savings Schemes (NSS)....
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Lawyers’ killer gets death sentence
KARACHI, June 25: An anti-terrorism court on Wednesday condemned the killer of a lawyer, who was murdered in the premises of the Sindh High Court two months ago, to death while...
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EU to extend help for drought hit
ISLAMABAD, June 25: The European Union has allocated 2.35 million euros for assisting the drought-affected communities and 3.55 million euros for refugees and host communities in Balochistan, with a focus on...
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Seven killed in Iranian army plane crash
TEHRAN, June 25: A military plane crashed outside Tehran on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, state-run radio reported....
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US cuts key interest rate
WASHINGTON, June 25: Federal Reserve policy makers sliced the key US interest rate by a quarter point to a 45-year low of 1.0 per cent on Wednesday in a pre-emptive strike...
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Bush seeks EU action against Hamas
 WASHINGTON, June 25: US President George Bush urged European leaders on Wednesday to take “swift and decisive action” against extremist groups like Hamas by cutting off their sources of funding and...
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Six Islamic Jihad men killed in Yemen
SANAA, June 25: At least eight people were killed on Wednesday in fighting between Yemeni government forces and suspected militants believed to be behind an attack on an army medical team...
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Bush’s role in Kashmir sought
WASHINGTON, June 25: President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday he would like to see US President George Bush as involved in resolving the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan as he...
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