Agreed CBMs to be implemented: India rejects proposals involving Kashmiris
NEW DELHI, Oct 30: India on Thursday welcomed Pakistan’s acceptance of some proposals to boost contacts among their citizens but rejected a suggestion by Islamabad to allow bus travel across the...
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Five-day remand of Javed Hashmi
 ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: A judicial magistrate and civil judge on Thursday issued a five-day physical remand order for PML-N acting president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat...
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Jews have no right to grab Arab land: Mahathir on eve of retirement
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, speaking on the eve of his retirement, said on Thursday that the Jewish people’s past sufferings in Europe were no excuse for...
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US Congressman demands plebiscite
WASHINGTON, Oct 30: A key US Congressman and ranking member of the House Committee on International Relations has urged New Delhi to give the people of Kashmir the right to choose...
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US terms Pakistan’s support excellent: Anti-terrorism war
WASHINGTON, Oct 30: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca has said that Pakistan has provided “excellent” support in the fight against terrorism and President Pervez Musharraf even...
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Speaker urged to ensure Javed’s presence in NA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The combined opposition on Thursday asked National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain to intervene, and issue an order for production of ARD president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi to attend...
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Part of project may be given to army: Rehabilitation of Sindh irrigation
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The federal government is likely to authorise the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake part of the Rs17 billion Revamping/Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Systems project in Sindh....
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723 deported from Oman
 KARACHI, Oct 30: As many as 723 worn-out job-seekers, deported from Muscat, reached here on Thursday by a launch....
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Measures helping normalize relations, says Jamali
LAHORE, Oct 30: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said the confidence-building measures (CBMs) announced by Pakistan and India were helping normalize relations between the two countries....
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UN decides to pull out of Baghdad
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30: The United Nations has decided to pull out all it’s staff out of Baghdad, following spate of bombings, while it evaluates the security situation in Iraq, UN...
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Pakistan to train Iraqi diplomats
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: Ten Iraqi foreign service officers arrived here last week to attend the first-ever ‘specialized diplomatic course for Iraq’ at the Pakistan Foreign Service Academy (FSA) in Islamabad, Dawn...
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One killed in Baghdad blaze
BAGHDAD, Oct 30: One person died and eight others were wounded when a fire broke out on Thursday night in two central Baghdad buildings after a propane tank exploded, while, minutes...
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Six killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Two civilians and four Mujahideen were killed in occupied Kashmir, police said on Thursday, while the main Kashmiri alliance condemned an attack by suspected Kashmiris group on a...
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Kasuri, Straw discuss S. Asia
LONDON, Oct 30: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw rang Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday and discussed with him the regional and international situation....
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North Korea agrees to continue six-nation talks
BEIJING, Oct 30: China and North Korea agreed in principle on Thursday to continue six-party talks to settle the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme during a visit by China’s number two...
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India promises efforts to make peace
NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Defence Minister George Fernandes on Thursday said that India would make all efforts to make peace process with Pakistan a success....
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