Cabinet will be of Aziz's choice: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz will himself appoint his cabinet members as this is a prerogative of a prime minister to choose his team.
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Aziz may retain Attock seat: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Thursday said that he would ask Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz to retain the National Assembly seat of Attock.
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NA passes defamation bill amid objections: Disputed clause omitted
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: Rejecting opposition's objections, the ruling coalition on Thursday passed a defamation bill designed mainly to protect public figures from slander by enhanced punishment and speedier trial.
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2 Al Qaeda suspects held after car chase
PESHAWAR, Aug 19: Two Arabs suspected to be Al Qaeda militants were arrested after a car chase in the Hayatabad township here on Thursday. Sources said that a team of Military Intelligence (MI) and the Crime Investigation Department (CID) signalled a white car, carrying two persons, to stop.
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Faisal denies arrest of Osama's driver
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat on Thursday denied a TV channel report that a man said to be a driver of Al Qaeda network chief Osama Bin Laden had been arrested during a raid conducted at Lal Masjid two days ago.
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Qari Noor laid to rest amid tight security
FAISALABAD, Aug 19: Alleged Al Qaeda activist Qari Noor Muhammad, who died in police custody on Wednesday, was buried here on Thursday amid tension and unprecedented security.
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'Cantonments vital for development, security'
PANO AQIL, Aug 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the construction of military cantonments in various parts of the country has not only enhanced operational preparedness of the troops but also helped in developing these areas and maintaining security.
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'Work on one dam to start soon'
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Aug 19: President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that it was imperative to start work 'very soon' on one of the two proposed major dams - Kalabagh and Bhasha.
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Pakistan against enlarging scope of UN Council: Non-proliferation, disarmament
DURBAN, Aug 19: Pakistan called on members of the Non-Aligned Movement on Thursday to oppose attempts of assigning responsibilities of non-proliferation to the United Nations Security Council
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Change in govt will not affect ties: US
WASHINGTON, Aug 19: The United States indicated Thursday that individual changes in the Pakistani government do not necessarily impact the broader relations between the two countries.
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10 killed in Kashmir during Kalam's visit
SRINAGAR, Aug 19: Ten people, including the chief of a militant group, were killed in occupied Kashmir on Thursday as President Abdul Kalam began a rare visit to the held state.
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'Three Taliban fighters killed'
KABUL, Aug 19: Three suspected Taliban fighters, including "a senior commander," and a soldier have been killed in a raid by Afghan military forces, an official said on Thursday.
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Sadr rejects call to disarm
NAJAF, Aug 19: Fierce fighting raged in Najaf on Thursday after Shia leader Moqtada Sadr spurned a final call from the prime minister to disarm his militia or face an attack on his sanctuary.
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Sharon defeated in Likud vote
AL QUDS, Aug 19: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Thursday to press ahead with a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip despite a humiliating rebuff from his own party that could jeopardize the plan.
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