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President vows to maintain power balance: South Asia
PANO AQIL, Oct 23: President and Chief of Army Staff, Gen Pervez Musharraf, said here on Thursday that Pakistan was following a policy of minimum credible deterrent in the conventional and...
Accord on joint defence projects: Turkey, Pakistan end talks
RAWALPINDI, Oct 23: The second meeting of the Pakistan-Turkey Military Dialogue Group concluded here on Thursday with the two sides agreeing to embark on joint ventures in defence production....
UN chief seeks aid for Iraq rebuilding
MADRID, Oct 23: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan opened an international donors’ conference on the reconstruction of Iraq here on Thursday with a call for aid to start flowing now even...
Afghanistan, Britain strike trade deal
KABUL, Oct 23: Afghanistan and Britain signed an agreement on Thursday to boost economic cooperation, trade and investment and Kabul said British firms were interested in its oil and gas sector....
Shortage of fuel in few weeks likely
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: The country is likely to face a fuel shortage crisis over the next few weeks as local oil refineries have cut capacity utilization by 40 per cent owing...
Baglihar’s inspection completed
NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Pakistan’s three-member Indus Water Delegation left for home via Wagah border on Thursday after inspecting the controversial Baglihar hydel project in the occupied Kashmir....
Iran gives N-secrets to IAEA
VIENNA, Oct 23: Iran on Thursday acknowledged having been “discreet” about its nuclear programme in the past but said it had no more secrets after giving the United Nations what it...
APHC seeks more time
SRINAGAR, Oct 23: The All Pakistan Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said on Thursday that it needed more time to respond to an offer by the Indian government for talks on the freedom...
10 of a family drown
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Oct 23: Ten persons of a family including six minors drowned on Thursday evening when their car fell into Chashma Right Bank canal, some 130km from here, in...
India, China begin talks
NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Top-ranking officials from India and China on Thursday began landmark talks here to try to resolve their dragging border dispute, a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP....
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MADRID, Oct 23: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan opened an international donors’ conference on the reconstruction of Iraq here on Thursday with a call for aid to start flowing now even...
