MMA to elect new chief on April 8
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal is set to elect its new president in place of late Maulana Shah Ahmed Noorani when it meets in Karachi on April 8, alliance sources told Dawn on Wednesday.
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Homes of defiant tribesmen to be razed
PESHAWAR, March 24: The government decided on Wednesday to go tough on the Yargulkhel tribe in the South Waziristan tribal region and demolish their houses for failing to flush out foreign militants
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Re-rollable imported steel gets duty cut: Phutti support price raised
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday decided to immediately reduce customs duty on the import of re-rollable steel scrap from 25 per cent to 10 per cent
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PIA decision to buy Boeing 777 criticized
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Planning Commission has raised serious objections over PIA's decision to purchase eight new Boeing 777 Family aircraft at a cost of Rs105.95 billion.
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Pakistan, Vietnam agree to boost ties
ISLAMABAD, March 24: Pakistan and Vietnam agreed on Wednesday to bolster bilateral trade and economic cooperation to the mutual benefit of both countries.
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Balochistan in blackout as towers blown up
QUETTA, March 24: Unknown persons blew up three huge pylons carrying two 220KV transmission lines between Sibi and Belput area, shutting down two-thirds of the power supply to Balochistan.
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India win one-day series
LAHORE, March 24: India won their first-ever one-day series in Pakistan after winning the deciding fifth and final One-day International by 40 runs at the Qadhafi Stadium on Wednesday night.
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Quaid's daughter watches match
LAHORE, March 24: Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's daughter, Dina Wadia, says she is happy to have come to Pakistan, adding that the only purpose of the visit is to watch and enjoy cricket.
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Water team visits Salal project
NEW DELHI, March 24: A four-member team of the Indus Water Commission of Pakistan visited Salal hydro-power project in held Kashmir on Wednesday and reviewed the water level of Chenab river at Salal.
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Sanctions hurt America, say officials
WASHINGTON, March 24: Senior US officials have acknowledged that the sanctions imposed on Pakistan in the 1990s prevented successive US administration from taking any action against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
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CIA acknowledges 9/11 failure
WASHINGTON, March 24: CIA director George Tenet told an official inquiry that an intensive effort by the intelligence agency against Al Qaeda failed to avert the September 11 attacks "because we didn't steal the secret that told us what the plot was".
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Four Afghans killed
KABUL, March 24: Munitions being used in an Afghan army training exercise exploded accidentally, killing four Afghan soldiers and wounding nine people, four Americans among them, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Hamas threatens to target Sharon
GAZA CITY, March 24: Khaled Meshaal, the head of the Hamas movement's political bureau, said on Wednesday that Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon has become a target for assassination.
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Palestinians want UN council to slam Israel
UNITED NATIONS, March 24: The Palestinians called for a new UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would condemn Israel's killing of top Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin which the United States would as usual veto.
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