'Parliament alone can decide on uniform'
LAHORE, Sept 18: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that parliament alone is competent to take any decision on the fate of President Pervez Musharraf's uniform and that Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's objections to the subject are unjustified.
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US to support democracy
WASHINGTON, Sept 18: The United States has said that it would reiterate its support for a 'fully functioning' democracy in Pakistan if the issue of President Pervez Musharraf keeping or giving up one of the two posts he currently holds came up for discussion during his visit.
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Senate okays nuclear anti-proliferation bill
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: The Senate on Saturday passed the bill to provide for control on export of goods, technologies, material and equipment related to nuclear and biological weapons and their delivery system after a brief debate which was participated only by the opposition members.
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Gillani gets 10-year RI in appointment reference
RAWALPINDI, Sept 18: An accountability court here on Saturday convicted former National Assembly speaker Yousaf Raza Gillani in a reference pertaining to illegal appointments in the NA secretariat and awarded him 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
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Shahbaz's family arrives
LAHORE, Sept 18: Mrs Nusrat Shahbaz, wife, and Javeria and Rabia, daughters of PML-N President Mian Shahbaz Sharif, arrived here on Saturday morning for a two-month stay.
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Troops, militants exchange fire
WANA, Sept 18: Fighting renewed in South Waziristan on Saturday amid reports of heavy exchange of fire between security forces and militants, officials said.
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Durable peace linked to Kashmir, says Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 18: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday linked durable peace in South Asia to the resolution of Kashmir dispute. He said Pakistan would continue to extend moral, political and diplomatic support to the just cause of the Kashmiri people.
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India eases visa regime for certain categories
NEW DELHI, Sept 18: India announced new rules on Saturday to enable several categories of visitors from Pakistan, including journalists and senior citizens, to get easier visas.
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34 Pakistani prisoners return from Cuba
PESHAWAR, Sept 18: The United States on Saturday handed over to Pakistan 34 prisoners released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, Federal Minister for Interior Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao told newsmen here.
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10 Pakistanis held in Spain charged with fraud, drug
MADRID, Sept 18: Ten Pakistanis arrested during an anti- terror sweep in Spain have been detained for using false documents and drug possession but have not been linked to a terror network, authorities said on Saturday.
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12 killed in accident near Kahuta
RAWALPINDI, Sept 18: Twelve people were killed and 18 others injured when a passenger coach fell into a ravine near Kahuta on Saturday night, police and hospital sources said.
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14 Mujahideen among 18 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 18: Indian troops shot dead 14 Mujahideen in clashes in occupied Kashmir overnight and Saturday, while Mujahideen killed four civilians, officials said.
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US lifts N-export ban on India
NEW DELHI, Sept 18: The United States has lifted decades-old export restrictions on equipment for India's commercial space programme and nuclear power facilities, a sign of the increasingly close ties between Washington and New Delhi.
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23 die in Kirkuk suicide bombing
KIRKUK, Sept 18: At least 23 people were killed and over 60 wounded in a suicide bombing in Kirkuk on Saturday, capping a week of carnage in Iraq. A suicide bomber smashed through the security barriers outside Iraqi national guard headquarters in Kirkuk.
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Iran asked to provide N-data by Nov 25
VIENNA, Sept 18: The International Atomic Energy Agency called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
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Sudan warned of sanctions
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18: UN Security Council on Saturday adopted a US sponsored resolution that threatens oil sanctions against Sudan if it fails to stop atrocities in the Darfur region. The vote was 11-0 with four nations abstaining.
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