Musharraf's powers come under attack
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: There were both bouquets and brickbats for President Pervez Musharraf as the Senate on Friday began a debate on the address he made to a joint sitting of parliament more than a month ago amid noisy opposition protests....
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Dialogue to help resolve Kashmir issue: PM
LAHORE, Feb 20: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali said on Friday that all outstanding disputes between Pakistan and India, including that of Kashmir, would be resolved as a result of the ongoing dialogue process....
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Malaysian police report implicates Dr A.Q. Khan
 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20: The former head of Pakistan's nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, sent enriched uranium to Libya in 2001 and sold nuclear centrifuge parts to Iran in the mid-1990s....
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Damage contained, says Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Pakistan has managed to navigate through multiple challenges, including the 'saga' of Dr A.Q. Khan, said Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Friday."Since Pakistan's policy has been active, successful, and proactive, the fallout has been contained," he said.....
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Talks held with US on arms control
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: A 10-member delegation of US officials dealing with non-proliferation, missile defence, and arms control held talks with Pakistani officials at the foreign office on Friday....
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Hashmi ends jail trial boycott
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has decided to end his boycott of the jail trial in a treason case, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) sources told Dawn on Friday....
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Deployment of troops begins in S. Waziristan
PESHAWAR, Feb 20: Authorities in the semi-autonomous tribal region of South Waziristan have begun deployment of troops ahead of an impending operation to flush out Al Qaeda and Taliban remnants....
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World Bank to approve $3 billion assistance
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20: The World Bank has pledged to approve a three-year $3 billion country assistance strategy for Pakistan on March 11 and release $300 million under the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in April....
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Provinces fail to reach consensus
PESHAWAR, Feb 20: The National Finance Commission membrers of the four provinces failed to agree in their two sessions of informal meeting held here on Friday to work out a new formula for distribution of resources...
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Law's use for socio-economic changes stressed
 KARACHI, Feb 20: Law should be used as an instrument of socio-economic change to realize the objectives and potential of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, Chief Justice Nazim Hussain urged...
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Over 6,000 UK student visas issued in 2003
KARACHI, Feb 20: More than 6,000 student visas were issued by the United Kingdom in the country in 2003, British Council Director Charlie Walker said on Friday....
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11 killed as boat sinks near Sheikhupura
SHEIKHUPURA, Feb 20: Eleven people, four of them women and two children of the same family, were killed when their ferry capsized in the river Ravi on Thursday night near village Buchoki Par, about 90km from here....
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Indian cabinet body reviews talks process
NEW DELHI, Feb 20: The Indian cabinet committee on security on Friday discussed the talks with Pakistan on the resumption of a composite dialogue to resolve outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute....
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Indian Mig crashes
NEW DELHI, Feb 20: An Indian air force MiG 21 fighter jet crashed on Friday in a village in Gujarat, killing three civilians and injuring 11, Indian media reported....
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'Osama in Afghanistan'
KHOST, Feb 20: The remnants of the Taliban will stage a new wave of attacks against US-led forces in southern and southeastern Afghanistan this spring, a man claiming to represent the militia said on Friday....
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Annan hails peace process
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 20: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday appreciated the steady progress being made in dialogue between India and Pakistan and encouraged both sides to stay the course....
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Hardliners claim big voter turnout: Vote-count begins in Iran
TEHRAN, Feb 20: Iranians appeared to have largely ignored boycott calls in a disputed parliamentary election on Friday and were poised to elect hardliners opposed to reformist President Mohammad Khatami....
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US terms Iran polls unfair
WASHINGTON, Feb 20: Risking a nationalist backlash, the United States criticized Iran's parliamentary elections on Friday as unfair because hardliners had banned many reformist candidates....
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