MMA seeks ARD's cooperation
ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday contacted the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) to seek its cooperation inside the parliament "with a purpose to give a tough time to the government during the forthcoming budget session," informed sources told Dawn.
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MMA leaders refuse to withdraw strike call
ISLAMABAD, June 2: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Ijazul Haq met Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Secretary-General Maulana Fazlur Rahman and MMA Vice-President Allama Sajid Naqvi on Wednesday to persuade them to withdraw the strike call for Friday
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Top-level changes unlikely in Sindh: Cabinet gives India duty relief
ISLAMABAD, June 2: The federal cabinet on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the recent incidents of terrorism in Karachi and envisaged some administrative changes to improve the situation
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3 police officials replaced
KARACHI, June 2: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar expressing dissatisfaction over the Karachi situation, said on Wednesday that the government had decided to remove Capital City Police Officer Asad Ashraf Malik, Town Police Officers of Saddar and Jamshed Town Sanaullah Abbasi and Fayaz Qureshi.
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Governor calls for peace march
KARACHI, June 2: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has given a call for a peace march in Karachi on Sunday, June 6, from Old Numaish to Mazar-i-Quaid. The governor has appealed to people from all walks of life, ulema, students, intellectuals
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Jirga fails to break Wana deadlock: Action against tribesmen continues
WANA, June 2: Efforts to find a peaceful solution to the standoff over foreign militants in the South Waziristan tribal region received another setback as a jirga of tribal elders convened to discuss the situation failed to reach any decision.
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Non-Nato status for Pakistan approved
WASHINGTON, June 2: The US Congress has endorsed the Bush administration's proposal for making Pakistan a non-Nato major ally and has sent it back to the White House, diplomatic and US official sources told Dawn on Wednesday.
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Haj fares raised by 20pc
ISLAMABAD, June 2: A total of 140,000 people from Pakistan will perform Haj this year as against 130,000 allowed last year under the new Haj policy approved by the federal cabinet on Wednesday.
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Ban on wheat movement in Sindh lifted
KARACHI, June 2: The Sindh government announced on Wednesday lifting of ban on inter-district movement of wheat throughout the province. An official announcement said the relaxation would be restricted only to valid food grain licence-holders and not applicable to hoarders and black-marketers.
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Irsa sets up panel to look into water shortage
ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Wednesday constituted a special committee led by chief engineering advisor of the federal government to probe into water shortage issue.
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Polluted water claims 8 more lives
HYDERABAD/DADU, June 2: Gastroenteritis claimed lives of eight more children in Hyderabad and Dadu on Tuesday night and Wednesday, bringing the death toll from water-borne diseases to 32 since May 15.
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13 killed in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, June 2: As many as eight Taliban fighters and at least five soldiers died in heavy clashes in Afghanistan late Tuesday, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported on Wednesday.
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Baghdad car blast claims 5 lives
BAGHDAD, June 2: A car blew up in a busy northern Baghdad neighbourhood on Wednesday killing at least five people and wounding more than 35, police and hospital officials said.
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Israeli policemen confess to abusing Palestinians
AL QUDS, June 2: Twelve Israeli border policemen have confessed to abusing Palestinians, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday. Nine policemen reportedly were arrested three days ago and admitted to beating Palestinians and robbing their money during searches near the West Bank border.
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Iran threatens Israel with matching reply: Nuclear facilities' bombing plan
TEHRAN, June 2: Israel will suffer a "painful" response if it dares to attack any of Iran's nuclear facilities, the Islamic republic's top national security official warned on Wednesday.
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Saudi forces kill two suspects
JEDDAH, June 2: Saudi security forces killed two terror suspects on Wednesday after a hunt through mountains near Makkah, police told AFP. One of them was among the most wanted "terrorists" in the kingdom, said a police official in the western province of Taif.
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