Opposition lashes out at NSC bill
ISLAMABAD, April 6: The opposition members blasted the government on Tuesday for tabling and supporting the National Security Council (NSC) bill, and termed it a "death warrant" for the sovereignty and supremacy of parliament.
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Consensus sought on PPP bill
ISLAMABAD, April 6: In what appeared to be a good move for women's rights, the government told the National Assembly on Tuesday that it was trying to build a consensus of all parties on a PPP bill seeking an end to gender discrimination.
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Rumpus in NA over Dhaka fall issue
ISLAMABAD, April 6: The National Assembly witnessed on Tuesday a rumpus when the People's Party Parliamentarians and the PML-Q members traded charges over fixing responsibility for the East Pakistan debacle.
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9 suspects in Karachi bombing cases held
KARACHI, April 6: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested nine activists of the banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Aalmi, including an absconding suspect who is alleged to have masterminded the suicide bombings outside Sheraton Hotel and the US consulate in Karachi.
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Pakistan can fight militants alone: official - US envoy retracts stand after Islamabad reaction
WASHINGTON, April 6: US Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday reversed his position on sending American troops into Pakistan for fighting Taliban and Al Qaeda and said he would rather have Pakistan deal with the situation.
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Kashmir bus talks to begin amid guarded optimism
ISLAMABAD, April 6: Pakistan and India enter into the first round of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service talks on Thursday amid hopes of making some headway in what could also be an indicator of which way the dialogue on Kashmir dispute is headed.
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Signals from Pakistan not good: Advani
AYODHYA, April 6: Pakistan's concerns about the pace of talks with India do not augur well for a nascent peace process between the neighbours, Indian Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani said on Tuesday.
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Quake jolts NWFP, N. Areas, Punjab
PESHAWAR, April 6: A high-intensity earthquake jolted NWFP, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Northern Areas, Hazara region, Islamabad, Lahore, and parts of Azad Kashmir and Afghanistan on the night between Monday and Tuesday.
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EU delays vote on new accord
BRUSSELS, April 6: The European Parliament's foreign affairs committee has delayed a planned vote on a new European Union agreement with Pakistan until next week, parliamentary sources said on Tuesday.
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Two Taliban killed laying landmine
KANDAHAR, April 6: Two Taliban guerillas died when a mine they were laying on a road used by US forces exploded prematurely in southern Afghanistan, a local security official said on Tuesday.
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Coalition facing revolt all over Iraq: Three-day toll rises to 130
BAGHDAD, April 6: Occupation forces battled to contain attacks by both Sunni and Shia factions across Iraq on Tuesday as the situation appeared to be sliding inexorably out of their control.
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Chemical 'bomb plot' in UK foiled
WASHINGTON, April 6: Intelligence agents in the UK and US have foiled an alleged chemical bomb plot in Britain, the BBC said in a report on Tuesday. The plot was believed to involve detonating a combination of explosive and a chemical called osmium tetroxide
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Iran, IAEA agree on timetable
TEHRAN, April 6: Iran pledged on Tuesday to accelerate cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog in a bid to prove it is not seeking nuclear weapons, but also pressed to end UN inspections by June.
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New Lanka PM calls for early peace talks
COLOMBO, April 6: Sri Lanka's new prime minister was sworn into office on Tuesday and said hardline President Chandrika Kumaratunga was now in charge of reviving peace talks with Tamil rebels.
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