Farm package comes under fire in NA
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly joined hands on Monday to blast the agricultural package announced by General Pervez Musharraf which, they said, instead of helping the farmers had caused increase in prices of urea
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Laws to be updated to woo foreign investment: Draft bill in NA soon
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The United States and Germany have asked Pakistan to provide legal cover to their investors by updating domestic laws through parliament.
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Captors threaten to kill Pakistanis: No decision taken on troops for Iraq: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 26: An Iraqi group holding two Pakistani nationals hostage threatened on Monday to kill them, but did not give a deadline.
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Musharraf, Powell discuss regional, bilateral issues
ISLAMABAD, July 26: President General Pervez Musharraf and US Secretary of State Colin Powell talked over the weekend and discussed bilateral relations, the latest developments in the region
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Sudan: Powell seeks Musharraf's help
WASHINGTON, July 26: US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to President Pervez Musharraf on Monday - his second call in three days - to discuss the situation in Sudan's western Darfur province.
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ADB approves grant for Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, July 26: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400,000 technical assistance grant to support improved delivery of social sector services by local governments in Balochistan.
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Two troops killed in Orakzai attack
HANGU, July 26: Two paramilitary troops were killed on Sunday night when some Al-Qaeda-linked militants attacked a checkpoint in Ghoz Dara area in Orakzai, witnesses said on Monday.
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Tanker taking oil for US forces attacked
QUETTA, July 26: Thousands of litres of oil were wasted when armed men opened fire on a tanker near the border town of Chaman on Monday. The tanker was carrying fuel to Kandahar for US-led forces.
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Tribal dispute claims 4 lives
KHAIRPUR, July 26: At least four people belonging to Maitlo and Kandhero tribes were killed in attacks by men of the two tribes on each other near Pir Jo Goth on Monday morning.
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India, Iran discuss gas pipeline thru Pakistan
NEW DELHI, July 26: Iran and India on Monday discussed a proposed US$3 billion gas pipeline through Pakistan, an idea the two countries have been pursuing for the past seven years without success, an official said.
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India, Iran to boost trade
NEW DELHI, July 26: The foreign ministers of India and Iran said on Monday they were dissatisfied with their current volume of bilateral trade and pledged to encourage economic ties.
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Gujarat under curfew after Hindu-Muslim clashes
AHMEDABAD, July 26: Curfew was clamped on Monday in Veraval town in the Indian state of Gujarat after two people were killed and shops set on fire by a Hindu mob protesting a woman being allegedly harassed by Muslim men, police said.
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Karzai to run for presidency
KABUL, July 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai registered as a candidate on Monday for the October presidential election, as a new and potentially dangerous rival emerged to try and upset the overwhelming favourite and his US backers.
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Iran warns US after armed group claims protected status
TEHRAN, July 26: The Iranian government gave a cautious warning to the United States on Monday after the main Iranian armed opposition group claimed the US-led authority had granted its militants in Iraq protected status.
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Egyptian envoy freed
CAIRO, July 26: Egypt's official Middle East News Agency (MENA) said on Monday that an Egyptian diplomat held hostage in Iraq was now free. MENA gave no further details. Mohammed Mamdouh Qutb was abducted on Friday. -Reuters
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Water starts receding in some BD areas
DHAKA, July 26: The flood water has started receding in the northern and north-eastern districts of the country, while the situation in the central region, including Dhaka, deteriorated further, reports said on Monday....
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Indonesian presidential poll goes to 2nd round
JAKARTA, July 26: Retired military general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono topped the first round of Indonesia's presidential elections, but failed to poll more than 50 per cent - setting the stage for a runoff on Sept 20...
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EU extends ban on poultry products
BRUSSELS, July 26: The European Union on Monday extended until December 15 its ban on chicken products and pet birds from nine Asian countries due to potentially deadly bird flu.
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