Three ordinances placed before NA: Session adjourned until Friday morning
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The country’s two main opposition alliances apparently put aside their recent mutual differences and stormed out of the National Assembly together on Wednesday to protest against the Legal...
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LFO issue reunites MMA, ARD
 ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Wednesday once again joined hands in parliament to protest against the Legal Framework Order (LFO)....
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Israel plans strikes against Palestinians
TEL AVIV, Aug 20: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday approved a series of military strikes against Palestinian militants in response to the suicide bombing that killed 20 people the...
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Govt to take LFO to parliament
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: In what appears to be a last ditch effort to save the system, the government is said to have decided to take the LFO to parliament on its...
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Error caused grounding of tanker, says minister
KARACHI, Aug 20: Federal communication minister, Senator Ahmed Ali on Wednesday said that human error is positively involved in the incident leading to grounding of oil tanker Tasman Sprit....
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‘Rs1.5bn spent on Thal project’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: An amount of Rs1.5 billion has already been spent on the construction of the greater Thal canal project, Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao...
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Pakistan to raise new anti-terrorism force
PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Pakistan is raising a new force to combat domestic and international terrorism, a senior official said....
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IMF opposes aid to loss-making units
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to stop unproductive money injections into loss-making state-owned enterprises, reduce operating costs of the power utilities and accelerate steps...
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Pakistan condemns Iraq bomb attack
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the devastating truck-bomb attack on UN headquarters in Baghdad and paid tribute to top UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was killed along...
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Death-toll in UN offices bombing rises to 24
BAGHDAD, Aug 20: The truck bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad had left 24 dead, a top UN official said on Wednesday....
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Musharraf, Putin discuss relations
MOSCOW, Aug 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday discussed Moscow’s burgeoning relations with Islamabad in telephone talks with President Pervez Musharraf, Kremlin officials said....
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US failed to ensure security, says Annan
STOCKHOLM, Aug 20: UN chief Kofi Annan insisted on Wednesday that the United Nations had no plans to pull out of Iraq despite the bombing of its Baghdad headquarters, taking a...
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Democratic steps to solve issues: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday called for solving political issues by utilizing democratic and constitutional means....
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Opposition urged to help run house
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain on Wednesday impressed upon the representatives of parliamentary parties to help run the house with understanding and cooperation....
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Allies must realize urgency of troops: US
WASHINGTON, Aug 20: The United States hopes that bombings and violence in Iraq would encourage countries like Pakistan to realize that the people of Iraq need their troops to protect them....
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MMA hints at flexibility in stance
LAHORE, Aug 20: The MMA may show flexibility in its stance on the uniform, 58(2)(b) and other controversial issues provided the government accepts that the LFO cannot be made part of...
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Bush calls for crackdown on Palestinians
CRAWFORD, Aug 20: US President George Bush on Wednesday led an all-out campaign seeking a swift, decisive Palestinian crackdown on militants after what aides called a “vicious” bus bombing against Israelis....
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US soldier, interpreter killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Aug 20: A US soldier was killed in Iraq after the vehicle he was travelling in collided with another vehicle when his supply convoy came under fire near ad-Diwaniyah, the...
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