Govt, tribes move towards agreement
PESHAWAR, April 15: Authorities and tribes in South Waziristan moved closer to an agreement on Thursday raising hopes for an end to a bloody campaign against foreign militants and their local supporters.
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US refuses to stop negative advisories
ISLAMABAD, April 15: The US government has refused to stop issuing negative travel advisories for its citizens unless Pakistan improves the law and order situation and removes political instability in the country.
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Multi-factor basis for distribution agreed: Provinces insist on enhanced share
ISLAMABAD, April 15: Representatives of the provinces held three rounds of discussions on Thursday and agreed to share resources on a multi-factor formula, provided the federal government enhanced their share
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Steps urged to boost housing sector
RAWALPINDI, April 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that small landowners must be protected from the land-grabbing mafia, and they must get a fair price of their land.
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Call for 'credible' maritime strength
KARACHI, April 15: Pakistan should take necessary measures to benefit from the tremendous economic activity that would take place through its sea lanes in the coming years by ensuring a credible maritime strength.
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Petrol price raised by 80 paisa
KARACHI, April 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Thursday increased the price of petrol by 80 paisa to Rs35.37 from Rs34.57 per litre, besides raising prices of other products by 57 paisa to Rs1.07 per litre.
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Rockets fired at police post
PESHAWAR, April 15: Terrors on Thursday, one of them hitting the offices of the Crimes Investigation Department and two others landing in the periphery.
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Two Indian troops killed
JAMMU, April 15: Two Indian border troops deployed for next week's elections were killed on Thursday when suspected freedom fighters ambushed their vehicle in occupied Kashmir, police said.
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11 die in Taliban ambush
KABUL, April 15: Suspected Taliban fighters have killed a district police chief and his nine bodyguards in southeastern Afghanistan, an official said on Thursday, in the latest of a spate of bloody ambushes by insurgents.
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Osama offers truce to Europe: Most states reject proposal
DUBAI, April 15: An audio tape purportedly by Osama bin Laden and aired on Arab TV on Thursday offered a truce to Europeans if they withdrew troops from Muslim nations but vowed to continue fighting the United States and Israel.
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Iranian diplomat killed in Iraq: Neighbours' intervention not needed - US
BAGHDAD, April 15: A senior Iranian diplomat was gunned down in Baghdad on Thursday - a day after Tehran sent a peace mission to help end a standoff between US forces and Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada Sadr.
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3 Japanese hostages freed, Italian slain
BAGHDAD, April 15: Three Japanese hostages were released in Iraq on Thursday, but Italy mourned the execution of one of its abducted citizens as the kidnapping campaign against foreigners turned deadly.
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EU seeks fair deal for Palestinian refugees
PARIS, April 15: The European Union voiced fears on Thursday that borders would be changed unilaterally in the Middle East in the wake of the US policy shift upholding Israel's usurpation of Palestinian land.
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US tapping South Asia, ME for peace force
WASHINGTON, April 15: The United States is tapping military resources in South Asia and the Middle East for troops to join a UN-sponsored peace force in Iraq, officials said on Thursday.
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Some US diplomats may leave S. Arabia
WASHINGTON, April 15: The United States will order non-essential US diplomats to leave Saudi Arabia due to heightened security fears in the kingdom, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.
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Tornado kills 56 in BD
DHAKA, April 15: At least 56 people were killed and more than 500 injured as a tornado hit several villages in northern districts of Mymensingh and Netrokona on Wednesday night, official sources said.
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