Peace rests on resolution of Kashmir issue: Musharraf proposes cut in defence expenses, end to extremism
NEW DELHI, March 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf insisted on Saturday that Kashmir lay at the "heart" of India-Pakistan "confrontation" and warned that if there was no movement towards its resolution
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US backing peace moves: PM
LAHORE, March 13: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said the US was backing the Pakistan-India peace initiatives and dialogue. Mr Jamali was talking to reporters after the convocation of the Punjab University on Saturday. Responding to US Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement that the US was backing peace dialogue, he said
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Cricketing relations with India part of CBMs: FO
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Cricketing ties between India and Pakistan are part of the confidence building measures (CBMs) initiated by the two countries to defuse tensions
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Musharraf congratulates Indian team
ISLAMABAD, March 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has congratulated the Indian cricket team on its success in the first one-day international cricket match against Pakistan.
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India win first one-dayer
KARACHI, March 13: India pulled off an astonishing five-run victory over Pakistan in one of the finest limited over matches seen in the game's history to give the long-awaited cricket series between two arch-rivals a dream start before a capacity National Stadium crowd on Saturday.
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Benazir calls Fahim to discuss defections
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has summoned Makhdoom Amin Fahim to Dubai to discuss recent defections of party MPs and to chalk out a plan to deal with the possible move of the government to file another reference against her
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No request from IAEA received: officials
ISLAMABAD, March 13: Pakistan has not received any formal request till date from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to acquire uranium samples from the country's nuclear facilities
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Religious leader held in Quetta: Violation of entry ban
QUETTA, March 13: Allama Syed Jan Ali Shah Kazmi, a highly-respected Shia religious scholar, was arrested when he arrived here at the Quetta airport on Saturday
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Donors want sustainability of reforms: minister
ISLAMABAD, March 13: International funding agencies and bilateral donors want sustainability of reforms and improvement in the human development indicators, says Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz.
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Pakistan may get contract: Chaman-Kandahar rail link
LAHORE, March 13: The Afghan government has been requested to award the Chaman-Kandahar rail link contract to the Pakistan Railways, said Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali.
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Wana tribesmen fail to arrest key suspects: Operation in Afghanistan launched
WANA, March 13: The search for five key suspects wanted to the authorities for harbouring and facilitating Al Qaeda militants appears to have come full circle after a tribal team sent out to them on Saturday returned empty-handed.
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US-led troops launch new offensive in Afghanistan
KABUL, March 13: US-led forces have launched a sweeping new offensive in Afghanistan's remote southeastern mountains aimed at crushing the Taliban and Al Qaeda and trapping militant leaders including Osama bin Laden.
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IAEA criticizes Iran on nuclear issue
VIENNA, March 13: The UN nuclear watchdog approved on Saturday a resolution criticizing Iran for withholding sensitive information, infuriating Tehran which just a day earlier had called a surprise halt to UN inspections.
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Nuke scandal: Malaysia PM's son breaks silence
KEPALA BATAS, March 13: A son of the Malaysian prime minister, who has been embroiled in the international nuclear black market scandal, broke his silence on the issue on Saturday as he made a public appearance with his father.
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