Optimism as talks begin in Islamabad: Both sides satisfied - FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Senior government officials of Pakistan and India met here on Monday as a first step towards Pakistan-India dialogue agreed on Jan 6 at the leadership level
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Govt rules out nuclear compromise
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The government on Monday ruled out any compromise on the country's nuclear deterrent after opposition parties in the Senate voiced fears of harm from what they saw as wrong handling of the ongoing proliferation issue.
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Dr Khan had only routine check-up, says govt
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: A government spokesman on Monday said that Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan and his family had undergone a 'routine' medical check-up 'at his own initiative' and denied that Dr Khan had suffered a heart attack.
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Shifting of Dr Khan to hospital urged
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Family members of the detained KRL officials on Monday called for immediate transfer of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan from his house to a hospital, where doctors could closely monitor his health.
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Govt not involved in N-transfer: US
BEIJING, Feb 16: The United States on Monday praised President Pervez Musharraf for handling the issues relating to the nuclear proliferation.
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Pakistan to emphasize economic development: D-8 summit begins tomorrow
KARACHI, Feb 16: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Monday that Pakistan's emphasis at the D-8 summit in Tehran would be on facilitating economic development of member states.
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Coordination depts planned
KARACHI, Feb 16: All the four provinces are creating new inter-provincial coordination departments to be headed by full ministers, with the objective of addressing all those inter-provincial issues which are creating discord and disharmony among them and bitterness in national politics.
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Rs70 billion water project approved
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The government on Monday approved a Rs70 billion 'lining of water channels project' to be completed in four years. Official sources told Dawn that the Central Development Working Party of the planning commission had approved a total of 12 development projects.
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Dial '1150' for Edhi Ambulance
KARACHI, Feb 16: The Edhi Foundation on Monday strongly criticized the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority for changing its short dial-code '115' allocated for its ambulance service throughout the country to '1150'.
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India to repatriate 8 Pakistanis today
NEW DELHI Feb 16: India on Monday decided to release and repatriate eight Pakistani civilians, including four boys, who had been languishing in Faridkot jail after straying into Indian territory over the years, an external affairs ministry spokesman said here.
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EU offers to help push peace process
BRUSSELS, Feb 16: The European Union on Monday voiced full support for the start of India-Pakistan talks, saying the EU was ready to help the process of reconciliation between the two countries.
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Disarming of Israel termed US responsibility
WASHINGTON, Feb 16: The United States has taken a view of 'exceptionalism' that Israel cannot be treated by the norms on nuclear proliferation
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Seven killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: Seven people, including a politician who supported Indian rule, were killed in violence in the occupied Kashmir on Monday.
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Guantanamo prisoners' release being negotiated
WASHINGTON, Feb 16: The United States and Pakistan are negotiating an annual review for detainees at Guantanamo Bay that could see some being freed
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