Dr Qadeer Khan removed to 'facilitate' probe: Govt dispells fears of N-plan rollback
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The architect of country's nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, was removed on Saturday as adviser to the prime minister, following allegations of his involvement in the transfer of nuclear technology.
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President's address after Eid
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: President General Pervez Musharraf will address the nation soon after Eidul Azha to take the people into confidence about facts relating to allegations of proliferation of nuclear technology, the Director-General of Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-General Shaukat Sultan, told a private satellite TV channel on Saturday night.
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EC announces LB by-polls schedule
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Chief Election Commissioner Chief Justice (retd) Irshad Hasan Khan on Saturday announced March 28 as the date of by-elections to fill vacant seats of members, Union Nazims and Naib Nazims of the Punjab, Sindh, the NWFP and Balochistan.
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Consensus reached on sharing intelligence: US-Afghanistan-Pakistan talks
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States reached an agreement on Saturday for enhancing trilateral intelligence cooperation to improve the timely sharing of essential information needed to defeat the terrorist threat.
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Tajikistan FM meets Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Talbak Nazarov met President General Pervez Musharraf here on Saturday. The foreign minister is on a three-day official visit to Pakistan.
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Petrol, diesel prices revised
KARACHI, Jan 31: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Saturday made a minor cut of 15 paisa in ex-depot sale price of petrol to fix at Rs35.33 from Rs35.48 per litre.
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Rocket fired in Quetta Cantt
QUETTA, Jan 31: The cantonment area was rocked when a rocket exploded in Killi Nasirabad here on Saturday night.
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Sulphur powder seized
HYDERABAD, Jan 31: Pinyari police seized on Saturday 1,000kg of sulphur powder which is used in making explosives.
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Indian PM reiterates belief in peace moves
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said on Saturday that mistrust with Pakistan must give way to trust for a tension-free and peaceful region.
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Three die in Kashmir shootout
SRINAGAR, Jan 31: Three militants were killed in a shootout with Indian forces in occupied Kashmir after taking refuge in a mosque, the army said on Saturday.
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Indian movie legend Suraiya dies
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: Indian film legend Suraiya died in Mumbai on Saturday following a brief illness, her friends and family sources said.
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Osama alive, in region: Karzai
KABUL, Jan 31: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that Osama bin Laden "is alive and may be hiding somewhere along the rugged Afghan border with Pakistan".
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UN sets deadline for reports on terror: Action against Al Qaeda, Taliban
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31: The UN Security Council on Friday put 100 countries on notice for not reporting on their enforcement of sanctions against Al Qaeda and the Taliban and set a March 31 deadline to comply with the decision.
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Three US soldiers, 10 Iraqis killed
BAGHDAD, Jan 31: Three US soldiers and 10 Iraqis were killed in three attacks in northern Iraq on Saturday, most of them in a car bombing in Mosul that left part of a police station a smouldering ruin.
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Iran polls at dead-end: Khatami
TEHRAN, Jan 31: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said on Saturday talks to resolve a crisis over the country's parliamentary elections were at a "dead-end" after the Guardian Council confirmed bans on hundreds of reformists from standing in the vote.
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Muslims asked to crush terror: Two million faithful perform Haj
PLAIN OF ARAFAT, Jan 31: Saudi Arabia's grand Mufti said terror and violence must be mercilessly crushed and urged women to be modest and adhere to Islam's values in a special Haj sermon on Saturday.
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