Independence Day today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The nation will celebrate its 58th Independence Day on Saturday with great enthusiasm and renewed commitment to make Pakistan strong, progressive and prosperous.
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Country set for take-off, say president, PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain have stated that Pakistan has achieved economic stability and the country is poised for a take-off.
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PM invites lawmakers for talks on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Friday offered the opposition a dialogue on the situation in Balochistan after the interior minister had adopted a hard line on the issue in the National Assembly.
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Sabotage plan unearthed
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistani security agencies have succeeded in unearthing a plan to sabotage the Independence Day celebrations and attack important installation on that day.
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Musharraf, Shujaat get Indian greetings
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Indian President Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam has sent greetings to President Gen Pervez Musharraf President on the Independence Day of Pakistan.
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Wana agreement hits snags
WANA, Aug 13: A proposed agreement between the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe and the political administration of the South Waziristan Agency could not be signed on Friday after various sub-tribes refused to furnish cash guarantees to the administration.
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Report on Osama denied
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: An interior ministry spokesman has denied the statement attributed to Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat regarding Osama Bin Laden, appeared in a section of the press on Friday.
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Opposition declines to attend APC: Balochistan issues
QUETTA, Aug 13: Balochistan opposition parties have declined to accept a proposal for holding an all parties conference to develop a consensus on contentious issues, including that of establishing cantonments
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Pakistan concerned over Iraq killings
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan has expressed deep concern over the latest spate of killings in Iraq and demanded that the sanctity of holy places and shrines in Najaf, Karbala and other places be respected.
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Bombs explode in Quetta
QUETTA, Aug 13: Two bombs exploded here on Friday night. No casualty was reported, police said.
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Indo-Pakistan dialogue endorsed by CPI-M
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: India's main communist party, while shoring up India's ruling coalition United Progressive Alliance, has criticised Pakistani leaders for what it termed being too cozy with the United States
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Commanders to meet on Siachen
NEW DELHI, Aug 13: Senior military officials of India and Pakistan will meet soon to work out the details of a proposed de-escalation in the Siachen Glacier, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday.
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Ashraf Qazi holds talks with Iraqi leaders
BAGHDAD, Aug 13: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special envoy to Iraq, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, held talks here on Friday with Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and President Ghazi al-Yawar, a spokesman said.
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Sadr wants Iraqi govt to quit, vows to fight on
NAJAF, Aug 13: Religious scholar Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday urged Iraq's "dictatorial" interim government to resign and said he and his militia would remain in the holy city of Najaf until death or victory, his spokesman said.
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Spectacular ceremony launches Olympics
ATHENS, Aug 13: A spectacular opening ceremony launched the Athens Olympics on Friday, lifting spirits in the Games' ancient birthplace after the host nation was rocked by a drugs drama involving its two top sprinters.
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Typhoon kills 115 in China
SHANGHAI, Aug 13: The death toll after a powerful typhoon ripped through eastern China's Zhejiang province this week has risen to at least 115, state-television station CCTV said on Friday.
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