Pakistan opposes US resolution on WMDs
UNITED NATIONS, April 23: Pakistan led the opposition on Thursday to a key US-drafted resolution banning the transfer of unconventional weapons to terrorists, saying the measure could be used to justify military action.
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Swiss court indicts Benazir's agent
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Swiss examining Magistrate Mrs Chrishne Junod indicted Jens Schelgelmilch, the agent of Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, for "aggravated money laundering", in Geneva on Thursday.
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NWFP can't give refuge to Shahbaz, says Faisal
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat on Friday said the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) government was not empowered to provide refuge to former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif.
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Pact with EU ends uncertainty
BRUSSELS, April 23: The European Parliament's vote this week in favour of a new trade and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Pakistan marks the final and dramatic act of a long-running diplomatic saga between EU and Pakistan.
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Pakistan, Laos to work for peace
VIENTIANE, April 23: Pakistan and the People's Democratic Republic of Laos agreed on Friday to cooperate in maintaining peace and stability in southeast Asia, south Asia and other regions
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Hu Jintao, Jamali meet today
BEIJING, April 23: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali and Chinese President Hu Jintao will meet on Saturday. Official sources told APP here the two leaders would discuss matters relating to bilateral and regional interest.
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Militants to lay down arms in Wana today
WANA, April 23: Five wanted tribal militants would lay down their arms at a jirga to be held in Shakai, 25km from here, on Saturday morning. The fugitives will be given amnesty at the ceremony in exchange for their allegiance to the country.
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5 tribesmen die in battle over land
QUETTA, April 23: Five tribesmen were killed during a gun battle over land between two groups of a sub-clan of the Magsi tribe in a village of Jhal Magsi tehsil late on Thursday night, some 180 kms south-east of here, official sources said.
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China to set up bus plant at Port Qasim
BEIJING, April 23: Pakistan and China have signed an agreement to set up a bus-manufacturing plant at Port Qasim in Karachi by the end of this year.
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Sindh's mega highway project hits snag
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The finance ministry has expressed its inability to fund Rs2.5 billion Karachi to Badin highway project under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2004-05
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Gwadar port project opposed
KARACHI, April 23: Sardar Attaullah Khan Mengal, the chief of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement, on Friday opposed the Gwadar port project, saying it was not meant for the local people.
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Inspector shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, April 23: Inspector Taufiq Zahid, a key figure in the Karachi operation launched by Gen (retd) Naseerullah Babar, was shot dead inside a mosque in the city's Federal B. Area on Friday.
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Congress office in Kashmir attacked
SRINAGAR, April 23: Suspected Muslim guerillas attacked the office of India's main opposition Congress party in Kashmir on Friday, throwing grenades and firing at security forces days before the troubled region votes in national polls.
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Armed men attack aid workers in Kandahar
KABUL, April 23: A group of 50 armed men attacked aid workers in Afghanistan's volatile southern province of Kandahar on Friday, setting fire to eight vehicles, but no casualties were immediately reported, Western aid workers said.
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Sadr warns US of suicide attacks: Offensive against holy cities
KUFA, April 23: Shia leader Moqtada Sadr on Friday threatened the US-led forces with suicide attacks if it launched offensive on Iraq's holy cities, while his militiamen killed a Bulgarian soldier in an ambush.
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US says no change in its stand Sharon threatens to kill Arafat
TEL AVIV, April 23: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Friday he was no longer bound by a pledge he gave US President George Bush not to harm Pales-tinian President Yasser Arafat.
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Israel kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank
AL QUDS, April 23: Israeli soldiers killed six Palestinians, including two small girls, during a shootout and a chase in the West Bank on Friday and overnight clashes in Gaza.
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Qadhafi to visit Brussels
BRUSSELS, April 23: Libyan leader Colonel Moamer Qadhafi will visit the European Union's headquarters next Tuesday on his first trip to Europe in 15 years, the European Commission said on Friday.
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5 extremists killed in S. Arabia
RIYADH, April 23: Five militants were killed in clashes between Saudi security forces and militants in different parts of the country on Friday.
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N. Korea seeks world help to deal with disaster
DANDONG, April 23: North Korea said on Friday several hundred people were killed and thousands injured in a train explosion and issued a rare appeal for international help to deal with the disaster.
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