Musharraf calls for modifying Saarc charter: Role in resolving bilateral disputes
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday called for modification in the charter of the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional cooperation (Saarc) to make it more effective in...
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Jamali asks MMA to show more flexibility
ISLAMABAD / QUETTA, Aug 11: Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali told Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday that the government would invite the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal for further talks on the LFO during the...
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2 Pakistani soldiers killed in US firing: Strong protest lodged
PESHAWAR, Aug 11: Two soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed and a junior officer of a para-military force was wounded when fired at by the United States forces on the...
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Ecnec approves Rs48.4bn projects
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Monday approved 19 projects at a total cost of Rs48.4 billion....
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Nato takes over ISAF command in Kabul
 KABUL, Aug 11: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) began its first operation outside Europe in its 54-year history on Monday when it took command of peacekeepers in the Afghan capital....
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Pakistan calls for immediate peace talks with India
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Pakistan on Monday called for an immediate start of comprehensive peace talks with India to settle all issues between the two countries, including the festering dispute over Jammu...
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Musharraf, Vajpayee may meet in NY
NEW DELHI, Aug 11: There was cautious speculation here on Monday that Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee could meet President Pervez Musharraf in New York on the sidelines of the...
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US troops kill two Iraqi policemen
BAGHDAD, Aug 11: US soldiers in Baghdad on Saturday shot dead an Iraqi policeman they mistook for an attacker, killed another as he tried to surrender and beat a third, a...
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Track-II diplomacy no substitute for official talks: FO
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Pakistan on Monday termed the track-II interaction with India good and expressed the hope that it would create an environment for “a structured meaningful dialogue” between the two...
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Beirut asks UN to stop Israeli strikes
BEIRUT, Aug 11: Beirut asked the United Nations and the five permanent Security Council members on Monday to stop Israel from carrying out threats of retaliatory air strikes against Lebanon, a...
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Owais takes oath as new Governor of Balochistan
 QUETTA, Aug 11: Former federal minister Owais Ahmed Ghani took oath as the Governor of Balochistan at a ceremony held at the Governor’s House here on Monday....
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Benazir calls senior party leaders to London
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11: Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has not yet decided about challenging her conviction by a Swiss judge in the SGS case....
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US confirms Israeli AWACS sale to India
WASHINGTON, Aug 11: The United States on Monday confirmed it had given the okay for Israel to sell Phalcon early-warning aircraft worth one billion dollars to India, nearly three months after...
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India, Pakistan exchange officials’ visas
NEW DELHI, Aug 11: India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged visas of officials, 19 from India and 17 from Pakistan, to strengthen their respective missions....
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