Pressure won't affect nuclear programme: Address to scientists at KRL
ISLAMABAD, April 21: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday Pakistan's nuclear programme was non-negotiable. Saying that the programme is there to stay , the president urged the nation to develop maturity, self-confidence and self-belief as a responsible nuclear power.
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Laos assures Pakistan of support on ARF entry
VIENTIANE, April 21: Laos on Wednesday assured Pakistan of full support in its bid to join the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) following a meeting between heads of the two governments here at the Prime Minister's office.
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Tribesmen-govt cooperation to build trust: Kasuri
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21: Using local tribesmen to search for Al Qaeda and Taliban militants along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan will build trust and help long-term development in tribal areas
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Camp office: Pakistan has told India about staff
ISLAMABAD, April 21: The opening of Indian High Commission's visa camp office in Karachi is conditional to restoration of normal strength of respective missions of the two countries.
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New Delhi accepts dates for nuclear CBM talks
NEW DELHI, April 21: India and Pakistan will hold expert level talks on nuclear confidence building measures on May 25 and 26, an Indian foreign ministry statement said on Wednesday.
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WB foresees faster growth in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 21: The World Bank expects that poverty would start reducing soon in Pakistan as the country surpassed most of the targets set by the bank under its country assistance strategy (CAS).
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Punjab's ban on wheat movement criticized
KARACHI, April 21: Sindh Minister for Food and Agriculture Arif Mustafa Jatoi has taken serious note of the imposition of Section 144 in Punjab districts restricting wheat movement.
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Gas pipeline repaired, says SSGC
KARACHI, April 21: The Indus Right Bank (IRB) gas pipeline, which which was damaged on Monday, has been repaired and the normal supply of gas has been now restored
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Prospects of new trade pact with EU brighten
BRUSSELS, April 21: Pakistan's chances of securing European Parliamentary go-ahead for a new trade and cooperation agreement with the European Union received a significant boost on Wednesday
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Gas cylinder blast, fire leave 10 dead in Pindi
RAWALPINDI, April 21: At least nine people were killed and 15 others injured when a two-storey commercial building on the Murree Road collapsed after a huge gas cylinder explosion followed by a fire which gutted the entire structure on Wednesday.
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Five killed in house collapse
QUETTA, April 21: Five persons of a family, including three young girls, were killed and three women were injured when the roof of a house collapsed on them during a thunderstorm in Loralai area of Balochistan
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India seals eastern border
MANDAI BAZAAR, April 21: India sealed its eastern frontier with Bangladesh on Wednesday as the strife-torn border state of Tripura prepared for the second phase of voting.
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68 die in Basra suicide attacks: Schoolgirls among victims
BASRA, April 21: A series of bomb attacks targeting police in and around Basra in southern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 68 people, 17 of them children incinerated in minibuses taking them to school
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OIC meeting today against US Mideast policy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 21: The world's Islamic nations will try to rally international support against United States policies in the Middle East and Iraq at an emergency meeting here on Thursday
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10 killed in Riyadh bombing
RIYADH, April 21: At least 10 people, six of them security personnel, were killed and up to 70 others injured when at least one car laden with explosives blew up a building of the Saudi General Security Services here on Wednesday.
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FBI warns Al Qaeda
BEIJING, April 21: US Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Robert Mueller on Wednesday warned Al Qaeda of unleashing terrorist strikes before US presidential elections while alerting Asia to potential attacks.
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