Opposition blasts govt policies
ISLAMABAD, June 15: Opposition parties attacked government policies at the start of the National Assembly's budget debate on Tuesday when they also publicly joined a guessing game about the political future of Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali.
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Senators say budget is anti-poor
ISLAMABAD, June 15: Opposition members in the Senate have criticized the federal budget 2004-05 and alleged that Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz has presented several contradictory figures during his budget speech.
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'No un-Islamic changes in Hudood laws': PM meets women lawmakers
ISLAMABAD June 15: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Tuesday declared in unequivocal terms that the government will not make any un-Islamic amendment to the Hudood Ordinance under external or individual pressure.
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Musharraf wants speedy disposal of terror cases: Police to be cleansed of political influence
KARACHI, June 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday stressed the need for adopting a more proactive approach to rein in terrorists who were trying to destabilise the country, official sources said.
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Another suspect arrested
KARACHI, June 15: One more member of the newly surfaced jihadi outfit, Jundullah, was arrested in a raid on Tuesday, a senior police official said.
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Foreign militant killed in Jandola
WANA, June 15: A foreign militant was killed and his wife and three children were wounded in an exchange of fire with security forces at Jandola checkpoint, 67 kilometres from here on Tuesday.
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Curfew lifted in Gilgit
GILGIT, June 15: The authorities lifted a curfew imposed in the municipal area of Gilgit 12 days ago. The curfew was imposed on June 3 over the issue of syllabus.
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Blast hits gas pipeline near Shikarpur
SHIKARPUR, June 15: A huge blast damaged the main gas pipeline at Begari Wah near the village of Gabol on Monday night. The supply of gas through the damaged pipeline has been suspended from the Sui station.
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Petroleum prices unchanged
KARACHI, June 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee on Tuesday reviewed the prices of various petroleum products and decided to keep the prices unchanged.
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India, Pakistan hold talks to fight drugs
ISLAMABAD, June 15: Senior Pakistani and Indian officials opened a two-day meeting here Tuesday to enhance bilateral cooperation in combating cross-border drug trafficking, officials said.
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Turkey backs Indo-Pakistan dialogue
ISTANBUL, June 15: Turkish Prime Minister Rejep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday assured full support to the right of self-determination for Kashmiris and expressed satisfaction over the on-going dialogue process between Pakistan and India.
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OIC voices concern at Kashmir HR abuses
ISTANBUL, June 15: The OIC Contact Group on Kashmir has expressed deep concern over the human rights situation in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called for an immediate end to the continuing massive violation of human rights of Kashmiri people.
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8 more die in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 15: Militants shot dead the brother of a lawmaker in occupied Kashmir while seven other people were killed and 10 more injured in other incidents on Tuesday and Monday night.
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Afghan official, guards attacked
KANDAHAR, June 15: Two gunmen on motorcycles shot and wounded the head of the Afghan government's refugee department in the Kandahar province on Tuesday and killed two of his bodyguards, an official said.
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Saddam to be handed over at 'appropriate' time: US
WASHINGTON, June 15: The White House said on Tuesday that it would hand over former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to the interim Iraqi government at 'an appropriate time'.
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OIC states to elect new chief
ISTANBUL, June 15: Members of the world's largest Islamic organization were unable to reach a consensus on the group's next leader and agreed on Tuesday to hold elections for the first time to choose the head of the 57-nation bloc.
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