Govt given two days to finalize LFO package
 ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) after a marathon party heads meeting on Tuesday agreed to the government’s request to give it a two-day reprieve for finalizing the constitutional package....
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Kasuri won’t visit India: Pakistan: Invitation to be extended thru diplomacy
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Pakistan on Tuesday took serious exception to Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha’s remarks in which he had objected to Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri’s visits to Saarc...
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US vetoes resolution on Arafat’s safety
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16: The United States on Tuesday vetoed a resolution put forward by Arab nations demanding that Israel not harm or deport Palestinian President Yasser Arafat....
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Minister offers to resign
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Amidst opposition’s protests in the National Assembly, Industries and Production Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi offered on Tuesday to resign if found guilty of wrongdoing in dealing with car-makers....
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Vajpayee to avoid Musharraf
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Tuesday arrives in Turkey on his way to New York where he will meet a host of leaders including the...
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Muslims must arm themselves, says Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16: Muslims must acquire skills and technology so they can create modern weapons and “strike fear into the hearts of our enemies”, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said...
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Uproar in Sindh PA over Thal canal plan: Motions seeking debate disallowed
KARACHI, Sept 16: Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah on Tuesday disallowed discussion on two adjournment motions of the opposition against the Greater Thal Canal on technical grounds, which instantly...
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Pakistan envoy calls for early Kashmir dialogue
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: There is a need to start a sustained dialogue at the earliest to seek the resolution of the Kashmir issue, which is acceptable to all — India,...
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Centre seeks data on kidnapping cases
RAWALPINDI, Sept 16: The federal government has directed provincial governments as well as the Capital police chief to submit reports on kidnapping for ransom cases reported since December 2002, Dawn learnt...
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Defence ties with France reviewed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: A French military delegation on Tuesday held talks with Pakistani military officials on defence industry cooperation, officials said....
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12 killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: At least 12 people including two suspected freedom fighters were killed in violence in occupied Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday....
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Stocks plunge by 207 points
KARACHI, Sept 16: The KSE 100-share index on Tuesday plunged by 207 points or five per cent on panic selling triggered by fears that some of the leading investors may have...
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No Pakistani killed in blaze
RIYADH, Sept 16: No Pakistani was killed or injured in the fire that engulfed Al-Haer prison outside Riyadh on Monday....
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Israel rejects Arafat aide’s truce offer
TEL AVIV, Sept 16: Israel dismissed a ceasefire call by Yasser Arafat’s security adviser on Tuesday as the UN Security Council prepared to vote on a resolution opposing Israeli threats to...
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US demand may strain relations with India
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: A US demand that India should disclose deployment plans for weapons it wants to buy from Washington could strain defence ties between the two countries, diplomatic sources indicated...
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Three die as man sets office on fire in Japan
TOKYO, Sept 16: At least three people died and more than 40 were injured on Tuesday when a disgruntled worker started a blaze at an office block in Japan after taking...
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