Israeli planes attack Syria: ‘Civilian site targeted’
 DAMASCUS, Oct 5: Syria said on Sunday an Israeli airstrike had targeted a civilian site near Damascus in a “grave escalation” of tensions in the Middle East....
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Taliban frightened, says Armitage: Talks held with Karzai
KABUL, Oct 5: The Afghan government and the United States on Sunday played down Afghanistan’s bloodiest period since the Taliban fell, with Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage saying recent attacks...
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No agreement on uniform: Jamali
NEW YORK, Oct 5: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Sunday that there was no agreement between him and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal over the president’s uniform....
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BD, Oman rule out troops for Iraq
DHAKA/MUSCAT, Oct 5: Bangladesh and Oman on Sunday ruled out sending troops to Iraq except under mandates of the United Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council, respectively....
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US praises action against Al Qaeda
KABUL, Oct 5: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage on Sunday praised Pakistan’s “tremendous effort” in launching a major operation against the Taliban and Al Qaeda militants in the border...
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UN Council goes into emergency session
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5: The UN Security Council met in emergency session on Sunday at the request of Syria, which asked the 15-member body to condemn Israel for attacking an alleged...
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Delhi proposes dates for inspection: Baglihar hydro-power project
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: India has finally proposed to Pakistan two sets of dates in October for an inspection tour of the contentious Baglihar hydro-power plant being constructed on the Chenab river...
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Consensus must for dam, says Faheem
HYDERABAD, Oct 5: People’s Party Parliamentarians chairman and ARD leader Makhdoom Amin Faheem has said that without the consent of all the four provinces the question of Kalabagh dam’s construction did...
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India ready to deploy Agni
NEW DELHI, Oct 5: India is ready to deploy medium- and short- range nuclear-capable Agni missiles and New Delhi now possesses an effective retaliatory capability, involving more than one command centre,...
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Indian troops kill seven in Valley
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: Six Mujahideen and one civilian were killed in gunbattles in occupied Kashmir, police said on Sunday....
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Arafat nominates emergency cabinet
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct 5: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Sunday named an eight-member emergency cabinet, prime minister-designate Ahmed Qorei said....
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12 killed in Indian shelling
MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 5: Twelve people, including seven women, were killed by Indian shelling in Azad Kashmir, in what officials described on Sunday as the highest death toll in cross-border firing in...
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Five of a family shot dead
QUETTA, Oct 5: Five members of a family, including three women, were gunned down in a village near Cattle Farm in the Jaffarabad district on Sunday
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Islamabad condemns Israeli raid
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The government on Sunday condemned Israeli attack on Syrian territory and said it was in violation of International law....
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19 of a family feared drowned
SIALKOT, Oct 5: Nineteen picnickers were feared drowned when a boat carrying 25 members of a family capsized in River Chenab at the Marala Headworks, 25km from here, on Sunday evening....
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Centcom chief arrives
RAWALPINDI, Oct 5: The commander, US Central Command, Gen John P. Abizaid arrived here on Sunday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan....
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