Sincerity needed on Kashmir: Musharraf: Talks held with German leader
 BERLIN, June 30: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday affirmed Pakistan’s commitment to peacefully resolving its disputes with India but said the conflict over Kashmir must be addressed with sincerity....
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Tribunal unseats MMA lawmaker: Sanad not equivalent to graduation
 PESHAWAR, June 30: An election tribunal of the Peshawar High Court disqualified on Monday an MNA of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, Mufti Ibrar Sultan, and declared the sanad of Wafaqul Madaris not equivalent...
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PM wants no-trust move withdrawn
 ISLAMABAD, June 30: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Monday requested the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal to withdraw its no-confidence motion against the National Assembly deputy speaker “so that parliament does not become...
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3 get death for killing French engineers
 KARACHI, June 30: An anti-terrorism court sentenced on Monday three workers of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen to death on each of three counts for killing 11 French naval engineers and two...
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Pakistan hails Sino-India thaw in ties
ISLAMABAD, June 30: Pakistan has welcomed the outcome of recent India-China talks in Beijing saying it augurs well for peace and stability in South Asia, and hoped that it would end...
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30 dead in Iraq arms dump blast
BAGHDAD, June 30: At least 30 Iraqis were killed and scores injured on Saturday when an ammunition dump they were looting blew up, local residents said on Monday....
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Terrorism can’t stall peace talks, says Fernandes
NEW DELHI, June 30: India appeared to mark a significant shift in its policy with Pakistan on Monday, saying that it would not allow “terrorist attacks” on its forces to derail...
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Kashmir be resolved first, says Musharraf
BERLIN, June 30: Pakistan and India must resolve their differences over the troubled region of Kashmir before any other problems between them can be addressed, Pakistani President Musharraf warned on Monday....
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HC arrives in Delhi with peace hope
NEW DELHI, June 30: Pakistan’s new high commissioner to India, Aziz Ahmed Khan, arrived in New Delhi on Monday saying he expected to be a conduit to peaceful ties between the...
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Sharif family members’ search continues
LAHORE, June 30: Police conducted more abortive raids on Monday to arrest three women family members of the deposed Sharifs, who were wanted by the government for deportation....
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Israel troops make partial withdrawal
GAZA CITY, June 30: Israeli forces staged a partial withdrawal from the Gaza Strip on Monday as an armed offshoot of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement agreed to a truce...
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Rate of profit on all savings schemes reduced
ISLAMABAD, June 30: The federal government reduced on Monday the rate of return on all National Saving Schemes (NSSs) between 0.9 per cent to 1.53 per cent and launched a new...
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Petrol, diesel prices up
KARACHI, June 30: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has increased the prices of petrol by 36 paisa per litre to Rs31.19 from Rs30.83 per litre. This was the third increase...
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Katharine Hepburn dies at 96
 NEW YORK, June 30: Actress Katharine Hepburn, who won a record four best actress Oscars during a career that spanned much of the last century, died on Sunday at her home...
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Businessmen leave for India today
ISLAMABAD, June 30: A large delegation of Pakistani businessmen begins a nine-day visit to India on Tuesday, taking advantage of a thaw between the two nations....
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Rockets fired at Jalalabad
JALALABAD, June 30: Several rockets were fired into the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad after dawn on Monday, causing some damage but no casualties, witnesses said....
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