C'wealth set no condition, says Jamali
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali said on Sunday the Commonwealth had restored Pakistan's suspended membership without any condition.
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Pakistan, India to continue peace process: Musharraf, Singh speak on telephone
ISLAMABAD, May 23: President Pervez Musharraf called new Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on telephone on Sunday.
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Nuclear talks postponed
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The expert-level Indo-Pakistan talks on nuclear confidence-building measures (CBMs) scheduled to be held in New Delhi on May 25-26 have been postponed following a request by the new Indian government.
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Incursions unacceptable, says Kasuri
WASHINGTON, May 23: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri on Sunday rejected as "totally unacceptable" recent incursions from Afghanistan by US troops trying to track down Osama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda leaders.
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NFC meeting fails to resolve differences
ISLAMABAD, May 23: The Centre and the provinces failed on Sunday to end an impasse over distribution of resources for the sixth National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, despite direct intervention of Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali.
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PM leaves for Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD, May 23: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali left here on Sunday for Saudi Arabia on a five-day official visit. He was seen off at the airport by Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
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China wants India, Pakistan to boost peace process
BEIJING, May 23: China hopes that the new Indian government would push forward the dialogue process with Pakistan for settlement of their bilateral disputes through peaceful means.
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Death toll rises to 7 in water diseases
HYDERABAD, May 23: The death toll from gastroenteritis, reportedly caused by consumption of contaminated water from the Indus river, has risen to seven in Sindh after the death of an elderly woman and a boy.
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Stalwarts get key ministries
NEW DELHI, May 23: Former high commissioner to Pakistan, Kunwar Natwar Singh was made India's new foreign minister on Sunday. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance met on Sunday and decided on the allocation of portfolios
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Haggling over portfolios delays Pakistan talks
NEW DELHI, May 23: The newly sworn in cabinet of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was caught in a battle for portfolios on Sunday, forcing a delay in the important technical-level talks on nuclear confidence building with Pakistan.
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India to seek balance in ties with US, Israel
NEW DELHI, May 23: India's new government, led by the Congress party, will be more restrained in its support of the United States and Israel than the outgoing Hindu nationalists who saw a natural alliance with the two nations.
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Blast kills 28 Indian soldiers, relatives
LOWERMUNDA, May 23: At least 28 people were killed in occupied Kashmir on Sunday when a bus packed with Indian soldiers and their families ran over a landmine planted by freedom fighters, officials said.
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34 Sadr supporters killed: US
BAGHDAD, May 23: US troops on Sunday killed at least 34 militiamen loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr in Kufa, including 20 in a mosque compound, the US military said.
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Six killed in Paris airport roof collapse
PARIS, May 23: Six people were killed when a roof collapsed at a new terminal at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle international airport near Paris on Sunday, triggering a search for trapped survivors and questions about safety.
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240 missing in BD twin ferry disaster
DHAKA, May 23: Two river ferries capsized or sank in Bangladesh's storm-hit south on Sunday and 240 passengers were reported missing as divers began a desperate search for survivors.
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Arabs leaders pledge reforms
TUNIS, May 23: Arab governments, responding to a US campaign for democracy, promised on Sunday to carry out political and social reforms in an oil-rich region which includes some of the world's most repressive rulers.
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