Fighting in Wana may spill, warns MMA leader
QUETTA, March 23: The Acting Central Secretary General of the Muttahida Majlis Amal Hafiz Hussain Ahmed has warned that the Wana operation would result in civil war that would be dangerous for the country's integrity and demanded that troops be withdrawn from the tribal area.
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Relatively quiet day at Wana: Casualties in Kurram, Bannu; four rockets hit Peshawar
PESHAWAR, March 23: Suspected militants fired rockets on an army post in the Kurram tribal region on Tuesday, killing three soldiers and wounding four others
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American technology helping hunt for Al Qaeda men
WASHINGTON, March 23: The United States is supporting Pakistan's hunt for Al Qaeda by providing spy satellites, electronic-eavesdropping planes and special ground sensors, The New York Times said on Tuesday.
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Non-NATO ally status to boost war against terror: US
WASHINGTON, March 23: The US decision to award the status of a major non-NATO ally to Pakistan underscores the country's role in the war against terrorism, the State Department said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan will join 7-nation naval force: Monitoring of Arabian Sea
ISLAMABAD, March 23: Pakistan would join a UK-led seven-nation naval task force, which would patrol the Arabian Sea as part of the ongoing war on terrorism.
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China offers $12m loan for armed forces
ISLAMABAD, March 23: China announced on Tuesday a 100 million yuan ($12.08 million) interest-free loan for Pakistan's armed forces and plans for training facilities for armed forces personnel during talks between the defence ministers of the two countries.
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WB calls for overhauling of 1991 Indus water accord
ISLAMABAD, March 23: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to overhaul and replace the 1991 Indus water apportionment accord and publish a white paper in consultation with the federating units about the water sector problems, needs and irrigation governance problems.
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Ijaz, Ghauri take oath as federal ministers
ISLAMABAD, March 23: Members of Parliament Muhammad Ijazul Haq and Babar Khan Ghauri were sworn in as federal ministers at a ceremony at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Tuesday.
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Vietnamese president arrives today
ISLAMABAD, March 23: Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong arrives here on Wednesday with a 47-member official delegation and 50 businessmen on a four-day state visit that promises to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Six die in Kashmir gunfight
SRINAGAR, March 23: Five freedom fighters and an Indian soldier were killed in a fierce all-night gunfight in a dense jungle area of Kashmir, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Militants be extradited: Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, March 23: Uzbekistan has asked Pakistan to extradite a number of suspected Al-Qaeda fighters of Uzbek origin captured during recent fighting in Wana, Uzbek President Islam Karimov said on Tuesday.
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Attacks may have been unstoppable: Powell
WASHINGTON, March 23: Even if the United States had gone after Al Qaeda before the Sept 11, 2001 attacks it might not have prevented them from taking place, Secretary of State Colin Powell told investigators on Tuesday.
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11 policemen killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 23: Insurgents shot dead 11 Iraqi police and police trainees in two separate, daylight attacks on Tuesday, the latest deadly strikes against Iraqis working with the US-led occupation.
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Palestinian leaders put on hit list:
AL QUDS, March 23: Israel said all Palestinian militant leaders were "in its sights" on Tuesday, one day after killing Hamas founder and religious leader Ahmed Yassin in an attack that provoked vows of bloody revenge.
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Meshaal made new Hamas leader
GAZA, March 23: Palestinian militant leader Khaled Meshaal, who survived an Israeli assassination attempt in 1997, was named Hamas's overall chief on Tuesday, replacing the group's slain founder Ahmed Yassin, a Hamas source said.
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Mars had a salty sea: NASA
WASHINGTON, March 23: The US mission on Mars has established that a salty sea existed on the Red Planet that could have supported life, NASA said on Tuesday.
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