Rs142bn uplift plans okayed: Funds for Thal canal withheld
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) of the Planning Commission approved on Wednesday 40 development projects worth Rs142 billion, but withheld for the time being Rs30.6 billion for...
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Fahim elected ARD chief
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The heads of component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) have formally elected Makhdoom Amin Fahim as chairman and Makhdoom Javed Hashmi as president...
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US may delay Iraq vote
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8: The United States may delay vote on its revised Iraq resolution since it has been unable to secure majority votes in the 15 member United Nations Security...
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Bush clears way for Syrian sanctions bill
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: US President George Bush has dropped his opposition to legislation that would punish Syria unless it renounces extremist groups and ends unconventional arms programmes, his spokesman said on...
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Democratic setup not to collapse: PM
CHICAGO, Oct 8: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali has strongly defended the new democratic setup in Pakistan, saying that despite the teething problems it faces, the system is not going to...
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Crackdown launched as tribesmen seek time
PESHAWAR, Oct 8: Authorities on Wednesday launched a crackdown on Zalikhel-Qarikhel tribe accused of sheltering the Taliban and Al Qaeda suspects in the South Waziristan tribal area, bordering Afghanistan....
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Shelling along LoC
JAMMU, Oct 8: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged heavy mortar fire along Line of Control (LoC), Indian police said on Wednesday....
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Several die in Afghan factional fighting
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Oct 8: Up to 50 militiamen were killed or wounded in fighting between rival militias in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, faction officials said....
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India, US may sign hi-tech deal this month
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: The United States and India are close to finalizing a deal that will allow New Delhi to receive US assistance in the fields of civilian nuclear energy, space...
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Karzai denies release of former minister
KABUL, Oct 8: Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a senior US official denied reports on Wednesday that the United States had freed former Taliban Foreign Minister Mullah Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil from...
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Balochistan MPA disqualified
QUETTA, Oct 8: An Election Tribunal headed by Justice Akhtar Zaman Malghani has disqualified the MPA of Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) of Balochistan Assembly seat on the appeal filed by...
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Pakistan test-fires Shaheen-1
 ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Pakistan on Wednesday test-fired a medium range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile....
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Muslim body contests Babri mosque report
NEW DELHI, Oct 8: An influential Muslim body on Wednesday challenged in an Indian court an archaeological report which indicated there were the ruins of a temple beneath a destroyed 16th...
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Reward for killers’ arrest announced
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The government announced on Wednesday a reward of Rs2.5 million to anyone who will provide information and positive clue about the killers of Millat-i-Islamia Pakistan chief Maulana Azam...
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