Pakistan welcomes Vajpayee’s decision to attend summit
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee formally confirmed on Thursday his participation in the 12th Saarc summit being held in Islamabad from Jan 4 to 6....
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BJP sweeps polls in three states
NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Bharatiya Janata Party surged to a massive win in three vital states in north India on Thursday, leaving the main opposition Congress...
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Protest to go ahead, MMA tells Shujaat
LAHORE, Dec 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Thursday refused to withdraw its protest plan unveiled on Wednesday, though the ruling party assured the religious alliance of complying...
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Islamabad asks Delhi to restore full HC staff
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan on Thursday proposed India to restore the strength of full diplomatic staff at their respective high commissions....
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US scraps steel tariffs to avoid trade war with EU
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: US President George W. Bush on Thursday scrapped controversial steel tariffs 16 months ahead of schedule to avert the threat of retaliation from Europe and Asia, risking a...
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C’wealth looking to readmit Pakistan
ABUJA, Dec 4: The Commonwealth is looking to readmit Pakistan, but there was no immediate prospect of Zimbabwe’s return to the group, Secretary-General Don McKinnon said on Thursday....
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Senate set for a long & noisy session
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Senate meets on Friday to begin what is likely to be a long and noisy session that seems to serve some immediate legal or political interests of...
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Musharraf vows to root out extremism: Banned outfits won’t be allowed to resurface
 ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that the government was committed to...
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Crackdown on banned groups on the cards: List finalized
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The ministry of interior has finalized a long list of activists of banned sectarian groups across the country who would be apprehended anytime soon to ensure peace and...
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MMA’s protest plan stuns ARD
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) have started consultations among themselves after the announcement of...
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Task force set up on poverty alleviation
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Prime Minister on Thursday constituted a Task Force on Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation under the chairmanship of Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for ...
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10 offices sealed in AJK: Two banned organizations
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 4: In a major crackdown, authorities in Azad Kashmir have sealed at least 10 offices of two militant groups outlawed by Islamabad last month, officials said on Thursday....
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PIA to sign accord for buying eight E777s
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: The Pakistan International Airlines will sign an agreement on Dec 15 to purchase eight E777 aircraft from Boeing at the cost of $1.2 billion, Pakistani and US officials...
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Pakistan advised to buy liquefied gas to avoid shortfalls
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan will begin facing gas shortfalls to the tune of 839mmcfd (million cubic feet per day) in 2010, which is expected to reach the 6,708 mmcfd mark by...
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Powell will meet authors of Geneva peace plan
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: The US State Department has worked out a plan for Secretary of State Colin Powell to meet the co-authors of an unofficial Arab-Israeli peace plan without annoying the...
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Delhi steps up fencing of border amid truce
BARAS POST, Dec 4: The Indian army said on Thursday it was taking advantage of a truce with Pakistan to step up fencing of the divided border in Kashmir to prevent...
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UN team on terror due today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: A seven-member United Nations committee seeking sanctions against Al Qaeda and Taliban will arrive here on Friday on a two-day visit for talks with the authorities, an interior...
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ANP team to attend India moot
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: An Awami National Party (ANP) delegation led by its president Asfandyar Wali is leaving for New Delhi to attend a conference being organized by Hindustan Times on Dec...
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