Govt-Opposition dialogue & NA session delayed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The second round of talks between the government and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on the Legal Framework Order which was expected to be held on Sunday has been delayed...
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Rains, floods badly hit Balochistan highways: 4 power towers collapse
QUETTA, Aug 2: Heavy rain and flash floods have badly affected the highways and roads in Balochistan, including the under-construction Mekran coastal highway which has been damaged seriously on several places....
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Statement on funding not received: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: A senior official of the foreign office said on Saturday that the contents of the statement about the funding for the 9/11 terrorist attacks had not been communicated...
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Saddam’s sons buried amid tight security
TIKRIT, Aug 2: Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s sons, Uday and Qusay, were buried on Saturday in a rushed funeral at a dusty cemetery, as US soldiers scoured the surrounding countryside...
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Qazi seeks draft of package
LAHORE, Aug 2: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain phoned Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Vice-President Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Saturday and exchanged views with him...
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Liberian crisis set to end as president to quit
MONROVIA, Aug 2: Liberian President Charles Taylor said on Saturday that he would step down on Aug 11, a week after west African peacekeepers arrive to try to end the bloodshed...
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US has no plans for Kashmir
WASHINGTON, Aug 2: The United States “has no solution (to) and no plans for resolving” the 56-year-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, said a senior US official....
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Hezbollah man killed in car bomb blast
BEIRUT, Aug 2: A powerful car bomb killed a member of Hezbollah guerilla group on Saturday in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a stronghold of the Iranian and Syrian-backed organization....
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ARD vows to hold rally on 14th
ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has vowed to hold a public meeting at Liaquat Bagh on Aug 14 even if the government puts a ban on...
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Death toll in Russian blast rises to 42
 MOZDOK (Russia), Aug 2: More than a thousand rescuers used their bare hands on Saturday to lift concrete slabs in a desperate search for 12 people buried under the rubble of...
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Rains, floods death toll rises to 153
 KARACHI, Aug 2: The death toll caused by rains and floods in Sindh has risen to 153....
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Congress flays Vajpayee on temple issue
NEW DELHI, Aug 2: The main opposition Congress party on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for being an “opportunist” by saying a Hindu temple would be built on India’s...
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Another US soldier killed, three hurt in Iraq ambush
BAGHDAD, Aug 2: A US soldier was killed and three wounded overnight in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on their convoy north of Baghdad, the US military said on Saturday....
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APHC team in New Delhi for talks
NEW DELHI, Aug 2: A delegation from Kashmir’s main freedom-seeking alliance arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for talks with government intermediaries meant to further a peace initiative between India and...
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Saudi forces arrest more fugitives
RIYADH, Aug 2: Saudi security forces have arrested three fugitive militants in the northern Qassim province, the scene of last week’s shootout that left two policemen and six nationals with links...
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PIA receives $225 million offer for sale of US hotel
NEW YORK, Aug 2: More than a dozen major real estate companies have made initial bids for Pakistan Airlines Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan, the highest bid being $225 million. The final...
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Experts arrive to examine grounded ship
KARACHI, Aug 2: The grounded oil ship “Tasman Spirit” is in a stable condition, a statement of the Karachi Port Trust said here on Saturday....
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3 Kashmiris convicted
NEW DELHI, Aug 2: Three men from held Kashmir were convicted on Saturday under India’s tough anti-terrorism act on charges they planned attacks in New Delhi, the Press Trust of India...
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