Musharraf's set-up has failed, says Fahim
KARACHI, April 27: People's Party Parliamentarians leader and chairman for the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said the system introduced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf has failed
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Pakistan to reduce army size by 50,000
RAWALPINDI, April 27: The Pakistan Army is reducing its numerical strength by about 50,000 men which will cut its 'long tail' and, at the same time, sharpen its teeth in a cost-effective way.
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Anti-terror pact with Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, April 27: Pakistan's Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on Monday signed agreements on combatting terrorism and boosting investment after holding bilateral talks.
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Pakistan's efforts on war on terror bold and effective: Rocca
WASHINGTON, April 27: Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca on Monday lauded Pakistan's "bold and effective" cooperation in the global war on terror. She said this during a meeting with National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain at the State Department.
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Corrupt have no right to represent people: CJ
ISLAMABAD, April 27: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, on Tuesday observed that corrupt people who plundered the national wealth had no right to public representation.
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Rs200bn plan for water projects
ISLAMABAD, April 27: The federal government is preparing a Rs200 billion 'contingency plan' outside the normal budgetary funding to kick-start a couple of mega water projects over the next five years.
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Mangla Dam may not fill up this year
LAHORE, April 27: The Mangla dam may not be filled this year as normal flow in Jhelum is taking a dip against all projections made by the Indus River System Authority.
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Balochistan eyes $8bn investment
QUETTA, April 27: A group of foreign companies has shown interest in investing about $8 billion in Balochistan. Balochistan Communications Minister Prince Faisal Daud said at a press conference on Tuesday
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Relations with Pakistan gain importance in Indian polls
LUCKNOW, April 27: Relations with Pakistan surged centrestage in India's general elections on Tuesday after the main opposition Congress Party accused the government of playing politics with people-to-people contact
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Two killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, April 27: Two people died and 17 others were injured on Tuesday in occupied Kashmir violence amid staggered national elections which are being boycotted by Kashmiris, police said.
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64 killed in Kufa; fierce fighting in Fallujah
NAJAF, April 27: Washington's forces claimed killing 64 Iraqi fighters at Kufa on Monday night, hours after issuing an ultimatum to a radical Shia leader to clear his militia from mosques in Najaf.
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Iraq govt by May-end, says Brahimi
UNITED NATIONS, April 27: UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Tuesday that despite violence in Iraq it was possible to set up an interim government by the end of May, a month before the US-led occupation cedes power on June 30.
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Libya to lead global peace movement: Qadhafi
BRUSSELS, April 27: Libyan leader Col Moamer Qadhafi on Tuesday used a rare visit to Europe to present himself as a man of peace, saying Libya was abandoning years of support for armed liberation struggles to work for cooperation and harmony among nations.
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Explosions, gunfire shake Damascus
DAMASCUS, April 27: Explosions and gunfire rocked the Syrian capital on Tuesday as security forces battled with militants, authorities and witnesses said. There were widely conflicting reports of what had happened in the usually calm city.
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