Mahar resigns, Ibad summons PA session
KARACHI, June 7: Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar on Monday evening resigned as chief minister of Sindh. Governor Ishratul Ibad accepted the resignation and summoned a special session of the provincial assembly
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Arbab Rahim tipped as new Sindh CM
ISLAMABAD, June 7: Provincial minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has been tipped as the new Sindh chief minister after the resignation of Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar, sources told Dawn here on Monday.
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Time not right for change: Fazl
QUETTA, June 7: The leader of opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, on Monday said that any in-house change in the present circumstances when the country was facing different problems would weaken the system. Talking to newsmen, he stressed the need to strengthen democratic institutions.
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Anti-proliferation bill moved in NA
ISLAMABAD, June 7: The government on Monday moved in the National Assembly a draft law designed to punish nuclear proliferation. A violation of the proposed ban on the export of any material or technology related to nuclear and chemical weapons will be punishable with up to 14 years in prison
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All dimensions to be covered, hopes FO: Foreign secretaries to meet on 27th
ISLAMABAD, June 7: Foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India, due to meet on June 27 and 28 to resume negotiations on an agreed agenda on peace and security process and the Kashmir dialogue
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Lashkar begins search operation
WANA, June 7: Around 4,000 tribal volunteers launched a search operation on Monday for netting suspected foreign militants in the troubled South Waziristan region, eyewitnesses said. The lashkar carried out house-to-house searches in the rugged Shakai area
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Curfew in parts of Gilgit relaxed
GILGIT, June 7: The Northern Areas administration relaxed curfew in parts of Gilgit for two hours on Monday. However, Burmas, Khomer, Nagral and Jutial areas continued to remain under restrictions, officials said.
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Over Rs80bn likely for assorted expenses
ISLAMABAD, June 7: The federal government is expected to incur around Rs80-85 billion additional expenditure on some unusual accounts during fiscal year 2004-05, finance ministry sources told Dawn.
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Sindh expects Rs85bn from centre
KARACHI, June 7: Sindh expects a share of about Rs85 billion from the federal divisible pool on the basis of 37.5 per cent share and on account of direct transfers in the coming budget, Syed Sardar Ahmad, the provincial finance minister, said.
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38 die as truck falls into ravine
ABBOTTABAD, June 7: Thirty-eight people, including 10 women, were killed and eight others injured when a truck carrying them fell into a deep ravine near Bagnother on Sunday night.
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Kasuri, Natwar may meet in US this week
NEW DELHI, June 7: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh will visit Islamabad in July to attend Saarc ministerial meeting, the Indian foreign ministry announced on Monday.
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Conversion of LoC into permanent border rejected
BIRMINGHAM, June 7: The two-day International Kashmir Conference, which concluded here on Sunday, unanimously adopted a resolution rejecting conversion of the Line of Control (LoC) into a permanent border between Pakistan and India.
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Vajpayee's pacts valid: Kalam
NEW DELHI, June 7: Indian President Abdul Kalam said on Monday that New Delhi would give highest priority to improving all-round ties with its neighbours, including Pakistan.
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Two killed as blast rocks Kufa mosque
KUFA, June 7: Two Iraqis were killed and at least nine wounded on Monday in a mystery explosion inside Kufa's Great Mosque compound, a stronghold of Shia leader Moqtada Sadr and his Mehdi Army militia.
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US seeks quick vote on Iraq resolution
UNITED NATIONS, June 7: The United States and Britain sought a quick vote on a fourth revised UN resolution on Iraq following exchange of letters by the Iraqi government and the United States submitted to the council on Sunday night.
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Israeli warplanes raid Lebanon
BEIRUT, June 7: Israeli warplanes carried out an air raid against positions of a radical Palestinian group some 20 kilometres south of the Lebanese capital late on Monday, a Palestinian official said.
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