President wants Jihad against extremism: •Modern Islamic welfare state among objectives •Address amid opposition's uproar
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Braving noisy opposition protests in parliament, President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday vowed to further strengthen country's nuclear and missile deterrent while pursuing the goal of a moderate, welfare Islamic state.
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PM criticizes opposition's behaviour
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali expressed displeasure over the role of opposition in the joint session of parliament on Saturday, and said it adopted an unparliamentary approach. "It does not suit the opposition to adopt such an approach during the address of the president in whom parliament had reposed confidence with majority vote," the prime minister said
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ARD rejects address
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The parliamentary opposition rejected on Saturday President Pervez Musharraf's address to the joint session of parliament, saying he had no legal locus standi to claim himself as president as his election had not been held in accordance with the provisions of the 1973 Constitution.
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MMA accuses govt of policy shift
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) said on Saturday that it boycotted the joint session of parliament in protest against the military operation in South Waziristan, shift in the government policy on Kashmir and presence of the FBI in the country.
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President-opposition showdown in parliament
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Since early Saturday morning all roads leading to the Parliament House had been sealed. And it remained so until the Presidential entourage arrived after two decoys.
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Tribes contacted for release of minister
PESHAWAR, Jan 17: Authorities in the North Waziristan tribal region were locked in negotiations on Saturday with tribal intermediaries to help release the Punjab Minister for Sports and Culture from his tribal captors, an official said.
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Baglihar: positive moves seen
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Pakistan and India gave indication on Saturday they were moving closer to the resolution of dispute on the construction of Baglihar hydropower project by India on River Chenab
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Kasuri, Sinha exchange views on phone
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: Indian External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday telephoned Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri to discuss recent confidence building measures taken by both the countries.
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India hopes Pakistan will fulfil pledges
NEW DELHI, Jan 17: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Saturday he hoped the commitments given him by Pakistani leaders during his visit to Islamabad would be implemented "sincerely".
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Schedule of two PIA flights changed
RAWALPINDI, Jan 17: A PIA flight on Saturday was disallowed to disembark its passengers at the Islamabad airport after landing and directed to leave for Peshawar
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Sindh govt told to give Shaista police job
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17: The Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, instructed the Sindh government on Saturday to provide full protection to Shaista Almani, the latest potential victim of karo-kari
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US helping in talks, Kashmiri leader says
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: A top Kashmiri leader, one of five due to hold the first high-level talks with India next week, said on Saturday that the United States was facilitating the current peace process between India and Pakistan.
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5 soldiers among 12 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: Five Indian soldiers and seven militants were killed in two clashes in occupied Kashmir on Saturday. The first gunfight occurred in the district of Pulwama, where two Indian guards and one militant were killed.
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Three US soldiers killed in Iraq attack
TIKRIT, Jan 17: Guerrillas killed three US soldiers and two Iraqi officials on Saturday, taking the death toll of US soldiers in Iraq to 500 since the beginning of the invasion on March 20.
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Palestinians concerned
MUMBAI, Jan 17: Palestinian activist Mustafa Bargouti expressed concern on Saturday over warming ties between Israel and India.
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Human embryo cloned, claims scientist
LONDON, Jan 17: A maverick US-based fertility expert claimed a scientific first on Saturday, saying he had implanted a cloned human embryo into a woman and was looking for more volunteers.
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