Composite dialogue enters final phase
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: With the conclusion of talks here on Thursday between officials and technical experts of the ministries of interior and commerce of Pakistan and India, the process of composite dialogue enters the final phase
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New proposals discussed to promote trade: India-Pakistan talks
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Two-day talks between Pakistan and India on economic and commercial cooperation concluded here on Thursday.
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Tribes agree to protect troops
WANA, Aug 12: Political authorities and Ahmadzai Wazir tribesmen are inching towards an agreement to deny sanctuary to militants in the volatile South Waziristan tribal region.
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We're getting close to Osama: Faisal
DUBAI, Aug 12: Pakistani Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat on Thursday said that his country's capture of top Al Qaeda suspects has brought Islamabad closer to the arrest of the terror network's chief, Osama bin Laden.
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Two more Al Qaeda militants arrested
KARACHI, Aug 12: The government announced on Thursday that it had arrested two more Al Qaeda militants from various parts of the country, bringing the total number of activists held in the last two days to five.
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Rockets fired at Kohlu township
QUETTA, Aug 12: A heavy exchange of rocket fire took place between unknown attackers and personnel of the Frontier Corps in the outskirts of Kohlu township, some 450km east of here, on Thursday.
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Japanese FM leaves for Delhi
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi left for New Delhi on Thursday after completing a two-day visit to Pakistan. "The visit of the Japanese foreign minister was important and successful in many aspects," foreign office spokesman Masood Khan said.
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Lockheed Martin to assist PAF
RAWALPINDI, Aug 12: James L. Jamerson, President Middle East and Africa for Corporate Business Development of the Lockheed Martin (LM) aircraft company, has expressed the desire that LM would assist Pakistan in meeting its air force requirements.
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Joint concert by Pakistani, Indian artistes
SRINAGAR, Aug 12: Indian and Pakistani artistes sang and danced together on Thursday in disputed Kashmir in a rare show of unity at a theatre tightly guarded by troops.
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Jhal Magsi firing kills two
DERA MURAD JAMALI, Aug 12: Two unknown armed men were killed in an exchange of fire with Levies at a deserted place near Gandawa in Jhal Magsi district on Thursday, Levies sources in Gandawa said.
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Taliban leader killed
KABUL, Aug 12: A known Taliban guerilla leader was killed by US-led and Afghan forces after leading an ambush on a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial security officer said on Thursday.
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US forces enter Najaf after massive assault: 300 dead in fighting across Iraq
NAJAF, Aug 12: US marines backed by tanks and aircraft seized the heart of Shia holy city of Najaf on Thursday in a major assault on guerillas of Mehdi Army that drove world oil prices to record highs.
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UN mission in Iraq extended
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12: The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to extend for a second year a UN mission in Iraq that has so far failed to venture into Baghdad for lack of security.
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Muslim force for Iraq opposed
DHAKA, Aug 12: Bangladesh, with one of the world's largest Muslim populations, said on Thursday it opposed a Saudi proposal to deploy a Muslim force in Iraq because it did not consider the Iraqi situation to be a religious problem. -Reuters
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Israeli soldiers demolish 15 homes in Gaza
RAFAH, Aug 12: Israeli army bulldozers demolished 15 houses in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah near the Egyptian border early Thursday, Palestinian security sources said.
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US to deport aliens without hearing
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12: The US immigration officials have announced plans to deport illegal immigrants to their home countries without a judicial hearing.
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Serial killer Sobhraj jailed for life
KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Charles Sobhraj, the infamous serial killer of Western backpackers in Asia in the 1970s, was sentenced on Thursday to life in Nepal over the death of an American woman in 1975.
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Russia to boost defence budget by 40pc: Putin
MOSCOW, Aug 12: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would boost its military procurement budget by 40 per cent next year, news agencies reported.
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