Cabinet wants Musharraf to keep both posts: President will agree, hopes Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: President Pervez Musharraf is likely to retain the post of army chief after December 31 this year, according to official briefings here on Wednesday.
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Opposition cries foul on Rashid's remarks: Musharraf's army post
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: Opposition parties on Wednesday reacted strongly to the statement of Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and termed it an announcement on behalf of the president.
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Musharraf should quit one office: Frontier PA
PESHAWAR, Sept 15: The NWFP assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling upon Gen Pervez Musharraf to quit either the post of army chief or the presidency by Dec 31, 2004.
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Bodies formed to find political solution: Balochistan, Wana problems
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The government on Wednesday constituted special committees to find a political solution to the situation in Wana and Balochistan.
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Militants maintain pressure on troops
WANA, Sept 15: Tribal militants maintained pressure on security forces in different parts of South Waziristan for the seventh day on Wednesday.
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Kashmir one of crucial issues, says Menon: Meeting held with Fazl
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad, Shiv Shankar Menon, has said that the composite dialogue is progressing 'very well' .
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'China may give $750m loan for frigates'
KARACHI, Sept 15: Pakistan was in the process of negotiating a $750 million preferential loan from China for procurement and construction of four P-22 frigates for the Pakistan Navy.
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ADB to help develop housing sector
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The Asian Development Bank will soon provide assistance in infrastructure development and housing sector and a proposal submitted by the Bank in this regard is being closely examined by the ministry of finance.
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SC disposes of plea against wheat ban
ISLAMABAD, Sept 15: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition seeking free movement of wheat when it was told that the Punjab government had withdrawn the ban it had imposed earlier.
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Attempt to smuggle $3.82m foiled
KARACHI, Sept 15: Customs personnel have claimed to have foiled an attempt to smuggle out foreign currency equivalent to about $3.82 million, (Rs225 million) and arrested two employees of an exchange company.
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Petrol prices unchanged
KARACHI, Sept 15: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee on Wednesday decided to keep prices of all petroleum products unchanged. The committee, which held its fortnightly meeting here, reviewed prices of different POL products.
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Stocks fall below 5,000
KARACHI, Sept 15: Stocks on Wednesday fell across-the-board like nine pins as investors indulged in panic-selling following reports that some punters had been issued exposure notices to clear their outstanding positions.
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10 Pakistanis held in Spain
BARCELONA, Sept 15: Spanish police arrested 10 Pakistanis suspected of involvement in Islamic extremism during an operation in the northeastern region of Catalonia on Wednesday, judicial sources said.
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13 killed, 3 bodies found in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Sept 15: American troops found three bodies and their severed heads north of Baghdad on Wednesday while 13 people died in clashes in Ramadi, two more in a car bomb attack and two Iraqis employed by the US Army were shot in the north.
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10 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids
JENIN, Sept 15: Raiding Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants and four civilians on Wednesday _ the highest single-day Palestinian death toll in the West Bank for more than two years.
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Briton shot dead in Riyadh
RIYADH, Sept 15: A British national was shot dead in Riyadh on Wednesday. A spokesman of the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed the killing and said that the Briton was in the car park of a commercial establishment in eastern Riyadh when he was killed.
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