Musharraf vows to rout terror: No issue of Muslims or non-Muslims
ISLAMABAD, March 27: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said Pakistan will continue to act strongly against terrorists in Wana and would not allow them to damage the country.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Cadet College Hasan Abdal, the president asserted that what is happening in Wana has nothing to do with Islam and nor it is a matter concerning Muslims or non-Muslims.
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Militants agree to set free hostages: Uzbek warlord hurt while fleeing
PESHAWAR, March 27: Tribal militants in the rugged South Waziristan tribal region have agreed to free over a dozen paramilitary hostages, a senior official told Dawn.
The agreement to free the hostages came about at a meeting at Dana near Khumrang, about 22 km to the northwest of regional headquarters, Wana
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Top Al Qaeda leader hurt, hiding in Wana: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, March 27: A spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that intelligence sources have confirmed that one of the top Al Qaeda leader, Tahir Yoldeshev, has been injured in the military operation in the tribal area
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Musharraf met Mullah Omar to seek Osama's expulsion: report
WASHINGTON, March 27: President Pervez Musharraf met Taliban ruler Mullah Omar in April 2000 to convince him to expel Osama bin Laden but failed, says an official US report....
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Clarification sought from IAEA
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Pakistan on Friday sought clarification from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spokesperson regarding her remarks about a request for inspection of Pakistan's nuclear facilities, Dawn learnt through diplomatic sources on Saturday.
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Religious processions banned in Balochistan
QUETTA, March 27: The Balochistan government has imposed a ban on all religious and political processions for three months in all over the province with immediate effect. However, there will be no ban on public meetings.
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Activist of banned party held
KARACHI, March 27: The Crimes Investigation Department arrested an alleged activist of the outlawed Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alimi, Habibullah Khattak, in Gulshan-i-Iqbal on Saturday, sources said.
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Pakistan, India to curb smuggling
LAHORE, March 27: Pakistani and Indian military officials signed an agreement on Saturday aimed at curbing cross border smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal immigration, officials said.
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Indian court to study Pakistanis' sentence
AHMEDABAD, March 27: A high court in the western Indian state of Gujarat will study death sentences handed down to four Pakistani explosive smugglers by a lower court, lawyers said Saturday.
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Nizam, Abbasi elected KPC president, secretary
KARACHI, March 27: Elections to the various offices of the Karachi Press Club were held here on Tuesday. Nizamuddin Siddiqui of Dawn was elected president by securing 350 votes.
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Advani says indepth dialogue in June
NEW DELHI, March 27: Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani played both sides of the street over the Kashmir dispute on Saturday, offering the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) a fresh date
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Indian, US troops to begin wargames in Mizoram area
GUWAHATI, March 27: Indian and US troops geared up on Saturday to begin low-intensity combat games in the jungles of India's revolt-racked northeast, an army official said.
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Guerilla attack kills two Iraqis
BAGHDAD, March 27: Guerillas fired rockets at the city hall building in Mosul on Saturday, killing two people and wounding 13, in another deadly attack on Iraqis working with occupation forces.
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Israeli hackers attack Islamic website
CAIRO, March 27: A major Internet portal accused Israeli hackers on Friday of an attack following its presentation of a file on slain Palestinian militant leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
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Prosecutor recommends indicting Sharon
TEL AVIV, March 27: Israel's chief prosecutor will recommend to the attorney general that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon should be indicted in a long-running corruption case, a television network said on Saturday.
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UNSC restructures anti-terror body
UNITED NATIONS, March 27: The UN Security Council on Friday restructured its Counter Terrorism Committee in a bid to o revitalize the panel's efforts in fighting the worldwide scourge
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UN team in Iran for crucial visit
VIENNA, March 27: United Nations nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on Saturday, an IAEA spokeswoman said, in what is an ongoing investigation to determine whether the Iran is secretly developing atomic weapons
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Iran opens processing plant of uranium
TEHRAN, March 27: Iran has inaugurated a plant for processing uranium ore into gas, a step prior to enrichment of uranium, in the central city of Isfahan, Iranian nuclear officials said on Saturday.
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