Rains play havoc in Sindh as toll hits 81: Karachi life paralyzed by 79mm downpour
 KARACHI, July 28: Sindh was again lashed by heavy rains on Monday, with a spokesman for the provincial government putting the overall death toll at 81....
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Jamali calls for pro-active diplomacy
ISLAMABAD, July 28: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali has called upon the foreign office and Pakistani missions abroad to pursue pro-active diplomacy. He was inaugurating the four-day envoys’ conference here on...
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Indian team arrives to discuss fishermen
KARACHI, July 28: A six-member Indian delegation arrived here on Monday to take custody of the 269 fishermen and their 25 boats released from detention by Pakistani authorities....
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JUI chief confident of deal with govt
ISLAMABAD July 28: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is confident that an agreement with the government is likely in the next round of talks with Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali as the...
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Leghari asks govt to reject US aid with strings: Congressmen’s bias flayed
ISLAMABAD July 28: President of Millat Party and parliamentary leader of the National Alliance, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, has asked the government to refuse to accept the $3 billion US...
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Gwadar Development Authority Bill passed
QUETTA, July 28: The Balochistan Assembly passed here on Monday the Gwadar Development Authority Bill 2003 within few minutes....
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Half-day strike observed at courts
 LAHORE, July 28: Judicial work in the Lahore High Court and subordinate courts in Punjab remained almost suspended following a half-day strike call given by lawyers to protest against the Sialkot...
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Sharon arrives in US for talks with Bush
WASHINGTON, July 28: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived in the United States on Monday for talks with US President George Bush that will come on the heels of a similar...
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Meeting point still exists, says Ramay: PPP-Musharraf cooperation
LAHORE, July 28: Former Punjab chief minister and speaker Haneef Ramay believes that a meeting ground still can be found between the PPP and Gen Pervez Musharraf if the military leader...
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MMA violated promise: ARD
ISLAMABAD, July 28: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has accused the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) of violating the commitments it had made in the declarations of two all parties...
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Oil spills from aground tanker
KARACHI, July 28: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) has sought help from a foreign shipping company to send its oil tanker to lighterage MT TASMAN SPIRIT oil tanker, which ran aground...
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More rains in Sindh forecast
ISLAMABAD, July 28: The Met office here has warned of more heavy to very heavy rains in Sindh during the next 48 hours which will add to the miseries of hundreds...
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Meyers to discuss Indian troop deployment in Iraq
NEW DELHI, July 28: The Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in New Delhi on Monday for talks with Indian leaders about the possible deployment of Indian...
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Shahbaz says he will return ‘soon’
NEW YORK, July 28: Pakistan Muslim League-N president Shahbaz Sharif gave a breakfast/brunch for his well-wishers and supporters on Sunday, but did not make any announcement about his return to Pakistan....
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Eight die as Saudi forces clash with militants
RIYADH, July 28: Six extremists and two Saudi security officials were killed on Monday morning in a shootout in the Al-Qassim region in central Saudi Arabia. An interior ministry spokesperson quoted...
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US soldier killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, July 28: A US soldier was killed in broad daylight in Baghdad on Monday, the US military said, bringing to 50 the number of troops killed in action since they...
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Curfew in Parachinar after violence
PESHAWAR, July 28: Angry people ransacked government offices and torched a vehicle of Frontier Corps in Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, on Monday to protest against the murder of a...
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PM announces Rs50m relief
ISLAMABAD, July 28: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali announced on Monday provision of Rs50 million to the Sindh government on immediate basis for undertaking the rehabilitation work in the flood-affected...
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