Two Japanese diplomats among 10 killed: Widespread violence in Iraq
TIKRIT, Nov 30: Two Japanese diplomats were shot dead in Iraq as they stopped at a food stall en route to Tikrit, where an aid conference...
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Petroleum prices go further up
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Sunday raised the prices of almost all the petroleum products by 50 to 69 paisa per litre with effect from Dec...
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Private ME peace plan set for Geneva launch
GENEVA, Nov 30: A private Middle East peace plan dubbed the Geneva Initiative will be launched here on Monday despite outright opposition from the Israeli.....
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Musharraf offers resumption of overflights: Four-step approach on Kashmir proposed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday agreed to the resumption of overflights with India, and proposed a four-stage approach for the settlement of the Kashmir issue....
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Pakistan rejects reports about IAEA probe
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Pakistan on Sunday dismissed news reports about an ongoing probe by the International Atomic Energy Agency about potential nuclear links between Iran and Pakistan....
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US forces kill 46 Iraqis in Samarra
TIKRIT, Nov 30: US forces on Monday killed 46 Iraqis and wounded at least 18
others who tried to strike military convoys in Samarra...
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‘Afghanistan risks AIDS epidemic’
KABUL, Nov 30: Lack of public awareness and increasing intravenous drug use can increase the risk of an AIDS epidemic in Afghanistan, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned Sunday....
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Rashid refutes Karzai’s charge
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Sunday rejected as “nonsense” Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s allegation that Taliban leader...
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Move to enforce ban: Courts will guard women’s inheritance right on marriage expenses
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan has amended various laws, making them more compatible with....
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Kabul seeks check on infiltration
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The Afghan government has said it would continue to draw Islamabad’s attention to the problems posed by the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists operating from Pakistan as long...
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140 set to be freed from Guantanamo camp
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The United States has plans to release scores of prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba for Al Qaeda and Taliban detainees, according to reports Sunday....
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Govt unlikely to meet PSDP spending target
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Pakistan’s development expenditure during the first quarter (July 1-September 30) of the current fiscal amounted to a meagre Rs24.851 billion or only 15.5 per cent of its Rs160...
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India to help set up Afghan power plant
KABUL, Nov 30: An Indian research team is in Afghanistan to carry out a survey for building a hydroelectric plant which will provide the Bamiyan region with electricity for the first...
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Saudi prince killed in Al Qaeda ambush
ALGIERS, Nov 30: A Saudi prince was ambushed and killed by suspected extremists while hunting gazelles in the Algerian desert, newspaper reports said on Saturday....
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Jamali welcomes Indian response
ROJAN JAMALI, Nov 30: Appreciating the Indian response to Pakistan’s peace moves, Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali on Sunday said there was a realization on both...
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Truce won’t ease unrest in Kashmir: analyst
SRINAGAR, Nov 30: The heavy guns may have fallen silent on the borders of Kashmir but in the rugged zone of the disputed state being administered by India smaller weapons are...
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6 of a family die in road accident
GUJRANWALA, Nov 30: Six members of a family were killed after a Gujranwala-bound car (LG-1883) plunged into a ditch....
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British Airways resumes flights today
LONDON, Nov 30: The British Airways is resuming its flights to Pakistan from Monday....
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