Aziz warns against fraudulent schemes: Taj Company scam victims compensated
ISLAMABAD, Sept 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday said the government would take strict action against illegal companies defrauding people by promising huge returns on investments of their hard-earned money .
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Anti-terror war being won, says Musharraf
ROME, Sept 28: President Pervez Musharraf said here on Tuesday Pakistan was winning the war on terror but urged the Western world to help solve the 'core issues' which were breeding terrorists and terrorism.
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Pakistan, Italy hold talks on UN role
ROME, Sept 28: Pakistan and Italy on Tuesday voiced total consonance on the United Nations reforms with President Pervez Musharraf saying Islamabad was against creation of more centres of privileges in the Security Council
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'Indian leaders want to resolve disputes'
ROME, Sept 28: There is an intention in the Indian leadership to take dialogue process toward resolving long-standing disputes and Pakistan will never be found wanting in its desire for peace with dignity and honour
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'Peace process to be pursued sincerely'
NEW YORK, Sept 28: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Monday that "prospects of peace (between Pakistan and India) have never been more promising than they are now" and declared that Islamabad will pursue the process with sincerity.
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OIC mission's visit to Kashmir urged
NEW YORK, Sept 28: Azad Kashmir President Sardar Mohammed Anwar Khan on Monday called on the Organization of Islamic Conference to send a fact-finding mission to occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
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Three troops killed in Shakai attack: Artillery shell hits 4 children
WANA, Sept 28: Three troops were killed and as many injured in Shakai region of South Waziristan on Tuesday when militants targeted a convoy with remote control explosive devices, official sources said.
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Over a dozen 'militants' arrested
KARACHI, Sept 28: Security forces have detained more than a dozen suspected militants, including some linked to Al Qaeda, after killing the country's most wanted man, Amjad Hussain Farooqi, on Sunday, sources said on Tuesday.
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Tax imposed on surcharge: Late payment of power bills
LAHORE, Sept 28: The Central Board of Revenue on Tuesday decided to levy 15 per cent sales tax on late payment surcharges of Wapda and KESC. A CBR notification directed both the utilities to start charging the increase in bills Oct 1, 2004.
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Bus service to Kandahar soon
QUETTA, Sept 28: Pakistan and Afghanistan have decided to introduce bus service between Quetta and Kandahar to facilitate travelling between the two countries.
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Pakistan asked to protect Sikh shrine
NEW DELHI, Sept 28: India on Tuesday called on Pakistan to take measures to protect a Sikh shrine after a group of students pelted a building with stones at the site last weekend.
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Siachen talks proposed, says Indian minister
NEW DELHI, Sept 28: Military experts of India and Pakistan will meet soon to discuss the proposed withdrawal of their troops from the Siachen glacier, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
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Four Afghan troops killed
KANDAHAR, Sept 28: Militants ambushed an Afghan military patrol in a Taliban stronghold on Tuesday, sparking a three-hour gunbattle that left four troops and two rebels dead, an Afghan official said.
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Two Italian women hostages released
BAGHDAD, Sept 28: Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, but an abducted Briton remained under threat of death.
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Russia calls for UNSC action against terror
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 28: Russia introduced a draft resolution on Monday asking for a new list of suspected terrorists who would be subject to extradition and stressed that the world body must take tougher actions against terrorists.
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Oil prices breach $50 mark
LONDON, Sept 28: World oil prices surged into new record territory above $50 a barrel on Tuesday as traders took fright at a multitude of supply threats, including unrest in Nigeria and recent hurricanes.
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