Shujaat refutes in-house change rumours
ISLAMABAD April 29: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has rejected rumours about an in-house change and said the assemblies will complete their constitutional term.
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Shahbaz's arrival date fixed: Nisar
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Shahbaz Sharif would return to the country soon, despite the government's 'panicky propaganda', acting parliamentary leader of PML-N Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said while speaking at a meeting
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Pakistan to maintain minimum deterrence: N-assets inspection unacceptable, UN told
UNITED NATIONS, April 29: Pakistan has declared that it will continue to develop its nuclear, missiles and related strategic capability to maintain the minimum credible deterrence vis-a-vis India.
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Fair, effective resolution on WMDs ensured: FO
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Pakistan with the help of other countries evolved a fairer and effective text of UN Resolution on WMDs and ensured that it did not have lacunae, Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan said here on Thursday.
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Pakistan wins Thai backing for ARF
BANGKOK, April 29: Thailand on Thursday welcomed Pakistan's decision to join the Asean's treaty of amity, saying it reflected Islamabad's earnest desire to promote peace and prosperity in the greater Asia-Pacific region.
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Details for $701m aid finalized: Shaukat
ISLAMABAD, April 29: Pakistan and the United States have finalized details of a $701 million military and economic assistance package to be offered to Islamabad in November, Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday.
"The US government has sent a formal request to the US Congress to approve a $701 million military and economic assistance programme
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ADB plans guarantee for foreign investors
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The Asian Development Bank is working on a package to provide security or terrorism risk guarantees to prospective international investors to pave the way for direct investment in Pakistan.
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Budget-making process criticized by WB
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The World Bank has expressed its concern over Pakistan's budget-making process which it says continues to suffer from a lot of weaknesses, resulting in ineffectiveness of public expenditure.
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Crucial meeting on flour crisis today
KARACHI, April 29: Amidst confusion and extreme uncertainty, the food ministers of the federal government and the four provinces are meeting in Islamabad on Friday to work out a plan to ensure availability of wheat to flour mills from open market or from government stocks
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NIRC ceases to function
ISLAMABAD, April 29: The National Industrial Relations Commission, which was established in 1972 as the highest national judicial body to settle industrial disputes, register labour unions and determine collective bargaining agents
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Major power breakdown in Punjab
LAHORE, April 29: The Water and Power Development Authority's distribution system suffered a major breakdown on Thursday, affecting power supply to a vast area, spanning from Islamabad to Okara.
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'Coalition troops enter Pakistani village'
MIRAMSHAH, April 29: Troops of coalition forces in Afghanistan entered a Pakistani village in the North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday and distributed leaflets offering rewards for information about Taliban commander Maulvi Jalaluddin Haqqani and his aides
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US absolves Pakistan of terror-related charges
WASHINGTON, April 29: The US State Department on Thursday absolved Pakistan of all charges of supporting terrorism and praised the country as "one of America's most important partners" in the war against terror.
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Troop reduction cosmetic: India
NEW DELHI, April 29: Pakistan's decision to cut the strength of its armed forces by 50,000 troops was only an administrative measure that would not impact on its fighting ability, India's Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Madhvendra Singh said on Thursday.
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Attacks in Iraq: 10 US troops killed
BAGHDAD, April 29: Ten US soldiers, a South African civilian and at least 10 Iraqis were killed in attacks around the country on Thursday, including eight Americans who died in a bombing south of Baghdad and two Iraqi children shot to death in a gunbattle.
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US marines ease grip on Fallujah
FALLUJAH, April 29: United States Marines eased their grip on Fallujah on Thursday, but details of a deal with former Iraqi army officials remained sketchy and new airstrikes on the besieged city showed a month-old uprising was not over.
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