Ashura being observed today
ISLAMABAD, March 1: Youm-i-Ashur, the 10th of Muharram, will be observed with reverence and religious solemnity throughout the country and Azad Kashmir on Tuesday.
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Deal with US on Osama denied: • Tribesmen fined Rs5.4m for attacks • Special operation in Wana planned
ISLAMABAD / PESHAWAR, March 1: Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan on Monday said a 'special operation' would be launched in Wana soon to net Al Qaeda leaders and Taliban who are believed to be hiding there.
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Musharraf, Jamali discuss situation
RAWALPINDI, March 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Monday held a four-hour meeting in which they discussed the prevailing political situation
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Canada supports moderation call
ISLAMABAD, March 1: Canadian High Commissioner in Pakistan Margaret Huber has said the entire world should respect the call of exercising moderation by President Pervez Musharraf to bridge the yawning gap of misperception between Islam and the western world.
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Ineffective monitoring spurring smuggling, says ADB
ISLAMABAD, March 1: The failure in effectively managing and monitoring cross-border trade is "spurring extensive smuggling and other unauthorized flow of goods" in the region.
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Pakistan-Saudi naval exercise concludes
KARACHI, March 1: The annual joint exercise of Pakistan and Saudi Arabian navy concluded here on Monday.
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'UK to help settle Kashmir issue'
ISLAMABAD, March 1: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said Britain will play its role for a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir issue and establishment of peace in South Asia.
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Trade MoU with India
NEW DELHI, March 1: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster trade ties and beef up cooperation in various field of the economy between the two countries.
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Indian troops kill Hizb commander
SRINAGAR, March 1: Indian troops shot dead on Monday a commander of Kashmir's dominant group, officials said.
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Kashmiris to decide about future of Delhi talks
SRINAGAR, March 1: Kashmiri freedom fighters will decide this week whether to continue peace talks with New Delhi, a senior leader said on Monday as optimism about efforts to end the 15-year-old struggle begins to fade.
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12 arrested in Loralai bus hijack case
DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 1: The Loralai administration has arrested a dozen people from different areas in connection with the Feb 27 hijacking of a bus carrying 12 people, including an army official.
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Security not main issue for Afghan polls: US
KABUL, March 1: Technical issues, and not security, were the biggest obstacles to holding Afghanistan's elections this June, the commander of the US-led coalition force in the country told state media on Monday.
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One dead, 17 injured in Kabul clash
KABUL, March 1: One person was killed and at least 17 injured in a clash outside an army training centre in west Kabul on Monday, according to police sources.
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Leaders agree on interim Iraq constitution
BAGHDAD, March 1: Iraqi leaders agreed on an interim constitution on Monday after marathon talks to paper over ethnic and religious disputes that might have obstructed US plans to return power to Iraqis by June 30.
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India to replace Mig-21s
NEW DELHI, March 1: Indian Air Force is negotiating with French, Russian and US bidders for the purchase of 125 frontline multi-role fighters to partially replace its fleet of about 300 MiG-21 aircraft.
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Haitians cheer rebel leader as foreign troops land
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 1: US Marines and French troops leading an international security force moved into Port-au-Prince on Monday to restore order after chaos engulfed the city in the wake of the sudden departure of Haiti's president.
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Washington rejects Aristide's claims
WASHINGTON, March 1: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday slammed as 'absurd' claims that ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide had been kidnapped and removed from power by US troops.
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Putin names tax chief as PM
MOSCOW, March 1: Russian President Vladimir Putin named an unknown former tax collector as prime minister on Monday just weeks before elections in a move analysts said showed indecision about the government's new course.
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Top Chechen leader killed, claims Moscow
MOSCOW, March 1: Russian authorities on Monday said they had killed Ruslan Gelayev, a top Chechen warlord who has been fighting Russian troops in and around the restive Caucasus republic for more than four years.
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US hands over seven Guantanamo prisoners to Russia
WASHINGTON, March 1: The United States announced on Monday that it has extradited seven Russian nationals detained at Guantanamo to Russia for trial.
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