PML allies seek fresh NSC bill
ISLAMABAD, March 28: The allies of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) have demanded that the proposed National Security Council (NSC) should not enjoy powers to look into the matters of "good governance
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Muttahida agrees to attend NA session today
ISLAMABAD, March 28: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement will take part in the National Assembly session when it resumes its proceedings on Monday, after staying away from the lower house session, sources told Dawn on Sunday.
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Musharraf denies govt role in proliferation
WASHINGTON, March 28: The United States knows Pakistan's government was not involved in nuclear proliferation, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said in a taped television interview broadcast on Sunday.
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Operation ends in Kaloosha: Militants release 11 hostages
PESHAWAR, March 28: The government announced on Sunday that it was winding up its operation in Kaloosha in the South Waziristan region after militants freed 11 of the 14 hostages.
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Kasuri will visit China, Germany
ISLAMABAD, March 28: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri will be leaving for Germany on Tuesday to represent Pakistan at the high profile international conference on Afghanistan being held in Berlin on March 31 and April 1
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4 killed in Punjab LB by-election violence
FAISALABAD/ ISLAMABAD, March 28: Four people, including an ASI and a lawyer, were killed and several others injured in clashes during the local government by-elections in Punjab on Sunday.
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SAF Games open today
ISLAMABAD, March 28: The 9th SAF Games, a multi-sports showpiece bringing together countries of the South Asian region, will be launched in an atmosphere of goodwill on Monday evening amidst strictest-ever security and with an Olympics-style opening ceremony. -APP
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Special status to Pakistan: India was not informed
NEW DELHI, March 28: The United States did not inform India it was giving Pakistan an elite military status as it did not know if Islamabad was "interested", the US envoy here was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Afghan polls delayed till September
KABUL, March 28: Afghanistan's presidential and parliamentary elections, originally planned for June, will be held in September, President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday, after the United Nations said it was concerned about poll security.
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Rocket hits Khost hotel
KHOST, March 28: A rocket hit a hotel in the south eastern Afghan city of Khost, injuring three people, officials said on Sunday. "A rocket hit a hotel in the city and injured three people," on Saturday night
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2 Britons killed in Mosul
LONDON, March 28: Two British citizens died on Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, BBC news said in a report citing local police.
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Minister asks Sharon to quit
AL QUDS, March 28: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon should resign if he is formally charged with receiving bribes, one of his own cabinet ministers said on Sunday.
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Six dead in Turkey violence
ANKARA, March 28: Six people were killed and dozens injured in election-related violence over the weekend as Turks turned out to vote in local elections on Sunday, Anatolia news agency reported.
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Hypersonic aircraft flies at Mach 7
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, March 28: An experimental X-43 pilotless plane late on Saturday broke the world speed record for an atmospheric engine, briefly flying at 7,700 kilometres per hour - seven times the speed of sound, NASA said.
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