Islamabad rejects Kabul’s charges
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Pakistan on Monday rejected as baseless a recent public statement by President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan alleging that there had been large incursions of anti-Karzai elements into Afghanistan...
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US troops come under heavy attacks in Iraq
KHALDIYAH, Sept 29: US forces used tanks and rocket-firing helicopters to fight their way out of ambushes on Monday as two convoys came under heavy attack west of Baghdad, leaving at...
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Shujaat authorized to rename party
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: The central working committee of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q, which met here on Monday, authorized the party president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to change the party’s name to...
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No decision yet on ARD chief
MULTAN, Sept 29: PML-N acting president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has denied that any meeting of the heads of component parties of the ARD was held in Multan on Sunday, and that...
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EU warns Iran of economic fallout
BRUSSELS, Sept 29: The European Union warned Iran on Monday of costly economic fallout if the Islamic republic fails to come clean on its nuclear programme....
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15 Mujahideen killed in Valley, claims India
 SRINAGAR, Sept 29: Indian troops have killed 15 Mujahideen in occupied Kashmir, foiling what they said was the biggest infiltration attempt in four months....
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African states promised $1bn grant
 TOKYO, Sept 29: Japan pledged a billion dollars in grant aid for poverty-stricken nations in Africa on Monday at the start of a major conference on development issues....
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Pakistan undeterred by Al Qaeda calls: FO
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Pakistan said on Monday it was undeterred by calls attributed to Al Qaeda’s number two to overthrow President Gen Pervez Musharraf for allegedly betraying Islam....
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PM arrives in Washington today
WASHINGTON, Sept 29: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali arrives here on Tuesday from New York to undertake official visit of the United States, at the invitation of US President George...
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Blair’s main rival takes centre stage
BOURNEMOUTH, (England), Sept 29: With public confidence in Prime Minister Tony Blair in a freefall, his main rival Gordon Brown sought on Monday to rally the Labour faithful with a robust...
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UK, France still divided over Iraq timetable
BRUSSELS, Sept 29: The European Union on Monday called on Iraqis to regain sovereignty from the US-led coalition within a “realistic schedule”, but divisions between Britain and France remained evident....
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7 Pakistanis die in Greece mine blast
ATHENS, Sept 29: Seven illegal immigrants thought to be from Pakistan were killed in northeastern Greece when they cut through barbed wire and stepped into a minefield just over the border...
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Parliament mourns Nasrullah’s death
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29: Political rivals in both houses of parliament put their mutual hostility aside on Monday to mourn the death of Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan....
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Kabul plans to retake Barmal from Taliban
KABUL, Sept 29: Afghanistan’s southeastern Paktika province, on the frontline of a violent resurgence by the Taliban, plans to deploy 500 more troops along its border with Pakistan and retake a...
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Israel lifts West Bank, Gaza blockade
JERUSALEM, Sept 29: The Israeli army lifted its blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Monday at the end of a Jewish new year that saw more bloodshed while...
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Thai troops leave for Iraq
BANGKOK, Sept 29: The final wave of Thailand’s military contingent to Iraq departed on Monday, completing the transfer of more than 400 personnel who will be based in Karbala....
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