NA opposition wants Sindh govt to resign
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Opposition members in the National Assembly on Wednesday called for resignation by the Sindh government for its alleged failure to maintain law and order and staged a protest walkout over the murder of a Sindh MPA in Karachi.
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3 PPP lawmakers quit party
LAHORE, March 10: Three members of the Punjab Assembly belonging to the People's Party Parliamentarians resigned from the party on Wednesday, citing serious differences with the top leadership of the party.
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Shujaat, PM in talks to expand cabinet
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain called on the prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali at PM house on Wednesday morning and discussed with him matters pertaining to expansion of the cabinet which has been delayed for a variety of reasons.
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NSC bill to be tabled in current NA session
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The federal cabinet decided on Wednesday to introduce the draft National Security Council bill in the current session of the National Assembly for its consideration.
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Sindh in grip of protests
KARACHI, March 10: Widespread protests were reported from all parts of Sindh on Wednesday, during which the government was bitterly criticized over the killing of PPP MPA Abdullah Murad
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Accord on Khokhrapar bus service reached
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The two-day technical-level talks between Pakistan and India for resuming the Khokhrapar-Munabao bus service concluded here on Wednesday
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Ganguly calls it a goodwill tour
LAHORE, March 10: India's cricket team arrived here on Wednesday for their first full series against Pakistan in about 15 years and captain Saurav Ganguly described it as a 'goodwill tour....
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US wants missile plan scaled back
WASHINGTON, March 10: The United States urged Pakistan on Wednesday to scale back its missile programme after it test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads....
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Washington seeks more action against Taliban
HONG KONG, March 10: Pakistan is failing to cooperate with the United States in its battle to crush the Taliban despite Washington's restraint over Islamabad's nuclear proliferation scandal, US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in a report released on Wednesday....
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Tribesmen bow down to threats
PESHAWAR, March 10: Zalikhel tribesmen in South Waziristan bowed down before threats of an impending action on Wednesday, and agreed to launch their own lashkar to get fellow clansmen suspected of harbouring and facilitating foreign militants.
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CNIC made mandatory for bank accounts
KARACHI, March 10: The State Bank has instructed all banks and development finance institutions to obtain a written undertaking from all depositors and borrowers that they will submit a copy of the computerized national identity card (CNIC) immediately on receipt from Nadra.
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Israeli army kills 5 Palestinians
JENIN, March 10: Israeli troops shot dead five Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses and Israeli security sources said. The Israeli sources said soldiers conducting a sweep for fighters shot Palestinians who aimed guns at Israeli forces.
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Threat to restart enriching uranium: Iran slams IAEA, Europeans for bowing to US pressure
VIENNA, March 10: Iran criticized European states on Wednesday for bowing to US pressure to condemn Tehran's atomic programme before the UN nuclear watchdog and threatened to cut cooperation with the international agency.
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Libya signs accord on snap checks
VIENNA, March 10: Libya took a fresh stride towards international rehabilitation on Wednesday by signing an agreement allowing the UN atomic watchdog to conduct snap inspections of nuclear facilities. "This is a step by Libya to be clean of all nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction,"
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