26 ministers of state take oath
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: One federal minister and 26 ministers of state were inducted into the cabinet on Saturday, bringing the total number of ministers to 59.
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Portfolios of ministers of state
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz allocated portfolios to the federal minister and ministers of state who took oath on Saturday.
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Opposition plans to question cabinet size: NA session from 10th
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The first regular session of the National Assembly after election of Shaukat Aziz as the country's new prime minister will begin on Sept 10.
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C'wealth revives Pakistan's membership
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) on Saturday approved the revival of Pakistan's membership in the Commonwealth.
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Provincial water share cut
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: The federal government on Saturday decided to impose a 28 per cent cut on provincial water share for the remaining 26 days of Kharif and start the Rabi season with a 43 per cent water shortage.
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Islamabad promises serious peace bid: Kasuri-Natwar 'critical' talks today
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri arrived here on Saturday to hold 'critical' talks with his Indian counterpart on a range of issues in their structured composite dialogue that includes the Kashmir dispute.
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New Delhi hopes for success of dialogue: Singh wants end to violence
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that his approach to talks with Pakistan was infused with realism and that he was full of hope for a 'positive outcome' although it might take time.
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Delhi disappointed at FM's stand
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: India on Saturday expressed disappointment at Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri's remarks in which he had sought progress on the Kashmir dispute with the involvement of Kashmiris.
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BJP criticizes Natwar's remarks
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata party slammed Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh on Saturday for pre-judging results of talks with his Pakistani counterpart expected to start on Sunday.
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APHC chief meets Kasuri
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: Syed Ali Shah Gillani, the chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, on Saturday held a meeting with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri here at the Pakistan High Commission.
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Mahathir calls on Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 4: Former prime minister of Malaysia Dr Mahatir bin Mohammad called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here on Saturday.
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Poisonous liquor kills 24
MULTAN, Sept 4: As many as 24 people were reported dead due to the consumption of poisonous liquor in and around Multan during the last 24 hours.
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Australia beat Pakistan
LONDON, Sept 4: Andrew Symonds crafted an unbeaten century and Michael Kasprowicz took five wickets to give Australia a 10-run win over Pakistan in a one-day international at Lord's on Saturday.
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Four shot dead in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 4: Four people were shot dead in occupied Kashmir overnight and Saturday, while over a dozen Mujahideen were arrested, police said.
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42 killed in Iraq attacks
MAHMUDIYA, Sept 4: Forty-two people were killed on Saturday in one of the bloodiest days since the interim Iraqi government came to office two months ago
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School death toll rises to 330
BESLAN, Sept 4: Rescuers pulled more bodies from the ruins of a school gym on Saturday as Russia was plunged into mourning after a three-day hostage-taking ended in carnage, with at least 330 dead, half of them children.
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Internal politics drives US over Darfur: Sudan
KHARTOUM, Sept 4: Sudan said on Saturday the United States was wrong to try to label the conflict in Darfur as genocide and that recent hardline statements on Sudan were aimed at domestic constituencies and the US elections.
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Demo held against scarf ban
LONDON, Sept 4: More than 400 people attended a demonstration outside the French embassy in London on Saturday against the ban in French state schools of the hijab (headscarf).
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