ARD decides to call all-party conference
QUETTA, Sept 20: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has decided to convene an All-Parties Conference in the first week of October to evolve a strategy for complete rejection of the 17th Amendment and restoration of "real democracy and constitutional rule in the country."
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Resolution on uniform in Balochistan PA withdrawn
QUETTA, Sept 20: The PML, which is a major coalition partner in the Balochistan government, suffered a setback on Monday after the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal refused to endorse its resolution in the Balochistan Assembly
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Opposition protests at Gillani's conviction
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Monday protested against the conviction of former assembly speaker Yousaf Raza Gillani by a special court and staged a walkout after the ruling coalition refused to allow a debate on the matter.
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Rich nations asked to write-off loans burden of the poor
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday asked rich nations to either write-off or re-profile the immense debt burden of the Third World countries.
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Tighter security around US embassy, consulates
KARACHI, Sept 20: Security has been further beefed up around the already heavily-guarded American embassy in Islamabad and its consulates in Karachi and Lahore, following threats of suicide bombings by women of Central Asian origin
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NY meeting to add substance to talks: FO - 'Timeframe remarks misquoted'
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The foreign office said here on Monday that although talks between Pakistan and India had remained 'sluggish' on Jammu and Kashmir
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Talks will be successful, hopes president
NEW YORK, Sept 20: Expressing the hope that there will be a breakthrough in his first meeting with the Indian prime minister, President Pervez Musharraf said here on Sunday he expected the talks to get the impetus they deserved.
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'Musharraf, Singh to discuss LoC adjustment'
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: When they meet in New York on Friday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will offer President Gen Pervez Musharraf a plan to adjust the Line of Control by a few miles
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Singh promises positive approach
LONDON, Sept 20: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Monday to engage constructively with Pakistan over disputed Kashmir as long as "terrorists" operating in the Himalayan region were brought to heel.
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Crash near Rohri leaves 10 dead
SUKKUR, Sept 20: Ten passengers, including two women, were killed and 20 injured when their bus rammed into a stationary dump truck on the National Highway near Rohri on Sunday night.
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10 killed in Mianwali accident
MIANWALI, Sept 20: Ten passengers were killed and six seriously injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a passenger wagon on the Mianwali-Multan Road, some 20km from here.
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Blair backs India's quest for UNSC seat
LONDON, Sept 20: British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday backed India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council while seeking to involve India and China in talks with the G-8 countries on climate change.
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Afghan VP escapes bomb attack
KABUL, Sep 20: An Afghan vice president on Monday escaped a bomb attack which slightly injured his driver while travelling in northeast Afghanistan days after President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack in the south, officials said.
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World powers ask Iran to halt enrichment
VIENNA, Sept 20: The United States, the European Union and Russia urged Iran on Monday to comply with the UN nuclear watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
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Ex-general heads for poll win in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Sept 20: An urbane former general who promises to fight terror and clean up government headed for an overwhelming victory against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia's first direct presidential election on Monday.
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Minister resigns
ALMATY, Sept 20: Kazakhstan's information minister, the only member of the government allied to the opposition, tendered his resignation on Monday in protest at what he said was a rigged election.
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