MMA defends deal with government over LFO
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) parliamentary leader in the Senate Maulana Gul Nasib on Wednesday told a news conference that the alliance had never rejected the LFO in its totality...
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Joint session: ARD to discuss protest mode
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has that a final decision about the mode of protest inside the house on the eve of joint session of parliament...
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Expansion of cabinet finalized
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday held a meeting and finalized the expansion of federal cabinet....
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Commanders meet today
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has convened an important meeting of Corps Commanders on Thursday. ISPR Director-General Maj-General Shaukat Sultan when contacted said holding of Corps Commanders' meeting is a routine affair...
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Pakistan, India to increase officials: Diplomatic missions
NEW DELHI, Jan 14: Pakistan and India have agreed to increase the size of their diplomatic missions and remove travel restrictions on diplomats in line with bilateral efforts to improve warming ties, an official said here on Wednesday....
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Bus service agreement extended for 5 years
RAWALPINDI, Jan 14: Pakistan and India on Wednesday signed an agreement/protocol for the regulation of bus service between Lahore and New Delhi, for another five years....
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Train service resumes today
LAHORE, Jan 14: Samjhota Express train service between Pakistan and India resumes from Thursday after a suspension of two years. The train, to be run twice a week, will leave from Lahore every Monday and Thursday at 8am. ...
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US proposes talks on strategic issues
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The Bush administration has made a comprehensive proposal to Pakistan for a strategic dialogue covering technical areas where the US has agreed to cooperate with India, informed sources told Dawn on Wednesday....
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UK ready to facilitate talks with India: Benn
LAHORE, Jan 14: British Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn says his country is ready to 'facilitate' the (recently revived) dialogue between Pakistan and India on all issues, including Kashmir, if requested....
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N-plan: Iran denies help from foreign scientists
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Iran said on Wednesday that no foreign scientist helped in its nuclear programme and only a few individuals arranged supply of some equipment from the international open market for its programme....
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Missing minister still untraced
PESHAWAR, Jan 14: The political administration of North Waziristan Agency has failed to make any headway into the mysterious disappearance of Punjab Sports and Culture Minister Naeemullah Shahani who went missing in Miramshah last week, officials said....
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KESC tariff reduced by 8.74 paisa
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: Tariff for the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) consumers has been reduced by an average of 8.74 paisa per unit under the quarterly fuel adjustment formula....
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Low grade steel use in GPHP: probe ordered
LAHORE, Jan 13: The Federal Ministry of Water and Power on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the use of low-grade steel in the Ghazi Brotha Hydropower Project (GBHP)....
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2 Pakistanis killed in Iraq
TIKRIT, Jan 14: Two Pakistanis and one Turk were killed on Wednesday near Saddam Hussein's home town when unknown assailants fired on vehicles they were driving, Iraqi police said....
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Kashmiris differ on talks offer
SRINAGAR, Jan 14: A leading moderate Kashmiri separatist said on Wednesday that unprecedented talks with the Indian government next week would be a big step towards settling the deadly revolt in the Himalayan region, but hardliners remained deeply sceptical....
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Suicide bomber kills 4 Israelis
AL QUDS, Jan 14: A 22-year-old Palestinian woman detonated an explosives belt at the crossing point between the northern Gaza Strip and Israel on Wednesday morning, killing three Israeli soldiers and a civilian along with herself....
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Khamenei tells council to review ban on reformists
TEHRAN, Jan 14: Iran's supreme leader moved on Wednesday to haul Iran out of one of its worst ever crises, ordering powerful conservatives to revise their massive blacklisting of reformists ahead of next month's parliamentary elections....
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US arms sale to Taiwan opposed
BEIJING, Jan 14: China is firmly opposed to US weapons sales to its Taiwan, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said on Wednesday moments before meeting America's top general....
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