MMA willing to attend but ARD to boycott: Party heads’ meeting on LFO today
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) announced late on Saturday that it will boycott the party heads’ meeting convened by Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali while...
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Musharraf firm on uniform issue: Flexibility over 58(2)(B) and NSC hinted at
ISLAMABAD, July 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali and PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to hold talks with opposition leaders on Sunday with “open mind...
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Situation at Afghan border stable: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistan said on Saturday the situation on its border with Afghanistan was stable despite two successive days of more Afghan mortar and rocket fire in the Mohmand Agency...
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Israel to benefit from political changes in Iraq
SULAIMANYA (Northern Iraq), July 26: Israel is going to benefit greatly from the fall of Saddam Hussein’s government. No country could be happier than Israel with the killing of the Hussein...
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Islamabad prepared for talks with Delhi: UK may play facilitator, says Kasuri
KARACHI, July 26: Pakistan is prepared to have talks with India on a bilateral or multilateral forum and has emphasized its commitment to fighting against terrorism and maintaining peace on its...
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APC split over LFO meeting
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The All-Parties Conference on Saturday failed to arrive at a consensus on participation in the government-opposition meeting, convened by Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali, on the LFO and...
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Officials blamed for shootout
SIALKOT, July 26: Jail officials have been blamed for the deaths of three judges and five prisoners in Sialkot jail during a police commando action, according to a First Information Report...
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Five fasting DPs hospitalized
BRUSSELS, July 26: Five hunger-striking Afghan refugees protesting their expulsion from Belgium were taken to hospital on Saturday as around 270 others continued to occupy a church in the heart of...
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President to finalize NFC soon: Shaukat
KARACHI, July 26: President Pervez Musharraf will soon finalize the National Finance Commission and all the four provinces will take a unanimous decision with a cool mind, Federal Finance Minister Shaukat...
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‘US deployed subs near Pakistan to hit Osama’
WASHINGTON, July 26: The United States stationed warships and submarines off the Pakistani coast for two years to kill Osama bin Laden but failed to target him, says a congressional report...
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Rain havoc: Army called out in Badin
KARACHI, July 26: The Sindh Government has called out the Army for rescue operation in the Badin district after torrential rain in coastal areas left 47 people dead and marooned over...
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Gen Myers due in India tomorrow
NEW DELHI, July 26: Gen Richard Myers, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, will arrive in India on Monday for talks with top military and political leaders, an official...
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Grenade attack kills three US soldiers
BAQUBA (Iraq), July 26: A grenade attack killed three US soldiers guarding a children’s hospital north of Baghdad on Saturday....
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Shia leader seeks ‘popular’ Iraqi council
NAJAF, July 26: Moqtada Sadr, a firebrand Shia religious leader, called on Saturday for the establishment of a “popular” council to govern Iraq in place of the “illegitimate” US-appointed Governing Council....
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Three killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, July 26: Three militants and a police official were killed on Saturday in occupied Kashmir....
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Cop among three die in encounter
ISLAMABAD, July 26: A police constable and two alleged arms smugglers were killed in an encounter late Saturday near Golra, sources in the police told Dawn....
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