If LFO goes, so does parliament, says Musharraf
HYDERABAD, Aug 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf reiterated his view here on Tuesday that the Legal Framework Order was a part and parcel of the Constitution, and without it, the October...
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Indian charges baseless: FO
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan dismissed on Wednesday as “baseless and irresponsible” Indian deputy prime minister’s statement accusing Islamabad for terrorist attacks in India, and said such remarks ran counter to the...
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Govt-MMA talks today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Central leaders of Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal Hafiz Hussain Ahmed and Liaquat Baloch on Tuesday called on Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at his residence and agreed...
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Aviation talks begin today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: In another step towards normalization of bilateral relations, Pakistan and India will open technical- level talks on resumption of air links between the two countries on Wednesday....
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Wapda files plea to levy capacity charge on consumers
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: The Water and Power Development Authority has sought permission to charge a fixed amount from domestic and commercial consumers as capacity charge in addition to the normal energy...
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PM be informed of ministers’ absence: NA speaker’s directive
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain directed the ruling party’s whip on Tuesday to bring the matter of continued absence of ministers from the lower house sessions into...
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Efforts being made to block talks, says S. M. Zafar
LAHORE, Aug 26: A ruling coalition leader, who is holding talks with the MMA to find a solution to the LFO controversy, said on Tuesday that efforts were being made to...
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Negligence caused Giyal blast: report
GILGIT, Aug 26: The Giyal tragedy in which 47 people were killed and 80 injured on Aug 2, was an accident caused by negligence of an explosive stockist, a judicial inquiry...
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Vajpayee due in Valley today
 SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Indian troops tightened security on Tuesday in restive Kashmir for a three-day visit by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the wake of car bombings in Bombay that...
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Groups with Pakistan links blamed for blasts
MUMBAI, Aug 26: Indian officials on Tuesday blamed radical Muslim groups allegedly linked to Pakistan for twin car bombings in Mumbai that killed 52 people the previous day and said they...
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Iran ready to sign inspection accord
TEHRAN, Aug 26: Iran said on Tuesday it was ready to sign up to snap inspections of its nuclear programme, a move demanded by the international community to allay fears that...
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Laleka urges opposition to cooperate
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan Muslim League-Q chief whip Abdus Sattar Laleka has said the government is trying to conduct the proceedings of the National Assembly according to parliamentary norms despite the...
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