President, PM discuss national security
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz met here on Thursday and discussed matters of national importance, including the security situation in the country, it was announced officially.
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Religious gatherings banned
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao has said that a complete ban has been imposed on religious gatherings throughout the country.
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Massive car bomb blast kills 39 in Multan
MULTAN, Oct 7: At least 39 people were killed and over 70 injured when a powerful car bomb exploded near a place where a gathering was held to commemorate the first death anniversary of Maulana Azam Tariq in the early hours of Thursday.
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MMA seeks NA debate on Multan attack
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Thursday submitted three more adjournment motions and two call-attention notices (CANs) in the National Assembly
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Shujaat accepts Baloch leaders' suggestion: Reconstruction of body
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Balochistan Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has accepted the demand of nationalist parties for reconstituting of the committee with more representation from the opposition, sources told Dawn.
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Businessmen asked to join export growth efforts
RAWALPINDI, Oct 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday pledged all out facilitation to the private sector in driving Pakistan on the path of high economic growth
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N-seawater suggested for desalination
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has suggested the use of nuclear seawater desalination technology to overcome the growing shortage of water for industrial, agricultural and domestic use in the country.
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Militants resume attacks
WANA, Oct 7: Tribal militants in South Waziristan attacked army pickets on Thursday evening despite their announcement of a ceasefire two days ago, sources told Dawn.
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Seven-meeting schedule given to India
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: Pakistan on Thursday proposed to India a schedule of seven meetings in November and December which includes foreign secretaries meeting, expert-level talks on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures as well as the Muzaffarabad Srinagar bus service.
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Laying of power lines for Thar plant ordered
ISLAMABAD, Oct 7: The federal government on Thursday directed Wapda to construct a 500-KV transmission line at a cost of Rs5.5 billion for 600-mw power dispersal of the Thar Coal Power Project.
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Alleged terrorist arrested
KHAIPUR, Oct 7: The Kotdiji police have arrested a man, said to be from Rawalpindi, for his alleged involvement in more than five incidents of bomb blasts. Police also seized his car.
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Hurriyat factions want Kashmiris to join peace process
SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Both factions of the main political alliance, the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference, said on Thursday they must be involved in the resumed Pakistan-India peace process
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Sadr agrees to disarm
BAGHDAD, Oct 7: A militia led by Moqtada al Sadr pledged on Thursday to disarm in what could be a major advance for US-Iraqi efforts to contain violence in Iraq before elections due in January.
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Annan slams Multan attack
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday strongly condemned the bomb attack in Multan in which 39 people were killed and 100 injured.
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Oil price hits $53
LONDON, Oct 7: World oil prices bolted to new record summits on Thursday, reaching $53 in New York on markets nervous about tight global supplies with winter approaching in the northern hemisphere.
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Austrian novelist wins Nobel
STOCKHOLM, Oct 7: Austria's Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for her controversial novels and plays in which she attacks violence against women, explores sexuality and political extremism in Europe.
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