US urged to redress grievances of Muslims: Musharraf addresses chamber dinner
NEW YORK, Sept 21: President Pervez Musharraf urged the United States on Monday to overcome Muslim perceptions of a Western anti-Islamic bias by helping resolve global political disputes, especially in the Middle East.
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Dr Khan not to be handed over to US, says Musharraf
NEW YORK, Sept 21: President Musharraf categorically said on Tuesday that Pakistan would not hand over Dr A.Q. Khan, father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb, for questioning by American investigators.
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Bush must urge Musharraf to quit army post: HRW
NEW YORK, Sept 21: US President George W. Bush should urge President Gen Pervez Musharraf to keep his promise to step down as army chief by the end of the year and fully restore civilian rule, the Human Rights Watch said Monday.
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Exchange of harsh words in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: An unprecedented rumpus was witnessed in the Senate on Tuesday evening when opposition senators and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Sher Afgan traded harsh words and to avert an ugly situation the chair adjourned the session briefly.
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Security along Afghan border tightened
QUETTA, Sept 21: Pakistan has deployed more troops to beef up security in border areas of Chaman and Zhob ahead of the forthcoming presidential election in Afghanistan.
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200,000 tons of sugar released
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday decided to release 200,000 tons of sugar from the Trading Corporation of Pakistan's (TCP) stocks.
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Punjab allowed to draw 10,000 cusecs
LAHORE, Sept 21: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has increased the water share of Punjab from the Chashma-Jehlum link canal to 10,000 cusecs from 1,000 cusecs.
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Iraqi army revival discussed
NEW YORK, Sept 21: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi discussed proposals for rejuvenating the Iraqi army when he met President Pervez Musharraf in New York Monday evening, officials told Dawn.
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India, Pakistan plan oil ministers' meeting
NEW DELHI, Sept 21: The oil ministers of India and Pakistan will meet before the end of the year to discuss the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, United News of India said on Tuesday.
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Bush, Singh discuss strategic partnership
NEW YORK, Sept 21: US President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh committed themselves to exploring potentials for promoting a strategic partnership between their nations when they met for a breakfast meeting on Tuesday.
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Turkish firm to quit Iraq
ANKARA, Sept 21: A Turkish company said on Tuesday it was suspending its operations in Iraq to save 10 employees abducted at the weekend by an Iraqi militant group which has threatened to kill them.
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Another US hostage beheaded
DUBAI, Sept 21: A militant group headed by Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed second American captive in Iraq after the lapse of a 24-hour deadline on Tuesday, Arabic channel Al Jazeera said.
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Bush asks Israel to freeze settlements
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21: US President George W. Bush on Tuesday asked Israel to impose a freeze on Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and dismantle "unauthorized outposts," and asked world leaders to withdraw support from Palestinian rulers who fail their people.
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Iran displays ballistic missiles
TEHRAN, Sept 21: Iran showed off its range of ballistic missiles at an annual military parade on Tuesday, with the rockets draped in banners vowing to "crush America" and "wipe Israel off the map".
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Conversion of uranium to continue, vows Iran
VIENNA, Sept 21: Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it would go on converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
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Syria starts redeploying troops in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Sept 21: Syria began redeploying around 3,000 troops from the outskirts of Beirut towards the eastern Syrian-Lebanese border on Tuesday in an apparent attempt to ease US-led international pressure over its influence on Lebanon.
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