Opposition walks out of NA twice
ISLAMABAD, March 15: Opposition members walked out of the National Assembly twice on Monday to protest against the attitude of Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain whom they accused of partiality before the lower house resumed a debate on President Pervez Musharraf's policies.
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MMA urges govt to revise NSC bill
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The government has reportedly sought the cooperation of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal for the passage of the National Security Council bill during the current session of National Assembly, MMA sources told Dawn on Monday.
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Three MQM MNAs resign
ISLAMABAD, March 15: Three MNAs of Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Monday handed over their resignations to the National Assembly secretariat. This was in keeping with the MQM's decision unseating its three legislators from Karachi.
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Musharraf warns against failure of Wana operation
PESHAWAR, March 15: Exhorting tribesmen to expel foreign militants from tribal regions, President Gen Pervez Musharraf warned on Monday that failure to do so could entail serious repercussions for Pakistan.
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Car bomb defused near US consulate
KARACHI, March 15: A vehicle laden with explosives attached with a timer and detonators was left by unidentified men in front of the United States consulate here on Monday. Police seized the vehicle and the explosive device was defused.
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Pakistan in touch with IAEA: FO
ISLAMABAD, March 15: Pakistan has been maintaining contact with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and shall continue to stay in touch with the agency as the country is also a member of its board of governors on the nuclear proliferation issue.
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Powell to discuss N-leaks
NEW DELHI, March 15: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday he expected to hold "full discussions" with President Pervez Musharraf on nuclear leaks when they meet in Islamabad later this week.
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Finance ministers to meet on 20th
KARACHI, March 15: The directorate of National Finance Commission (NFC) has convened a meeting of finance ministers of the four provinces next Saturday to what is being said - "evolve a consensus" on the resource distribution formula between the provinces and the federation and among the provinces.
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Provinces allowed to approve Rs1bn plans: Uplift funds not to lapse for three years
ISLAMABAD, March 15: The National Economic Council on Monday decided that development funds would not lapse for three years, and empowered provinces to approve uplift projects costing up to Rs1 billion.
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Blasts damage rail tracks
KHAIRPUR, March 15: Two bomb blasts in about two and a half hours on the up and down tracks near the Khairpur railway station on Monday night damaged parts of tracks, affecting rail traffic on the route.
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Geelani to oppose Indian polls in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, March 15: The faction of Kashmir's All Parties Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani said on Monday that it would campaign to oppose Indian parliamentary elections in his homeland scheduled next month.
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Spanish PM-elect blasts Bush, Blair: 'Troops to be pulled out of Iraq'
MADRID, March 15: Spain's prime minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed Monday to withdraw troops from Iraq and criticized US President George W. Bush after Spanish voters ousted governing conservatives who took the country into the controversial war.
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Muslims in Europe fear backlash
BRUSSELS, March 15: Muslims across Europe feared a backlash against their community as evidence mounted on Monday of an Al Qaeda link with the deadly terror attacks that killed 200 people and injured 1,500 in Spain last week.
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Madrid train blasts linked to Al Qaeda
RABAT, March 15: The group that carried out last week's deadly train bombings in Madrid was linked to Al Qaeda network and to extremists responsible for attacks in Casablanca 10 months ago, the Moroccan press alleged on Monday.
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Iran ready to let N-inspectors in
WASHINGTON, March 15: Iran has agreed to let United Nations inspectors into the country by the end of the month, reversing an earlier decision to stop inspections, Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN nuclear watchdog, said on Monday.
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Man held with plutonium for sale
DUSHANBE, March 15: Tajik authorities have arrested a man with three grams of factory-grade plutonium that he allegedly planned to sell to someone in Afghanistan or Pakistan, officials said on Monday.
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