NSC comes into being
ISLAMABAD, April 19: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday put his signature of approval to the recently passed National Security Council (NSC) Bill, bringing into being the 13-seat NSC to be headed by him that gives the military a legal role in Pakistan's governance.
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Asif allowed to defend himself in Swiss court: PPP leader to decide today
ISLAMABAD, April 19: In a surprising move, the government on Monday allowed jailed PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari to proceed to Switzerland to defend himself in the SGS
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Shahbaz advised to return
LAHORE, April 19: Top PML-N leaders at a meeting with Mian Shahbaz Sharif in London on Monday, advised the party president to return to Pakistan at the earliest, ignoring the 10-year exile accord the government says the Sharifs had signed before leaving for Saudi Arabia some 40 months back.
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Five sub-tribes agree to back campaign: Govt extends deadline
PESHAWAR, April 19: Armed tribal volunteers continued their search for wanted militants in the South Waziristan tribal region on Monday as the government extended the deadline which was due to expire on Tuesday.
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Navy to take part in joint patrols
KARACHI, April 19: Pakistan will take part in joint naval patrols with a US-led fleet in the Arabian Sea to prevent arms and human smuggling and deter terrorism, a military official said on Monday.
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Khalilzad's remarks irresponsible: FO
ISLAMABAD April 19: Exchanges between US Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Pakistan foreign office appear to be getting nasty with the latest diplomatic repartee from the foreign Office spokesman
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US govt seems split over Pakistan
WASHINGTON, April 19: The Bush administration appears divided over Pakistan, with one group defending Islamabad as a close ally while the other attacking it as a hidden enemy.
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US, UN request under study: FO - Pakistani troops for Iraq
ISLAMABAD, April 19: Though Pakistan has been approached by the United Nations and the United States for army troops for duty in Iraq, it has not sent any troops yet nor made any commitment.
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'Brutal analysis' of OIC stressed
ISLAMABAD, April 19: A day-long national consultation on the restructuring of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Conference concluded here on Sunday with a host of concrete proposals to invigorate the pan-Islamic body.
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Jamali to visit Saarc countries
ISLAMABAD, April 19: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, will visit India and other Saarc member countries this year, as chairman of the Saarc.
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Indians start voting today in 4-stage polls
NEW DELHI, April 19: Indians will begin voting on Tuesday in a four-stage election that will test Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's all-out bid for a fourth term in office and a daring opposition attempt to unseat him.
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India gets third Russian frigate
MOSCOW, April 19: Russia on Monday handed over to India the Tabar frigate, the third ship Moscow has built for New Delhi's navy, news reports said.
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8 militants held
KABUL, April 19: Afghan police and NATO-led peacekeepers arrested on Monday eight militants with suspected links to Al Qaeda fighting against foreign troops in Afghanistan, an official said. -Reuters
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Spanish troops to leave Iraq in 8 weeks
MADRID, April 19: Spanish troops will be withdrawn from Iraq in less than eight weeks and maybe even under six weeks, Defence Minister Jose Bono said on Monday.
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