N-assets will be protected, Senate told
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The government assured the Senate on Monday that no harm would be allowed to come to Pakistan's nuclear assets from the current interrogation of scientists and other officials connected with its nuclear programme that it said was being done to allay international concerns.
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N-tech transfer proof not found: FO
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Pakistan said on Monday that nuclear scientists taken into custody were being interrogated to find out if any transfer of nuclear technology from the country had actually taken place. Answering a volley of questions at his weekly press briefing
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Scientists barred from going abroad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The government has barred officials of the Khan Research Laboratories from travelling abroad after several of their colleagues were picked up for what is being termed "debriefing," an official said on Monday.
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Musharraf says no sell-out on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that Pakistan was fully safeguarding its national interests and there was no question of a sell-out on Kashmir or a compromise on the nation's nuclear programme.
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Provinces' share to be raised to 50pc: Divisible pool in new NFC award
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: The National Finance Commission on Monday agreed to abolish the subvention pool, withdraw special grants to provinces and increase the provincial share of the divisible pool to 50 per cent, it is learnt.
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Issues involving ADB debt resolved: Shaukat
ISLAMABAD, Jan 19: Issues involving the prepayment of one- billion-dollar debt to the Asian Development Bank have been resolved, Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday.
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Punjab seeks wheat import permission
LAHORE, Jan 19: Punjab on Monday requested the government to allow it to import 100,000 tons of wheat for ensuring smooth supply in the province.
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Pakistanis hold rally at WSF
MUMBAI, Jan 19: The Pakistan Social Forum on Monday staged a rally in the World Social Forum, condemning the imposition of war on the people of Iraq and other parts of the world.
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Peace initiative supported
MUMBAI, Jan 19: The India-Pakistan peace initiative has been supported by the fourth meeting of the World Parliamentary Forum which has over the last two days also deliberated upon the negative impact of globalization
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APHC leaders want to visit Pakistan
SRINAGAR, Jan 19: A moderate Kashmiri leader said on Monday he would suggest to the Indian government during talks this week that a Hurriyat delegation be allowed to visit Pakistan to boost the peace process.
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Congress backs peace moves
SRINAGAR, Jan 19: Sonia Gandhi, leader of the Congress party, on Monday voiced support for Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's peace moves with Pakistan.
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11 Afghans killed in US attack
KANDAHAR, Jan 19: Eleven people, including four children, are killed in a pre-dawn US air assault on a village home, the governor of a province in southern Afghanistan says.
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Annan wants clear mandate for UN in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is seeking a clear mandate for a United Nations role in convincing Shiite leader Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini Al-Sistani that direct elections are not feasible or to suggest a workable compromise, diplomats said here.
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'North Korea, Libya may have European N-design'
AMSTERDAM, Jan 19: Two Dutch ministers said on Monday there were "indications" North Korea and Libya may have acquired potentially arms-related nuclear technology developed in Europe that Pakistan and Iran are known to possess.
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