Inquiry ordered into massacre: 45 deaths confirmed, Quetta under curfew
QUETTA, March 3: A judicial injury has been ordered into the tragic incidents of firing and suicide attack on an Ashura procession that claimed 45 lives here on Tuesday.
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Victims' burial delayed
QUETTA, March 3: A Shia leader, Allama Syed Jan Ali Kazmi, said on Wednesday that the bodies of the victims of firing by terrorists and law-enforcement agencies would not be buried till the government removed the Anti-Terrorism Force (ATF)
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Opposition blames security lapses: Severe punishment for terrorists promised
ISLAMABAD, March 3: The government on Wednesday promised to hold a thorough inquiry into Tuesday's killings during an Ashura mourning procession in Quetta and an exemplary punishment to people found responsible
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Govt accused of bypassing opposition
ISLAMABAD, March 3: Opposition in the Senate on Wednesday accused the government of bulldozing the process of forming different standing committees in the house by not taking the opposition into confidence.
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Rockets fired at military checkpoint: More troops sent to S. Waziristan
PESHAWAR, March 3: Suspected religious extremists fired at a military checkpoint on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Tuesday as authorities in South Waziristan called in reinforcements to launch search
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No US operation allowed in Pakistan, says FO
ISLAMABAD, March 3: Pakistan on Wednesday once again rejected outright foreign media reports insinuating that Islamabad had agreed to permit the American forces to operate on its soil for a joint get-Osama operation
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US, Pakistan working closely: Cheney
WASHINGTON, March 3: US Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday said the US "works very closely" with Pakistan. He was responding to a question in an interview with MSNBC.
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Three judges confirmed in LHC
LAHORE, March 3: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday confirmed three additional judges as judges of the Lahore High Court and extended the tenure of two more for one year.
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World Bank's demand for new taxes rejected
ISLAMABAD, March 3: The government has refused to accept a demand of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to introduce new taxes and substantially increase development expenditure in the next budget.
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UN issues discussed with Germany
ISLAMABAD, March 3: German and Pakistani officials met in Islamabad to hold talks on "UN matters" including discussions on expansion of the UN Security Council with Islamabad strongly opposing any increase in the permanent membership of the executive organ of the world body.
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IAEA lauds Pakistani cooperation
BRUSSELS, March 3: The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Tuesday lauded Pakistan's cooperative stance in combating nuclear proliferation and said the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was making "very good progress"
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Straw arrives
ISLAMABAD, March 3: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived here on Wednesday night to begin discussions with Pakistani officials on a wide range of bilateral issues, including nuclear non-proliferation.
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13 killed in Parachinar Imambargah stampede
PESHAWAR, March 3: A stampede triggered by a power breakdown in a Parachinar Imam Bargah left 13 people dead and more than 50 injured. The victims included eight women and five children who had run in panic after a short circuit caused a blast and plunged the mosque into darkness.
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Hassan wants'Helsinki process' in Asia
KARACHI, March 3: Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan would like to see a "Helsinki process" introduced in Asia. The process calls for the enhancement of democracy in global governance and equality among major stakehodlers through dialogue.
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Six die in bid to free prisoners in Jammu
JAMMU, March 3: Three policemen were among six people killed when a heavily-armed freedom fighter attacked a prison van in Jammu city during a bid to free a fellow militant, police said Wednesday.
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Ashura day attacks condemned world wide
NEW YORK, March 3: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday condemned the terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Iraq which left scores of people dead and injured.
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Toll rises to 170 in Iraq suicide attacks
BAGHDAD, March 3: The Al Qaeda network and foreign fighters from Iran were blamed on Wednesday for attacks in Karbala and Baghdad that killed around 170 people the previous day.
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Kerry wins nomination
WASHINGTON, March 3: John Kerry captured the Democratic nomination to challenge US President George Bush in November, scoring a string of coast-to-coast wins on Tuesday that knocked rival John Edwards out of the race.
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