Musharraf alone to decide on uniform: PM sees progress in talks
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Thursday said the decision when President Gen Pervez Musharraf should give up his uniform would be taken by the president himself,...
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Karachi faces environmental hazards: Ship breaks up, pollutes coast
KARACHI, Aug 15: Residents of coastal areas were exposed to a host of environmental hazards on Thursday after the PNSC-chartered 24-year-old oil tanker Tasman Spirit broke up on Thursday....
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Al Qaeda operative killed in shootout
PESHAWAR, Aug 15: A suspected Al Qaeda operative was killed while another escaped after a shootout with police in the posh Hayatabad residential locality on Thursday, security officials said....
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UNSC endorses Iraqi council
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution welcoming the 25-member Iraqi governing council and created a UN mission to help in the rebuilding of...
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All MQM bodies dissolved
KARACHI, Aug 15: All the main committees of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement have been dissolved and replaced by a six-member ad hoc committee to purge the party of self-centred elements....
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Major power breakdown hits US, Canada
 NEW YORK, Aug 15: Millions of people in the United States and Canada rose on Friday from a sticky sleep after the worst power failure in North American history blacked out...
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Vajpayee invites Pakistan to join peace efforts
NEW DELHI, Aug 15: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee invited Pakistan on Friday to walk a potentially “bumpy” road to peace with his country but also slammed Kashmir’s quest for...
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Lawmakers return from India: Independence Day celebrations
LAHORE, Aug 15: Four out of nine Pakistani parliamentarians, who had travelled to India to celebrate the Independence Day, returned home on Friday afternoon after an overnight stay in Amritsar....
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Hambali captured in Thailand, handed over to US
BANGKOK, Aug 15: Hambali, a key Al Qaeda operative and the suspected mastermind behind a string of deadly bombings, has been captured in Thailand, handed over to the US authorities and...
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No-trust motion against Indian PM
NEW DELHI, Aug 15: Indian Opposition parties had served a notice of no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s government, but the vote, due to be held next week, is...
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MMA will requisition NA session
ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to requisition the National Assembly session immediately, indicating to the government that it wants congeniality in the house as well as a continuation...
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73 Palestinians set free
AL QUDS, Aug 15: Israel freed on Friday 73 Palestinian prisoners, in a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian Authority, Israeli media reported....
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Petrol, diesel prices raised
KARACHI, Aug 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Friday increased the prices of petrol and HOBC nine and five paisa at Rs31.61 and Rs35.82 per litre, respectively. The price...
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2 Pakistanis detained in US
LOS ANGELES, Aug 15: Two Pakistanis are being held in the northwestern US city of Seattle after trying to buy airline tickets while their names appeared on terrorism watch lists, officials...
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Pakistani envoy seeks asylum in Canada
TORONTO, Aug 14: A Toronto-based Pakistani diplomat is seeking political asylum in Canada, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Thursday morning....
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Jamali to visit US in Oct
WASHINGTON, Aug 15: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali is expected to visit the United States in late October, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Friday....
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$494 million Korean debt rescheduled
ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: Pakistan and South Korea on Saturday signed two agreements to reschedule $91.6 million and $402.5 million under the Paris Club arrangement (PC-II and PC-III)....
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Rebels kill 30 in Tripura
GUWAHATI, Aug 15: Tribal rebels boycotting Friday’s national independence day celebrations killed 30 civilians in two separate attacks in northeastern India’s Tripura state, police said on Friday....
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