Govt rejects opposition's call to halt Wana operation
ISLAMABAD, March 25: The government rejected on Thursday opposition's calls to halt military operation in the South Waziristan agency where security forces were hunting foreign militants and their local supporters.
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Tribal leaders told to hand over suspects: Minister warns of large-scale operation
ISLAMABAD, March 25: The government on Thursday again warned tribal leaders to hand over suspected terrorists and their protectors at the earliest to avoid a large-scale security operation in the tribal area.
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Army winding up operation: Corps Commander
PESHAWAR, March 25: Thousands of Pakistan Army troops that battled foreign militants and their local supporters for over a week in the rugged South Waziristan tribal region are winding up their operation by Saturday, a senior military officer told Dawn.
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140 held during operation
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Troops have arrested over 140 miscreants including locals and foreigners during the ongoing operation in South Waziristan, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman said on Thursday.
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Islamabad welcomes decision
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Pakistan welcomed on Thursday the decision by the United States to extend relief in the sanctions imposed during 1999. Talking to APP, Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan said: "We welcome this decision and hope this is a precursor for the termination of application of this US law to Pakistan."
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US waives curbs on Pakistan: Way cleared for more assistance
WASHINGTON, March 25: US President George W. Bush on Wednesday waived sanctions on Pakistan imposed after President Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999.
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No withdrawal of subsidies on farm inputs: National Assembly informed
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Parliamentary Secretary for Food and Agriculture Rajab Ali Baloch told the National Assembly on Thursday that the general sales tax on the agriculture inputs could not be withdrawn
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Committee on water to visit all provinces
ISLAMABAD, March 25: The Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources, which met here on Thursday, decided to visit provinces once again to physically inspect the sites. The committee meeting was presided over by Senator Nisar Ahmad Memon.
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Sindh may face wheat crisis next year too
KARACHI, March 25: Sindh is likely to face a wheat crisis again in the coming year - possibly in Oct and Nov and beyond - as no clear roadmap has yet been drawn, either on the provincial or on the federal level to meet about 1.8 million ton deficit.
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India, Pakistan keep back-channel diplomacy alive
ISLAMABAD, March 25: India and Pakistan are keeping alive back channel diplomacy to monitor the peace process through the interlocutors who were instrumental in the Jan 6
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Gas pipeline turning point in India ties
NEW DELHI, March 25: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline could become the turning point in the evolution of happy ties with New Delhi.
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America to inspect maritime traffic
ISLAMABAD, March 25: Maritime traffic of Pakistan and other countries heading towards the United States will be subjected to inspections by the US authorities after July 1
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Wazirabad accident claims 7 lives
GUJRANWALA, March 25: As many seven people, including two women, were killed while 15 others injured, in a road accident in Wazirabad area on Thursday. Two of the injured are said to be in critical position.
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US missile strikes on Afghanistan risked N-war in S. Asia
WASHINGTON, March 25: Despite the danger that US missile could have been mistaken for those of India and triggered a nuclear war in South Asia
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2,000 Marines placed near Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, March 25: The United States has placed about 2,000 Marines with special operations training aboard Navy ships in the Gulf, poised for use in Afghanistan
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Karzai plans to postpone Afghan polls
KABUL, March 25: President Hamid Karzai has told foreign diplomats he wants to delay Afghanistan's elections until September, diplomats told AFP on Thursday.
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EU leaders agree on strict vigilance
BRUSSELS, March 25: Still shocked by the Madrid train bombings believed to be the work of Al-Qaeda-linked Muslim extremists, European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to a raft of anti-terror measures
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Tony Blair, Qadhafi pledge to fight terror
TRIPOLI, March 25: Britain's Tony Blair sealed Libya's return to the international fold on Thursday with an historic handshake for Muammar Qadhafi and an agreement to fight Al Qaeda together.
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