Efforts for political solution pledged: President, PM discuss Balochistan situation
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday discussed the ongoing volatile situation in Balochistan and resolved to make efforts for seeking political solution to the problem.
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Senate session requisitioned
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The opposition on Saturday submitted a requisition notice to the Senate Secretariat to convene a session of the upper house to discuss law and order situation in the country. The notice was submitted by parliamentary secretary of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD)
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National interest to be upheld: Shujaat - Troops for Iraq
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Saturday that any decision on the issue of sending troops to Iraq would be taken in consultation with the Muslim states and added that no step would be taken against the national interest.
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Paramilitary camp attacked in Wana: Residents dispute ISPR claim
WANA (South Waziristan), Aug 7: A paramilitary camp in Wana came under rocket attack in the small hours of Saturday, resulting in damage to its boundary wall.
The rocket was fired from the northern side of Wana scouts camp which hit its boundary wall, partially damaging it.
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UAE hands over Al Qaeda operative
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: A senior Al Qaeda operative who knew Osama bin Laden and was linked to two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf has been arrested in Dubai and handed over to Islamabad, Pakistani intelligence sources said on Saturday.
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Two killed in Karachi bomb explosion
KARACHI, Aug 7: Two employees of a car rental service were killed and two others wounded when an explosive device went off in Defence Housing Authority, Phase-II Extension, on Saturday morning.
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Sir Creek talks end without progress
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: India and Pakistan concluded their two-day talks on Saturday over their border demarcation dispute in the Sir Creek with no signs of any headway.
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Pakistan, India artistes to perform in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Indian and Pakistani artistes will perform together in restive Indian Kashmir in what is believed to be the first such event since the Himalayan territory was split between the countries in 1947
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10 killed in Kashmir gunbattles
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Five Indian security perosnnel, four militants and a woman were killed in two gunbattles in villages in occupied Kashmir, police said on Saturday.
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2 US troops, Afghan die in blast
KABUL, Aug 7: Two US soldiers and their Afghan interpreter were killed on Saturday when the vehicle they were travelling in struck an "improvised explosive device" in south Afghanistan, a statement issued by the US-led military said.
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N-scandal was major problem: Cheney
WASHINGTON, Aug 7: US Vice-President Dick Cheney has said that the presence of a network of nuclear proliferators in Pakistan was one of the major problems the Bush administration had to tackle.
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Iraq clashes claim seven lives
BAGHDAD, Aug 7: At least seven people were killed and 29 were wounded, including 10 women and children, in fighting on Saturday between US troops and Iraqi militiamen in Baghdad's Sadr City, medics said.
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UN seeks improved security in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday United Nations would remain 'a high-value' target for attacks in Iraq for the foreseeable future, and would have to limit its activities until the situation improved.
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Palestinian shot dead in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Aug 7: Troops shot dead an unarmed Palestinian teenager close to the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel early on Saturday, claiming he had managed to cut through the border fence with the intention of carrying out an attack.
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