Opposition walks out on ministers' absence: National Assembly session
ISLAMABAD, March 19: The entire opposition in the National Assembly on Friday staged a token walkout to protest against what they called non-serious behaviour of the cabinet ministers towards the question-hour session.
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Ministers' absence irks MNAs
ISLAMABAD, March 19: Ministers came under flak in the National Assembly on Friday from political foes as well as friends, one of whom called for a prime ministerial intervention to improve efficiency of his cabinet members.
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US monitoring China, Pakistan's nuclear activities since '60s
ISLAMABAD, March 19: The US has been carrying out intelligence operations on Pakistan's territory since 1960s - first to monitor the nuclear activities of China and later on to spy on Islamabad's nuclear programme itself
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Drive to flush out cornered militants: Bodies of two foreigners found near Shin Warsak
PESHAWAR, March 19: Paramilitary forces, supported by regular troops, began a house-to-house search in Shin Warsak on Friday, the second day of a massive operation launched against foreign militants in the South Waziristan tribal region.
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Local people used as human shield by terrorists
ISLAMABAD, March 19: A Pakistan military spokesman on Friday said that nobody had seen senior Al Qaeda leader Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri in South Waziristan Agency
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WB, ADB commit funds for water, power projects
ISLAMABAD, March 19: The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank made separate commitments on Friday to take major funding initiatives for Pakistan's infrastructure development with primary focus on water and power sectors.
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Pakistan deserved new status: US
WASHINGTON, March 19: The US decision to include Pakistan in the fairly exclusive club of major non-NATO allies was a recognition of Islamabad's role in the war against terror, the State Department said on Friday.
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Pakistan may be cleared for return to C'wealth
KUALA LUMPUR, March 19: Pakistan has made significant progress towards democratic rule, clearing the way for its possible return to the Commonwealth, secretary general Don McKinnon said in an AFP interview here on Friday.
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EU parliament split over ratifying Pakistan pact
BRUSSELS, March 19: The European Parliament remained split this week over ratifying a European Union cooperation agreement signed with Pakistan in 2001 after members of the 69-strong foreign affairs committee failed to agree on endorsing the pact.
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Two killed in attack on Rangers' van
KARACHI, March 19: A Ranger and a passerby were shot dead while two Rangers were wounded, one of them critically, on Friday when some unidentified men sprayed their van with bullets beneath the Baloch Colony flyover
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Major power breakdown hits Karachi
KARACHI, March 19: A major power breakdown hit the city when at least two grids of the KESC went dead on Friday night.
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India quiet on new US ally status for Pakistan
NEW DELHI, March 19: A day after US Secretary of State Colin Powell anointed Pakistan as a key non-Nato ally, India on Friday announced a major warplanes deal with Britain
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India tests new version of Prithvi
BHUBANESHWAR, March 19: India successfully tested a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Friday at an eastern coastal test range.
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Taliban threaten US, Pakistan forces
DUBAI, March 19: A Taliban spokesman vowed on Friday the group would attack US and Pakistan forces if they did not stop hunting Taliban and Al Qaeda militants.
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'Top Al Qaeda leaders safe in Afghanistan'
KABUL, March 19: Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al Zawahiri are safe and in Afghanistan, not in Pakistan, a Taliban spokesman said on Friday.
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Bush: no concession in war on terror
WASHINGTON, March 19: US President George Bush told officials from 83 nations on Friday on the anniversary of the start of the Iraq invasion that differences over the conflict were in the past
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US warning against terror attack
WASHINGTON, March 19: The United States issued a worldwide caution on Friday, reminding Americans that Al Qaeda planned to use both conventional and non-conventional weapons against them.
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Annan ready to send UN team to Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, March 19: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday that he was prepared to send a UN team to Iraq 'as soon as practicable'.
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Washington cautious on news about Zawahiri
WASHINGTON, March 19: The United States has doubled the reward for Osama bin Laden's capture to $50 million as officials in Washington wait for news from South Waziristan where the Pakistan Army has cornered a group of Al Qaeda fighters.
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Taiwan president shot at
TAIPEI, March 19: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian survived an assassination attempt on Friday while campaigning on the eve of a presidential election, escaping with a bullet wound to the stomach.
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