Indonesia,Pakistan to combat terrorism: Trade accord signed
 ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: Pakistan and Indonesia agreed on Tuesday to work for a free trade pact, cooperate against terrorism and....
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Consensus eludes govt, MMA teams: LFO package presentation in NA
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: With the MMA deadline only 24 hours away the last ditch efforts to create a consensus between government and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leaders on the timing of bringing...
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American troops kill 17 Iraqis
SAMARRA (Iraq), Dec 16: US forces have shot dead at least 17 Iraqis in three rebellious towns west of the capital, while three US soldiers were wounded by a bomb on...
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US offers help in blast probe
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The United States on Tuesday offered to assist Pakistan in investigating the assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf....
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LG system will not be wound up: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday announced that the local government system would not be excluded from Schedule 6 of the Constitution and local...
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President’s security men being grilled: Faisal
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: Investigators are questioning President Pervez Musharraf’s security officers over a bid to assassinate him by blowing up a bridge used by his motorcade on Sunday, ministers said on...
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Afghans split over system of govt
KABUL, Dec 16: Three rockets hit Kabul early Tuesday on the third day of a convention to adopt a new constitution, as delegates warned Afghanistan risked being plunged into civil war...
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Vajpayee arriving on Jan 3
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will arrive here on Jan 3 along with a 50-member delegation to take part in the 12th Saarc summit being held from...
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Saarc: Indian commandos arrive
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: A team of Indian commandos, Black Cats, arrived here on Tuesday to provide security to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee during his stay here for the Saarc...
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MMA rules out vote of confidence
PESHAWAR, Dec 16: Member of the PML-Q committee that held talks with the opposition over the LFO issue, senator S. M. Zafar, flew into Peshawar late Monday night and held talks...
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Three killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: Three people were killed in separatist violence in Indian-held Kashmir, police said on Tuesday, as rebels warned Muslim youths not to join the Indian army, which has stepped...
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UN will not back death for Saddam
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said here on Monday that the United Nations could not support bringing the former dictator before a tribunal that might sentence him...
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Taliban, Al Qaeda hand seen
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The law-enforcement agencies on Monday night conducted two raids in Rawalpindi and arrested 10 people, including some Afghan nationals, the interior ministry said on Tuesday....
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Karzai reopens key highway
DURANI (Afghanistan), Dec 16: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday reopened a newly renovated key highway linking the capital with the former Taliban stronghold and economic...
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