Govt, MMA inch forward on LFO : ARD rejects Musharraf’s statement
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: The PML-Q and the MMA on Wednesday appeared to have made some headway towards untying the Gordian knot of the LFO as the interlocutors agreed to take the...
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Vajpayee invites all Kashmiris for talks
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Wednesday that New Delhi wanted a dialogue in Kashmir with all who shun violence and extremism, as he started a...
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Stampede kills 45 in India
 MUMBAI, Aug 27: At least 45 people, mostly women, were killed on Wednesday in a stampede by Hindu worshippers rushing to bathe in one of western India’s holiest rivers at a...
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Astronomers watch rare close-up with Mars
 TOKYO, Aug 27: Tens of thousands of astronomers in Asia got a close-up look at Mars as the Red Planet passed closer to Earth than at any time in the last...
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US ends operations at Saudi air base
WASHINGTON, Aug 27: The US military has shut down the last remaining Air Force unit at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia and a skeleton crew of American personnel was...
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Arafat urges renewal of ceasefire
GAZA CITY, Aug 27: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called on Wednesday on hardliners to renew their commitment to a ceasefire which was shattered by last week’s Al Quds bus bomb as...
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Indians stage protest
MUMBAI, Aug 27: Thousands of Indians in black, some wearing black bandannas over their mouths, marched through Bombay on Wednesday in a silent protest against this week’s twin car bombings that...
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2 more US soldiers killed in attacks
BAGHDAD, Aug 27: Two US soldiers were killed and seven wounded in three separate attacks in Baghdad and to the west of the Iraqi capital on Wednesday....
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Resolution to protect UN staff adopted
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27: Overcoming the US objections, the UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to protect the UN staff and other humanitarian workers in conflict zones, following...
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Kasuri asks Delhi not to inflame passions
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri urged India on Wednesday not to malign Pakistan in the deadly bomb blasts in Mumbai and avoid inflaming passions before conducting an impartial...
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Kharazi arriving today with message
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi is arriving here on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and regional situation with Pakistani leaders....
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Indian pledge to aviation norms sought
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Pakistani and Indian officials began two-day expert-level talks on resumption of air links between the two countries in Rawalpindi on Wednesday with Pakistan seeking “abiding commitment” to the...
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Islamabad reschedules $10m loan to Bishkek
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Pakistan on Wednesday rescheduled a $10 million loan to Kyrgyzstan for 20 years with a grace period of five years and the two sides decided to set up...
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Omar may be hiding in Zabul
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Taliban spiritual leader Mulla Mohammad Omar may be hiding with 800 Taliban fighters in mountains pounded by US and Afghan forces in a fresh offensive this week, an...
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