Bill on president in uniform moved in NA
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: The government introduced a draft bill in the National Assembly on Friday aimed at allowing President Gen Pervez Musharraf to retain his army post till his tenure in presidency.
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MMA to launch drive in Ramazan
ISLAMABAD Oct 8: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to launch during Ramazan a mass mobilization campaign against Gen Pervez Musharraf's attempt to retain his army post beyond Dec 31.
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Commitment to peace process reiterated: CBMs, talks must move in tandem: envoy
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8: Pakistan on Thursday reiterated its commitment to continue the bilateral dialogue to restore normalcy and cooperation with India focusing on all issues including Jammu and Kashmir.
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Pakistan-Malaysia private sector collaboration urged
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: President Gen Pervez Musharraf stated on Friday that Pakistan and Malaysia can have mutually beneficial cooperation in diverse fields and the private sector is the key to closer economic collaboration.
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More troops deployed along Afghan border
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8: Pakistan on Friday deployed more troops along its western border to stop cross-border movement of militants.
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Alleged terrorist got paid for bomb blasts
KHAIRPUR, Oct 8: An alleged terrorist recently arrested by Khairpur police has confessed during interrogation that he had attacked about 10 Mosques and Madressahs in Rawalpindi, Islamabad and adjoining areas.
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Rockets rain on Afghan cities on eve of presidential poll
KABUL, Oct 8: Rockets rained on cities and military outposts across Afghanistan as the war-weary nation prepared to go to the polls in Saturday's historic presidential elections.
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UN SC adopts anti-terror resolution: Pakistan insists on definition
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8: The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Friday for a Russian-initiated resolution that seeks to expand the prosecution and extradition of terrorist groups and individuals, including Chechen militants.
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US lawmakers demand end to bias against Muslims
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: African-American lawmakers, whose community had pioneered the civil rights movement in the United States, assured the Pakistani community on Friday that they would work together to end forced deportations
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US planes attack wedding party
FALLUJAH, Oct 8: Twelve people, participating a wedding party, were killed and the bride was among the wounded when US warplanes bombed the Iraqi city of Fallujah early Friday, doctors said.
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Iraq had no WMDs, admits Bush
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: US President George Bush has acknowledged that pre-war intelligence claiming Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was "wrong", but said his decision to invade Iraq was right.
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Grief in UK as British hostage slain
LIVERPOOL, Oct 8: A shocked city of Liverpool expressed its anger on Friday after it was confirmed that Iraqi kidnappers had killed one of its native sons, Kenneth Bigley.
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Israelis flee Egypt after 30 killed in blast
EILAT, Oct 8: Thousands of panicked Israelis fled back into their country on Friday from across the border in Egypt after bomb blasts in the Sinai peninsula killed 30 people, including 23 Israelis, and left scenes of devastation.
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Muslims and Arabs protest against new FBI dragnet
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 8: FBI agents in Northern California and across the nation have started a campaign to visit mosques and question Muslims who might have information related to a possible pre-election terrorist attack.
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Mosque imam attacked in Switzerland
GENEVA, Oct 8: An Islamic scholar was rushed to hospital in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday after he was injured in a knife attack during prayer, police said.
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IAEA making progress in Iran, says ElBaradei
TOKYO, Oct 8: The UN nuclear watchdog is making "good progress" in its verification work in Iran but cannot yet say whether Tehran has diverted sensitive technology to weapons production, the agency chief said on Friday.
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