Ministers ask US to leave Iraq, condemn Israel: OIC restructuring stressed
 PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Oct 13: The world’s Muslims began a major conference here on Monday with calls for the United States to set a timetable for leaving Iraq, fierce condemnation of Israel...
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Move to repay loans before schedule: Notices sent to ADB, World Bank: Shaukat
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistan on Monday formally sent notices to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that it would prepay $1.078 billion worth of their 18 loans during...
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Opposition urged to end boycott
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The government made a fresh appeal to opposition parties on Monday to end their boycott of parliamentary proceedings as one opposition alliance reported new hints from Prime Minister...
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US draft moots power transfer timetable
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13: In a compromise the United States has circulated a new draft UN resolution setting Dec 15 deadline for Iraq’s Governing Council to set a timeline for transferring...
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S. Arabia to hold municipal polls
RIYADH, Oct 13: Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it would hold its first elections to vote for municipal councils, seen as the first concrete political reform in the country....
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Jamali tells provinces to implement ATA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Monday directed the provincial governments to implement the Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) and Police Order-2002 in letter and in spirit to overcome...
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Opposition to intensify protest in parliament
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The combined opposition, especially the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy’s parliamentary group, on Monday hinted at intensifying its year-long protest against the Legal Framework Order inside the parliament....
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10 die in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: Seven Mujahideen and three others were killed in violence in occupied Kashmir while Indian and Pakistani troops on Monday exchanged artillery fire over the border, police said....
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Three US troops among five killed
BAGHDAD, Oct 13: Three US soldiers were killed and three others were injured in northern Iraq on Monday while two Iraqis, including a former Baathist, were killed in separate incidents in...
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China upbeat about maiden space voyage
BEIJING, Oct 13: With days to go before China’s maiden manned space flight, leading newspapers — from the staid People’s Daily to more lively tabloids — have started carrying detailed reports...
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Key Muslim states rule out troops for Iraq
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Oct 13: Key Muslim countries on Monday ruled out sending troops to help the United States in Iraq without a UN mandate, leaving Turkey isolated at the meetings of...
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Lawyers stage anti-LFO long march
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Lawyers on Monday started their long march from Lahore to Rawalpindi to protest against the constitutional amendments effected through the Legal Framework Order....
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Geelani invited to summit
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has invited Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani to represent the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) at its summit in Malaysia, his...
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Women may contest civic body polls in Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 13: The Kuwaiti cabinet on Sunday approved a bill calling for granting the emirate’s disenfranchised women the right to vote and to run in municipal elections....
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