Parliament did not perform well: PM: Opposition role criticized
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Friday he was not fully satisfied with the one-year performance of the two houses of parliament....
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Six US soldiers killed as copter shot down
 TIKRIT, Nov 7: A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq on Friday, killing all six people on board, and US soldiers said it had probably been shot down by a...
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Bush tells Malaysian PM he wants better ties
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7: US President George Bush congratulated Malaysia’s new prime minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, on Friday as dust settled after a storm of controversy caused by outgoing premier Mahathir...
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Speaker refuses to issue production order: Noisy protest over Hashmi’s detention continues
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Opposition parties kept up a noisy protest in the National Assembly on Friday but Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain refused to bow to their demand to order the production...
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Emergency lifted in Lanka, PM back home
 COLOMBO, Nov 7: Sri Lanka’s prime minister unleashed a wave of public support when he returned home on Friday, but the president came out fighting and gave no quarter in a...
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Financial reform law by June 30 next: Govt assures IMF of new measures
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The government has assured the IMF that it will submit to parliament a draft anti-money laundering law reflecting best practices and Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering...
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Notices issued in Shia marriage row
ISLAMBAD, Nov 7: The Federal Shariat Court has issued notices to Attorney General of Pakistan and advocates-general of provinces to assist the court if the family court has powers to dissolve...
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Al Qaeda opens second front, says Afghan minister
KABUL, Nov 7: The Al Qaeda network has stepped up activity along the Afghan-Pakistan border, opening a “second front” to divert US military resources and attention from Iraq, Afghanistan’s interior minister...
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Turkey not to send troops to Iraq
ANKARA, Nov 7: Reversing an earlier decision, Turkey said on Friday it would not deploy troops to help the United States secure postwar Iraq after encountering strong opposition from the US-appointed...
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Nukes, missiles needed to check Indian threat: Musharraf
SEOUL, Nov 7: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Pakistan was fully justified in developing missiles and nuclear weapons to counter the threats posed by India, and said it would...
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Steps taken to secure HC in UK: spokesman
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Steps have already been taken to ensure that the security of the Pakistan’s high commission in the UK is not breached or compromised in any manner, said a...
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Rashid will deliver PM’s message to Vajpayee
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed will meet Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Nov 11 during a visit to India. He leaves for...
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Some PPP members resent ARD decision
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Some members of the People’s Party Parliamentarians have expressed their resentment over the decision of the ARD leadership to resign from the National Assembly standing committees, sources told...
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Six of a family shot dead
QUETTA, Nov 7: A man gunned down six persons of a family in Wadh Tehsil of Khuzdar district, official sources confirmed on Friday....
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US consulates closed in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Nov 7: The United States said on Friday that terrorists were close to carrying out attacks in Saudi Arabia and that the US diplomatic missions in the Riyadh state would...
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Manila airport siege ends, two dead
MANILA, Nov 7: Philippine security forces ended a siege at the control tower of Manila’s airport by killing a former aviation chief and one of his men, airport officials said on...
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BD confirms participation in Saarc moot
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has confirmed her participation in the forthcoming Saarc summit to be held in Islamabad early next year....
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Israeli troops kill four Palestinians
 GAZA, Nov 7: Israeli troops killed a 10-year-old Palestinian boy and three militants in Gaza on Friday as the army eased a West Bank blockade in a bid to bolster Palestinian...
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