Shujaat invites Altaf to return: 'Law & order in Sindh improving'
KARACHI, July 7: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said here on Wednesday it would be a biggest gift for 'all of us' if Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain returned to Pakistan.
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Opposition senators dispute Aziz's candidacy
ISLAMABAD, July 7: The opposition in the Senate on Wednesday challenged Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz's candidacy for the National Assembly to qualify for prime ministership and complained of 'pre-poll rigging', which the government denied.
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Aziz files papers from Tharparkar
MITHI, July 7: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, named by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League as the next prime minister, filed his nomination papers for the August 18 by-election for National Assembly's NA-229 Tharparkar seat
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7 ARD, MMA candidates to file papers in Attock today
ISLAMABAD, July 7: As many as six candidates belonging to the ARD and one candidate of the MMA will submit their nomination papers for the by-election to the National Assembly's seat in Attock against Shaukat Aziz on Thursday
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Pakistan, Finland to boost economic ties
HELSINKI, July 7: President General Pervez Musharraf and Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen on Wednesday held substantive talks to strengthen bilateral relations.
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Musharraf due in Baku today
ISLAMABAD, July 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will pay a three-day state visit to Azerbaijan from July 8 to 10 and hold talks with the leadership to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.
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Kasuri says ties with Italy will be improved
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, currently on an official visit to Italy, met Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini on Wednesday and discussed matters of mutual interest.
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US embassy resumes visa operation
ISLAMABAD, July 7: The US embassy in Pakistan re-opened its visa section here on Wednesday after a two-day closure forced by security threats but the British high commission remained closed, officials said.
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Pakistan lodges protest with US: Extra scrutiny and checks
WASHINGTON, July 7: Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the US State Department over an official memo that singles out Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans for extra scrutiny at US airports.
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Pakistani envoy may head UN's Iraq mission
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Ashraf Jehangir Qazi is the front-runner for the top slot of the UN mission in Iraq which is to be launched shortly, Dawn learnt through diplomatic sources on Wednesday.
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Ansari quits as Hurriyat chief
NEW DELHI, July 7: A Pakistan official's quest for a credible Kashmiri role in talks with India over the region's future has prompted a search for unity in the fractious All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC)
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Soldier kills officer in occupied Kashmir
SRINAGAR, July 7: An Indian soldier shot dead his commanding officer before being gunned down by guards while eight people were killed by suspected freedom fighters in ongoing violence in occupied Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
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Clinton calls Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, July 7: Former US President Bill Clinton rang up Indian opposition leader Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday and inquired about the progress of New Delhi's peace talks with Pakistan, Indian news reports said.
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Iraqi PM gets power to declare emergency
BAGHDAD, July 7: Iraq's interim government on Wednesday granted Prime Minister Iyad Allawi far-reaching powers to declare emergency law as guerillas fired mortars near his home and a gunbattle killed two national guardsmen in Baghdad.
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Quartet tells Palestinians to carry out reforms
TEL AVIV, July 7: The quartet of Middle East mediators, "sick and tired" of Palestinians' failure to carry out reforms, told their leaders on Wednesday to act soon or risk losing international support and funding, diplomats said.
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Five die in Colombo suicide attack
COLOMBO, July 7: Four police officials were killed and nine seriously injured on Wednesday when a woman LTTE suicide bomber blew herself up in the premises of a police station in Colombo.
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