Fazl named leader of opposition: ARD rejects decision
ISLAMABAD, May 25: MMA Secretary-General Maulana Fazlur Rehman was on Tuesday appointed the leader of opposition in the National Assembly by Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain, a move denounced by the other contender, ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim.
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President wants Pakistan projected as progressive, open-minded state
ISLAMABAD, May 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday called for projecting Pakistan as a progressive and open-minded modern country. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the 'National Monument' at Shakarparian hill, he said Pakistan was misperceived as a country of extremists and militancy.
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Musharraf invites Sonia: Support for talks sought
NEW DELHI, May 25: President Pervez Musharraf made a telephone call on Tuesday to Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi and invited her to visit Islamabad. The president congratulated Ms Gandhi on her party's election victory and sought her support for peace talks between the two countries, foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said.
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Islamabad, Riyadh to boost anti-terror cooperation
RIYADH, May 25: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase their cooperation on terrorism-related issues. This was decided after a meeting between Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and Saudi leaders on Tuesday.
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Military talks with US put off
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Talks between Pakistani and US army commanders to discuss recent incursions by US troops based in Afghanistan into Pakistan have been postponed for two days, a foreign ministry official said here on Tuesday.
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Bid to end NFC stalemate likely
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The federal government has decided to hold yet another informal meeting of the National Finance Commission to seek provinces' cooperation in order to announce the sixth award before the budget, Dawn has learnt.
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Man dies as parcel-bomb goes off at KPT
KARACHI, May 25: One labourer was killed and three others were injured when a parcel bomb exploded on the premises of the Karachi Port Trust on Monday evening.
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Powerful blast damages gas pipeline
KHAIRPUR, May 25: A powerful blast damaged Sui Southern Gas Company's 16-inch diameter Indus Right Bank Pipeline (IRBP) at 3am on Tuesday. The incident took place at about 38km upstream of Nawabshah at Veho Wah canal crossing.
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15 killed in Balochistan coal-mine explosion
QUETTA, May 25: Fifteen people died in a methane gas explosion in a coal-mine in Sinjidi area, some 45 kilometres from here, on Tuesday, Chief Mines Inspector Maqbool Ahmed said.
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Contaminated water: three more children die
HYDERABAD, May 25: The death toll from diseases caused by contaminated water rose to 11 in Hyderabad and Kotri as deaths of three more children were confirmed on Tuesday.
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Seven bodies buried in one grave
NAUSHERO FEROZE, May 25: Seven bodies have been found in a grave in the courtyard of the house of an alleged bandit in the village of Sunhri.
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'World should help Kabul'
LONDON, May 25: The international community remains committed to helping Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted on Tuesday after a lawmaker from his own party described the impoverished country as a "basket case".
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Difficult days ahead in Iraq: Bush - 'Bloodshed not about to stop'
WASHINGTON, May 25: US President George W. Bush on Monday vowed to stay in Iraq for as long as it takes to complete the processes of reconstruction and reconciliation.
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Iraq govt to control foreign troops: UK
LONDON, May 25: Britain said on Tuesday the interim local government due to run Iraq from July will have final political control over foreign troops - a position seemingly different from the American line.
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Abu Ghraib jail to be demolished
WASHINGTON, May 25: The United States will demolish the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, on the outskirts of Baghdad, where abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers engendered worldwide outrage, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Two Russian troops killed in Chechnya
GROZNY, May 25: Two Russian interior ministry soldiers, including an officer, and two Chechen police officers were killed in the past 24 hours in Chechnya, officials said on Tuesday.
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