MMA to launch mass contact drive in April
ISLAMABAD, March 6: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has decided to launch a countrywide mass contact campaign in April and May to exert pressure on the government to abandon its policy of bowing to American dictates
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No cooperation between ARD and MMA: Farhat
ISLAMABAD, March 6: Pakistan People's Party spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar has said a new principle has been laid down in the country's political history under which the Constitution is re-written in the GHQ and not in the parliament.
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Jamali hints at changes in Balochistan setup
QUETTA, March 6: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has hinted at major changes in the provincial setup 'very soon' in the wake of violence that has wrecked the city twice in the past seven months.
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US troops not in Pakistan: Abizaid - Security along Afghan border reviewed
WASHINGTON, March 6: The United States was helping Pakistan carry out operations against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the tribal belt but there were no US troops on the Pakistani side
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'Proliferation issue top on Powell's agenda'
WASHINGTON, March 6: The US effort to introduce international non-proliferation standards in Pakistan will be top on his agenda when Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Islamabad on March 17 on a two-day official visit
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19 ruling party MLAs back Sikandar
MUZAFFARABAD, March 6: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat on Saturday managed to give the impression that he had emerged triumphant in the ongoing crisis in the Muslim Conference as some 'vacillating lawmakers'
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PPP MPA gunned down in city
KARACHI, March 6: A member of the Sindh Assembly belonging to Pakistan People's Party, Abdullah Murad Baloch, was shot dead along with his driver, Hanif Baloch, by unknown assailants in the Al-Falah Society area of Malir on Saturday morning.
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220 claims of property damage sent to Jam
QUETTA, March 6: The assessment committee on Saturday forwarded to Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf the claims submitted to the district coordination officer by those whose property had been torched by protesters after a terrorist attack on an Ashura procession here on Tuesday.
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Musharraf performs Umra
MAKKAH, March 6: President Gen Pervez Musharraf performed Umra on Saturday evening. He also offered Maghreb and Isha prayers at the Haram Sharif.
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Indian army chief to visit US
NEW DELHI, March 6: India and the United States will discuss ways to bolster their defence ties during a trip next week by India's army chief to the US
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US-led forces kill nine 'militants' in Afghanistan
KABUL, March 6: US-led forces in Afghanistan have killed nine suspected militants and captured 14 others in two separate operations in southeastern Afghanistan, a US military spokesman said on Saturday....
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Ethnic issues mar Iraq constitution signing
BAGHDAD, March 6: After missing yet another deadline on signing a temporary constitution, Iraq's leaders announced on Saturday that they were taking a two-day break from formal talks as deep ethnic differences resurfaced.
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Democracy will prevail in Iraq, says Bush
CRAWFORD, March 6: Deadly suicide bomb attacks this week and disagreements over a proposed constitution will not stop Iraq's progress toward democracy, US President George Bush said on Saturday.
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Six killed in Gaza attack
EREZ BORDER CROSSING, March 6: At least six Palestinians were killed on Saturday during a suicide bombing and shooting attack on Israeli soldiers at the main Israel-Gaza border crossing.
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Washington may impose sanctions on Syria
CRAWFORD, March 6: The United States will soon slap sanctions on Syria, under a law allowing President George Bush to punish the country for alleged support of radical groups and weapons programmes
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Egypt doubts US will go beyond threats
CAIRO, March 6: A senior adviser to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Saturday he doubted the United States would take any action against Syria beyond making threats and applying pressure, the official news agency MENA reported.
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