Market-friendly rules must to end deprivation: Musharraf for more intra-OIC trade
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15: The Muslim world must make its economic policies more market-friendly if it wants to overcome economic deprivation, President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday....
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3 killed as US convoy blown up in Gaza
BEIT HANUN, Gaza, Oct 15: Three Americans were killed on Wednesday when a huge roadside bomb ripped through their diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip....
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Provinces told to ensure security
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: The federal cabinet on Wednesday directed the provinces to improve law and order so that safety of citizens’ life and property could be ensured....
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CEC suspends six lawmakers
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: The Chief Election Commissioner on Wednesday barred a ruling party MNA, Ishaq Khakwani, and four Punjab MPAs from “functioning” as public representatives for their failure to submit yearly...
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China sends man into space
 JIUQUAN, Oct 15: China on Wednesday launched an astronaut into space aboard the Shenzhou V craft in a historic mission which catapults the country into an elite club alongside Russia and...
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Dates for Baglihar power project’s inspection finalized
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: A three-member Pakistani experts team will be visiting India from Oct 19-23 for an on-site physical inspection of the contentious Baglihar Power Project being constructed on river Chenab...
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US vetoes resolution on Israeli fence
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15: The United States on Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the security barrier Israel is building across the Palestinian territory in the West Bank....
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Iraq council clashes with OIC states over future
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 15: The Iraqi Governing Council clashed on Wednesday with representatives from Muslim states meeting here, threatening to veto a resolution over plans for the transition from US occupation to...
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Six killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Oct 15: Two Indian soldiers, three Mujahideen and a civilian were killed and 17 other people injured in Kashmir violence, police said on Wednesday....
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West Bank wall illegal: Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15: Pakistan on Tuesday urged the Security Council to declare the separation wall constructed by Israel as “illegal, since it is an unlawful annexation of the occupied Palestinian...
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Algerian envoy’s son found dead
ABBOTTABAD, Oct 15: Shepherd Jelly Ameen, son of Algerian ambassador to Islamabad, was found dead in a local hotel on Wednesday, police said....
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Liaquat’s death anniversary today
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15): The nation will observe the 52nd death anniversary of Quaid-i-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan with solemnity on Thursday, Oct 16....
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Petrol prices increased
KARACHI, Oct 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee has increased the prices of petrol by Rs1.30 per litre besides raising prices of HOBC, kerosene oil and light diesel oil by 59...
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India wants repatriation of fugitives
NEW DELHI, Oct 15: Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishan Advani told Pakistan on Wednesday that repatriation of 20 Indian fugitives he insists are being sheltered by Islamabad could become the...
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US troops kill infiltrators
BAGHDAD, Oct 15: Several people were killed by US troops after infiltrating Iraq from Syria and shooting at a US helicopter, forcing it to land but causing no casualties, US officials...
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12 die in fight against Taliban
KABUL, Oct 15: Ten suspected Taliban and two Afghan soldiers have died in the past two days during operations supported by US ground and air forces in central Afghanistan, a local...
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