Musharraf says no threat to assemblies
WASHINGTON, June 27: President Pervez Musharraf has said that the political situation in Pakistan does not call for any drastic action against the parliament or the elected government....
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Israel agrees to pull back from Gaza
GAZA, June 27: Israel and the Palestinians agreed a disengagement deal in the Gaza Strip on Friday and Hamas said it had decided to suspend attacks on Israelis — dramatic moves...
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Shahbaz’s wife, daughters may be deported today
LAHORE, June 27: The wife and two daughters of the exiled PML-N president, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, allowed to return to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia on “humanitarian grounds” on April 5, are...
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Combined opposition ready for dialogue
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The combined opposition in parliament on Friday expressed its readiness to resume a meaningful dialogue with the Jamali government on constitutional issues provided that no pre-conditions were attached....
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Two Pakistanis among eight indicted in US: Kashmir freedom struggle
WASHINGTON, June 27: US authorities on Tuesday announced the arrest of eight people — including at least two Pakistanis — for conspiracy to train and participate in Jihad in Kashmir....
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China rules out early Sikkim resolution
BEIJING, Jun 27: China has clarified that Sikkim was a question left over from history and couldn’t be resolved “overnight”....
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Agreement inked to begin raising Mangla Dam height
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The federal government, Azad Jammu and Kashmir government and Wapda on Friday signed a trilateral agreement to start the project to raise the Mangla Dam’s height by 30-feet....
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Ayman, Osama’s son held in Iran
DUBAI, June 27: Ayman al-Zawahiri, right-hand man of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, and Suleiman Abu Ghaith, spokesman of the terror group, are among Al Qaeda members detained in Iran,...
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NA speaker set to win no-trust vote
 ISLAMABAD, June 27: A sensational drama will be on the cards when the National Assembly meets on Saturday to decide on an opposition no-confidence move against its speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain...
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India asked to give mediation a chance
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Pakistan on Friday urged India not to shy away from foreign mediation in the dispute over Kashmir to accelerate moves to dialogue....
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Yahya Bakhtiar dies
 QUETTA, June 27: The noted lawyer and one of the Muslim League old guard, Yahya Bakhtiar, died here on Friday morning at the age of 81, family sources said....
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US trooper killed in Iraq, another injured
BAGHDAD, June 27: A US soldier was killed in an ambush and another was shot in the face in Iraq on Friday in the latest attacks against coalition troops, while three...
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Gas pipeline route fixed
ASHKHABAD, June 27: Turkmen, Afghan and Pakistani officials have agreed on a route for a new trans-Afghan natural gas pipeline that has been under discussion for nearly two decades, Turkmenistan’s state...
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President leaves for Los Angeles
WASHINGTON, June 27: President Pervez Musharraf left Washington on Friday for Los Angeles on the remaining two days of his week-long official visit to the United States. He was seen off...
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Treasury members to abstain from voting
ISLAMABAD, June 27: The ruling party and its allies on Friday firmed up their strategy to counter the no-trust resolution moved by the opposition against the National Assembly speaker, and decided...
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Musharraf wants Predators: report
WASHINGTON, June 27: President Pervez Musharraf hopes the United States will sell unmanned Predator surveillance drones to his armed forces, which he says are needed to track down Al Qaeda terror...
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21 acquitted in Gujarat riots case
AHMEDABAD, June 27: An Indian court on Friday acquitted all 21 Hindus accused of burning a bakery with 12 Muslims inside in Gujarat in the first trial dating back to last...
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Air links talks Pakistan to push for no unilateral withdrawal
ISLAMABAD, June 27: Pakistan has decided to push for a formal arrangement that would stop India from unilaterally snapping air link between the two countries, defence ministry sources told Dawn....
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US warning on N. Korea, Iran N-capability
LONDON, June 27: The United States will act alone to prevent Iran and North Korea from acquiring effective nuclear capability if Europe does not want to cooperate, Condoleeza Rice warned in...
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American soldier killed in Gardez
BAGRAM AIR BASE, June 27: A United States soldier was killed and two others wounded after being attacked during patrol in Afghanistan’s southeast region, a US military spokesman said on Friday....
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