Lahore talks final: MMA: LFO be brought to parliament
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Deputy Secretary-General Liaquat Baloch has said the government had been told that unless the Legal Framework Order is approved by a two-thirds majority by parliament, it...
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India-Israel defence ties opposed: Pakistan resents Indo-US wargames
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Pakistan on Monday expressed deep concerned over the growing Indo-Israel defence cooperation and New Delhi’s unstoppable arms race, procuring weapons from all possible sources....
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Pakistan won’t seek more loans from IMF
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Pakistan would continue consultations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under Article-IV but it would not seek further economic assistance unless the IMF comes up with some concrete...
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Islamabad yet to finalize stand: US draft resolution on Iraq
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Pakistan has yet to finalize its stand on the new draft resolution presented by the US to the UN Security Council on creating a multinational force for Iraq....
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Indian, US forces hold wargames
NEW DELHI, Sept 8: US special forces began exercises on Monday with their Indian counterparts in a remote high-altitude region north of Kashmir, officials said....
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Amnesty asks Israel to end curbs on Palestinians
LONDON, Sept 8: Israel must put an end to the imposition of disproportionate and discriminatory restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the occupied territories, Amnesty International said on Monday....
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Islamabad, Delhi should talk: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 8: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday that recent terrorist attacks have complicated the situation between India and Pakistan, but expressed the hope that they would not...
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Indian parties plan protest
NEW DELHI, Sept 8: Major opposition parties in India said on Monday they would stage countrywide protests during the visit of the Israeli prime minister to protest “a betrayal of the...
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Iraq should expel US, UK troops, says Iran
DAMASCUS, Sept 8: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Monday that Tehran would like to see a democratic government in Iraq expel US-led occupation forces, after meeting Syrian President Bashar...
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Bush seeks money, support for Iraq operation
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: President George W. Bush, facing growing doubts at home, asked Congress on Sunday night for $87 billion for the US military and reconstruction in Iraq and urged the...
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Pakistan releases 16 Sikhs
 WAGAH, Sept 8: Pakistan freed 16 Indian Sikhs on Monday in a goodwill gesture to India following a thaw in relations, witnesses said....
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Delhi calls off militants’ hunt
JAMMU (India), Sept 8: India’s armed forces on Monday called off a marathon operation to flush out seven Muslim militants the military said were hiding in a forest in Kashmir....
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Bush lauds Pakistan’s role in war on terror
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: US President George Bush telephoned President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday and conveyed his satisfaction over the state of bilateral relations between the two countries....
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Qorei told to act against militants
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: A senior US diplomat met Palestinian prime minister-designate Ahmed Qorei on Monday to make clear that Washington’s support for him depended on improvements to the security situation and...
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Vajpayee, Bush discuss Iraq
NEW DELHI, Sept 8: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee spoke by telephone on Monday with US President George W. Bush about Iraq and other issues on the eve of a...
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Riyadh wants Tehran to hand over Osama’s son
RIYADH, Sept 8: Saudi Arabia has asked Iran to extradite Osama bin Laden’s eldest son Saad bin Laden for plotting to assassinate members of the Saudi royal family and overthrow the...
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