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UK satisfied with peace process, says Hoon
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said on Tuesday that history would judge the pace of the peace process between Pakistan and India.
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MMA seeks NA debate on mosque attack
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) filed an adjournment motion in the National Assembly Secretariat on Tuesday seeking a debate on the recent suicidal attack on a Shia mosque in Sialkot
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More troops deployed along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD / WANA, Oct 5: Pakistan has stepped up security along its western border by deploying additional troops ahead of the Oct 9 Afghan presidential elections.
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Global talks to set up fair trade regime urged
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5: Pakistan on Monday called for a 'Doha Round' of international trade talks, which is genuinely a 'development round' to establish a fair international trade regime.
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Pakistan demands end to Israeli atrocities
UNITED NATIONS, OCT 5: Pakistan on Monday asked the UN Security Council to demand Israel to withdraw its forces from occupied Gaza territories and halt its deliberate policy of unleashing death and destruction against Palestinians.
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Rains improve water position
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The Ministry of Water and Power has estimated about 5.5 million acres feet (MAF) of water availability in the early part of Rabi, meaning a 50 per cent water shortage over the season.
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Army may repair Sukkur barrage
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The federal government is expected to assign maintenance and repair work of the Sukkur Barrage to military authorities to ensure quality work and to avoid leakage of public money.
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Kashmiris await bus service
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: The leader of held Kashmir's ruling party made a passionate call on Tuesday for an early restoration of road links between the two parts of the disputed state even if it meant doing away travel documents
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India weighs blast probe by FBI
NEW DELHI, Oct 5: India revealed on Tuesday that it was considering a US offer to ask FBI for probing last week's bomb attacks in the north-eastern states of Assam and Nagaland that killed 50.
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12 die in Assam attacks
GUWAHATI, Oct 5: At least 12 people were killed and seven wounded on Tuesday in a fresh bout of militant violence in India's restive north-eastern state of Assam, police said.
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Seven killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct 5: Afghan security forces killed seven suspected Taliban militants during a two-hour gun battle in the south-east in the latest violence before Oct 9 polls, an official said on Tuesday.
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No evidence of Iraq's Al Qaeda link: US
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday he knew of no "strong, hard evidence" linking Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Al Qaeda, despite describing extensive contacts between the two before the Iraq invasion.
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Al Qaeda leader tried to smuggle dirty bomb: US
WASHINGTON, Oct 5: The debate on possible nuclear threats to America entered a new phase on Tuesday when US officials said a top Al Qaeda leader had tried to obtain radioactive material for smuggling a so-called dirty bomb into the United States.
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Israelis kill top Jihad leader
JABALIYA, Oct 5: A leading Palestinian militant leader was killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City on Tuesday as Israeli troops pressed a deadly week-old incursion into the northern Gaza Strip.
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Europe within reach of Iranian missiles
TEHRAN, Oct 5: Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 2,000 km (1,250 miles), a senior official was quoted as saying on Tuesday. The range would put parts of Europe within reach for the first time.
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Physics Nobel shared by 3 Americans
STOCKHOLM, Oct 5: Three American scientists were awarded the Nobel prize for physics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.
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