Cabinet expansion in the offing
ISLAMABAD, June 21: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and ruling Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday discussed probable names for induction into the cabinet.
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Govt accused of bias in handling violence
ISLAMABAD, June 21: Opposition parties interrupted the budget debate in the National Assembly on Monday to complain of what they called a discriminatory attitude of state organs in dealing with recent acts of violence in Karachi that targeted government and opposition personalities.
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Sindh governor to stay, says Faisal
ISLAMABAD, June 21: Interior Minister Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has ruled out any possibility of a change of Sindh governor and said that the provincial government will get all possible help and enough time to stabilize the law and order situation in Karachi.
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Militant leader vows jihad against US
WANA, June 21: The head of 'mujahideen' shura in South Waziristan on Monday said they wanted to live in peace with Pakistan, but vowed to continue waging a jihad against the United States.
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'No Pakistani N-scientist in North Korea'
QINGDAO, June 21: Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Monday he had no knowledge of Pakistani scientists working in North Korea to help develop its nuclear weapons programme.
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Pakistan's hand in 9/11 denied
WASHINGTON, June 21: Pakistan on Sunday strongly rejected insinuations made by the 9/11 Commission that Pakistan, in any way, was involved with the perpetration of the horrific 9/11 attacks.
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Kasuri, Natwar agree to pursue peace process
QINGDAO, June 21: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and his Indian counterpart Natwar Singh held an exclusive one-to-one informal meeting here on Monday and agreed to take forward the peace process between the two countries.
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Baglihar project talks today
NEW DELHI, June 21: Keeping up the momentum of their positive meetings at various levels, India and Pakistan will hold secretary-level talks in New Delhi on Tuesday to resolve their dispute over the Baglihar dam in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan, Singapore to boost economic ties
ISLAMABAD, June 21: Pakistan and Singapore on Monday held talks on enhancing cooperation in economic and commercial fields and the war against terrorism.
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Month-long war games begin
ISLAMABAD, June 21: The armed forces on Monday began a month-long war game exercise, Sabit Qadam-III. The army, the navy and the air force are participating in the exercise.
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Nine die in tribal clash
SHIKARPUR, June 21: Nine people, seven of them women, were killed and 12 others suffered serious bullet injuries in a fierce clash between two rival groups of the Shar tribe near the village of Rakhial-ji-Wandh in taluka Garhi Yasin on Monday.
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IAEA wants India, Pakistan, Israel included in NPT talks
WASHINGTON, June 21: India, Pakistan and Israel should be included in any talks held to make new adjustments to the nuclear non-proliferation regime, Mohamed ElBaradei, director general
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India sacks Siachen commander
ISLAMABAD, June 21: Lt-Gen Arvind Sharma vacated the command of the Siachen Corps for Lt-Gen M.L. Naidu with immediate effect, even as the court of inquiry probing the fake kills cases in Siachen continued with its proceedings in Jodhpur.
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3 Indian troops among 9 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 21: Three Indian soldiers and a former freedom fighter were killed in occupied Kashmir on Monday, while five Mujahideen were gunned down, police said.
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Four US marines killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, June 21: Four US marines were killed in action on Monday in Al-Anbar province, the US military said. "Four US marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force were killed on Monday
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Iran seizes 3 British navy boats: report
TEHRAN, June 21: Iran has seized three British navy vessels that entered its territorial waters near the Iraqi border, arresting eight British sailors, Iran's Arabic-language satellite news channel Al Alam reported on Monday.
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