Democrats in bid to block MNNA status for Islamabad
WASHINGTON, April 1: A legislation has been introduced in the US Congress that will make it difficult for President George Bush to formally designate Pakistan a major non-Nato ally.
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FSC not to be abolished, NA told
ISLAMABAD, April 1: The government is not considering any proposal to abolish or merge the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) with any other judicial institution, said Minister of State for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj
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PM to help forge consensus
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will chair a meeting here on Friday to discuss and help remove differences among the federal government and the provinces in order to finalize the next National Finance Commission award on time.
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Qazi, Khurshid criticize Musharraf's remarks
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Taking exception to President Pervez Musharraf's remarks against Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's stance on the Wana operation, Jamat-i-Islami leadership has accused the government of carrying out what it said was a "failed" operation based on faulty intelligence leading to loss of precious human life.
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Pakistan wants more US troops in Afghanistan: Fight against Al Qaeda, warlords
BERLIN, April 1: Pakistan called on the United States on Thursday to reinforce troops in neighbouring Afghanistan to defeat Al Qaeda militants and warlords who are thriving on a resurgent opium trade.
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Amnesty offer to foreigners renewed: More troops sent to South Waziristan
PESHAWAR, April 1: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Thursday reiterated the government's amnesty for foreign militants to lay down their arms and live peacefully
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Advani's statement welcomed
ISLAMABAD, April 1: Foreign office spokesman Masood Ahmed Khan has welcomed the statement of Indian Home Minister L.K. Advani in which he expresed the hope that the Indo-Pakistan dialogue would continue.
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Explosion in Srinagar govt building
SRINAGAR, April 1: Freedom fighters exploded a bomb inside a government office in occupied Kashmir on Thursday, saying it was a warning to employees not to take part in preparations for this month's countrywide elections.
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New Delhi shrugs off remarks on Kashmir: 'Domestic compulsions' blamed
NEW DELHI, April 1: Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishan Advani on Thursday said President Gen Pervez Musharraf's message that he would not be a party to the peace process with India if there was no forward movement on Kashmir issue
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Baghdad expo put off as security fears deepen
BAGHDAD, April 1: A high-profile US-sponsored trade fair for companies rebuilding Iraq was postponed on Thursday, a day after the grisly killing and mutilation of four American contractors deepened fears of worsening security.
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China reiterates support for peace process
BEIJING, April 1: China on Thursday reiterated its support to the peace process between India and Pakistan.
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12 held after gun battle at Bethlehem hospital
BETHLEHEM, April 1: An hour-long gun battle raged at a psychiatric hospital in the West Bank town of Bethlehem early Thursday before Israeli forces arrested 12 Palestinians, sources on both sides said.
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Tunisian believed head of terror cell: Madrid blasts
MADRID, April 1: Spanish police regard Tunisian Sarhane Ben Abdelmajid Fakhet as the likely leader of the terrorist cell which killed 191 people in Madrid on March 11, police sources said on Thursday.
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UK minister quits after immigration scandal
LONDON, April 1: British Immigration Minister Beverley Hughes resigned on Thursday after officials exposed lax controls that allowed migrants from Romania and Bulgaria to enter the country with forged papers.
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UK to speed up introduction of compulsory ID cards
LONDON, April 1: Prime Minister Tony Blair indicated on Thursday that Britain would speed up the introduction of compulsory identity (ID) cards following the arrest of eight terror suspects this week.
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Britain confident 'forces of darkness' will be defeated
LONDON, April 1: The international community will "defeat forces of darkness" in Afghanistan and is committed to ensure peace there, says British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
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