NA walkout over uniform issue
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Opposition parties walked out of the National Assembly on Thursday in protest after Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain rejected their demand for a debate on ruling coalition's moves to persuade President Pervez Musharraf not to honour his promise to give up as army chief by December 31.
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Army post for president key to stability: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that President Pervez Musharraf's 'expected' decision to retain his army post beyond Dec 31 will be in the interest of the country's stability and solidarity.
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No aggressive policy being pursued, says Gen Aziz
KARACHI, Sept 16: Chairman Joint Chief's of Staff Committee Gen Mohammad Aziz Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan had the deterrent capability to deal with any kind of threat.
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'Weapons not being sold to underground organizations'
KARACHI, Sept 16: Pakistan was not selling arms to underground organizations, declared Secretary Defence Production Air Marshal (rtd) Zahid Anis who also disclosed that an automated air defence system would become operational soon.
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US urged to ensure justice to Muslims
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday that the United States, being an influential world power, should play a vital role in addressing with justice political disputes involving Muslims.
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Journalists allowed to visit Wana
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The government has allowed journalists to visit Wana, the regional headquarters of South Waziristan, to ascertain and project facts about presence of foreign militants and the ongoing operation by security forces there.
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Militants to free soldier
WANA, Sept 16: A soldier who had been captured during an attack on a military convoy in the Sarwekai area of South Waziristan on Tuesday was to be released, a tribal militants' commander said on Thursday.
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Two Rangers killed by 'outlaws'
RAJANPUR, Sept 16: Two Rangers personnel were killed and five others wounded in a rocket attack on their checkpoint at Jathro near the Balochistan border on Thursday.
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'Vigorous efforts needed on Kashmir'
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said that both Pakistan and India would have to make 'vigorous efforts' to find a solution to the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
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Infiltration bid continues: India
NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Indian Army Chief Gen N.C. Vij said on Thursday that there had been "no let-up in Pakistan's bid to push terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir" but fencing and stepped-up vigil by Indian troops had reduced infiltration to a large extent.
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Washington favours 'fully functioning' democracy
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: The United States urged the Musharraf government on Thursday to continue Pakistan's progress towards a 'fully functioning' democracy because it was in the country's long-term interest to do so.
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Britain writes off £19 million debt
LONDON, Sept 16: Britain has cancelled 19 million pound sterlings debt to Pakistan. The British Department for International Development (DFID) here "today cancelled 19 million pounds of debt owed by Pakistan.
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Karzai escapes attempt on life
GARDEZ, Sept 16: Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an assassination bid on Thursday when a rocket was fired at his US military helicopter as it was landing here.
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Three US Marines killed
BAGHDAD, Sept 16: Three US marines were killed in separate incidents on Thursday in Al Anbar province, of which Fallujah is a town, the US military said in a statement.
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Danger of civil war looms in Iraq, says report
NEW YORK, Sept 16: A classified National Intelligence Estimate prepared for President Bush in late July spelt out a dark assessment of prospects for Iraq, said the New York Times on Thursday.
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Invasion of Iraq illegal: Annan: Credible election unlikely
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a BBC TV interview on Wednesday he believes that the US-led invasion of Iraq was "illegal" and cast doubts on plans to hold elections in the country.
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