ARD spells out terms for support to MMA: NA session requisitioning
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has not yet decided to support the move of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) to requisition the National Assembly session, sources...
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Pakistan won’t spur arms race: President, PM briefed on PAF
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali said on Saturday that Pakistan was not involved in any arms race but would take all possible steps...
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US regrets killing of soldiers: Powell speaks to Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: US Secretary of State Colin Powell offered regrets to President Pervez Musharraf over the death of two Pakistani soldiers who were killed in US troops firing on the...
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No damage to life: minister
KARACHI, Aug 16: The Federal Minister for Communications, Ahmad Ali, claimed on Saturday that oil spill from the stranded Greek-registered ship had not affected human or marine life....
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Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is dead
 JEDDAH, Aug 16: Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dicta-tor, died in a hospital in this Saudi Red Sea port city on Saturday....
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MMA threatens to launch movement
RAWALPINDI, Aug 16: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to run the government according to the Constitution or be ready to face a resistance movement....
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Tripoli takes responsibility for Pan Am plane bombing
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16: Libya has formally taken responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, and vowed to fight terrorism in a drive to convince the...
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BJP discusses strategy: No-trust motion against Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, Aug 16: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee earned support from government coalition allies on Saturday who pledged to help defeat a no-confidence motion in parliament next week, a...
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Two wanted Iraqis surrender to US
TIKRIT, Aug 16: Two Iraqis on a US “black list” surrendered to US troops hunting for Saddam Hussein, but problems with the export of vital crude oil highlighted Iraq’s instability after...
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Acting SC CJ takes oath
LAHORE, Aug 16: Justice Munir A. Sheikh on Saturday took oath as the acting Chief Justice of Pakistan following the departure of Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmad abroad....
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Two bomb blasts damage rail track
 HYDERABAD, Aug 16: In two separate acts of sabotage, portions of railway tracks were destroyed when bombs exploded on up and down tracks in Kotri and Nawabshah early Saturday morning....
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Movement of troops detected
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: An increased movement of troops and other related activity, specially in the Drass area has been detected by Pakistani intelligence sources....
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Doctor’s death sparks violence
KARACHI, Aug 16: The killing of a doctor in Malir on Saturday morning sparked violence, which also led to the suspension of vehicular traffic on the National Highway and train traffic...
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4 fighters killed in Kashmir
JAMMU, Aug 16: Four freedom fighters were killed on Saturday in a fierce gunbattle with Indian troops in Kashmir, officials said....
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Canada urged to reject envoy’s asylum plea
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Pakistan government does not want the Canadian authorities to entertain the asylum application of its vice-consul in Toronto who was recently transferred back to the headquarters in Islamabad,...
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Landslides kill 20 in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 16: At least 15 soldiers and five civilians were killed and another 20 soldiers were missing after massive landslides hit two villages in Rasuwa district, about 90km north-west of...
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More militants held in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Aug 16: A leading Saudi Arabian newspaper said on Saturday police had arrested between 12 and 26 suspected militants in a southern village after being tipped off by residents....
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Iran group’s assets seized in America
WASHINGTON, Aug 16: The United States has seized assets and closed Washington offices of the Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin, and its political wing, the National Council of Resistance of...
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