Pakistan, S. Korea sign gas, oil pact: Musharraf calls for joint collaboration
 SEOUL, Nov 5: President Gen Pervez Musharraf informed South Korean businessmen here on Wednesday of bright investment opportunities in Pakistan, and said joint collaboration between the two countries in the fields...
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PM hopes NFC to meet before Eid
QUETTA, Nov 5: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said efforts are under way to convene a meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC) before Eidul Fitr to resolve the...
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US panel looks for 9/11 clues
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5: Staff from the independent commission set up to investigate the Sept 11, 2001, attacks have secretly visited Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, looking for clues about the origin...
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Patten calls for new deal with Islamabad: Democracy, Kashmir top on agenda
BRUSSELS, Nov 5: Domestic politics and Pakistan’s relations with India and Afghanistan topped the agenda in talks between Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and European Union’s external relations chief Chris Patten, here...
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Emergency declared in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 5: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, giving herself more powers in a bare-knuckled political fight with the prime minister that is threatening...
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Pakistan, China to boost defence ties: Joint declaration issued
BEIJING, Nov 5: The cosy relationship enjoyed by Pakistan and China was made plain on Wednesday in a joint declaration in which bilateral ties were deemed “exemplary”....
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Donors want poverty trends reversed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have asked the government to arrest and reverse the rising poverty trends by allocating more resources and ensuring prudent spending...
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IAEA is a tool of US, says N. Korea
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) on Tuesday lambasted the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and accused it of being a tool of the United...
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Swiss police tribunal upholds Benazir’s appeal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: A Swiss police tribunal has upheld an appeal by former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her spouse against a 12-million dollar money laundering conviction, her spokesman said here...
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New law soon to monitor seminaries
ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: The government said on Wednesday it was set to launch a long-delayed plan to monitor seminaries, which have often been accused of breeding religious extremists....
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UN body adopts Pakistan resolution on CBMs
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 5: The Disarmament and International Security Committee of the UN General Assembly known as the First Committee on Tuesday adopted by a wide margin a resolution tabled by...
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2 ex-Iraqi generals arrested
WASHINGTON, Nov 5: The US military claimed on Wednesday that troops had captured two former Iraqi generals suspected of financing and organizing attacks on occupation forces around Fallujah....
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Malaysian PM wants terrorism causes studied
 KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5: Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has called for a study into the causes of terrorism and told his first news conference on Wednesday to study...
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LHC orders production of Hashmi case FIR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The Rawalpindi Bench of Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the Islamabad Police to produce a copy of the FIR and remand order of Javed Hashmi’s detention case....
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