Assembly elects Shujaat leader of house: To be sworn in as PM today
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The National Assembly on Tuesday elected Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain new leader of the house in place of Mir Zafarullah Jamali who resigned as prime minister on Saturday
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Jamali criticizes MMA politics
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Outgoing prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali lashed out at the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Tuesday for not participating in the voting for the as certainment of the leader of the house.
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Musharraf briefed on Delhi talks
ISLAMABAD, June 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf was given a detailed briefing on Tuesday on the recently-concluded talks with India by Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar who led the Pakistani side.
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Security lapses blamed for Quetta carnage: Report on attack on procession released
QUETTA, June 29: The Balochistan government on Tuesday released the report of a tribunal which investigated the Quetta Ashura carnage. The report blames lapses on the part of security agencies for the tragic incident.
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Rockets fired on FC headquarters
QUETTA, June 29: A Frontier Corp soldier was killed in a rocket attack on the FC wing headquarters in Kohlu on Tuesday morning, officials said. Sources said assailants fired around one dozen rockets at the FC headquarters at around 6.30 am.
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No N-status for Pakistan and India, says China
NEW DELHI, June 29: China implicitly rejected on Tuesday the joint quest by India and Pakistan for legitimacy as nuclear powers, a move that could unsettle New Delhi's thinking on a collective nuclear doctrine involving the three Asian countries.
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A shattered home awaits PoW
NEW DELHI, June 29: When Indian soldier Arif Ahmed returns home after four years in a Pakistani jail as a prisoner of war he will find that his world has turned upside down, it was reported on Tuesday.
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BJP reaction to talks mixed
NEW DELHI, June 29: India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) offered a mixed reaction on Tuesday to the just concluded foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan
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Karzai pleads for swift deployment of Nato forces
ISTANBUL, June 29: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday made an urgent appeal for immediate deployment of more Nato troops in his country to ensure security for planned September elections.
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French-US tussles reopen Nato wounds
ISTANBUL, June 29: Tussles between France and the United States over how to bring security to Iraq and Afghanistan brought a sour end to a Nato summit on Tuesday that was meant to heal the divisions of last year's Iraq war.
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Saddam to be handed over to Iraq govt today: Charges to be framed tomorrow
BAGHDAD, June 29: Saddam Hussein will be handed over to Iraqi justice on Wednesday, two days after the country regained its sovereignty from the United States, but he will remain under US guard to ensure he doesn't escape.
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Nine die on first day of Iraq's new govt: Turkish hostages freed
BAGHDAD, June 29: Three US soldiers and six Iraqis were killed on Tuesday in violence on the first day of business for Iraq's new government after it formally regained sovereignty from the US-led coalition.
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US soldier executed
BAGHDAD, June 29: An Arabic television station broadcast a video-tape showing what militants said was the execution of a US soldier, hours after the United States and Britain formally handed power to an interim Iraqi government.
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Rockets fired on Israeli town during Sharon's visit
BEIT HANOUN, June 29: Muslim militants launched rockets at an Israeli town during a visit there on Tuesday by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who pledged to prevent such attacks before and after a planned Gaza pullout.
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24 dead as UN copter crashes
FREETOWN, June 29: A UN helicopter on a routine flight in eastern Sierra Leone crashed into a hillside on Tuesday, killing all 24 people on board, a UN spokeswoman said.
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US restores diplomatic ties with Libya
TRIPOLI, June 29: The United States on Monday formally restored its diplomatic ties with Libya, severed for 24 years, as President George W. Bush pledged to work toward a complete normalization of relations between the two countries.
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