Round-table rejects 17th Amendment
LAHORE, Oct 11: Leaders of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy and 17 relatively small parties and half a dozen professional organizations, who attended a round-table conference here on Monday, rejected the 17th amendment
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Uproar in NA as bill on uniform is tabled
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: A bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to continue holding the post of army chief beyond Dec 31, 2004, was tabled in the dying moments of the National Assembly's session on Monday in what was seen as a calculated move.
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Govt move to get hostages freed: 'Militants' demands to be considered'
WANA, Oct 11: The government on Monday offered to consider 'genuine' demands of militants in the volatile South Waziristan region if they released the two Chinese engineers they had kidnapped last week.
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Stop attacks or be ready for reprisals, militants told
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The military on Monday warned tribal militants and 'miscreants' to stop unprovoked attacks on security forces or be prepared for 'retaliatory attacks'.
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China urges steps for hostages' release
BEIJING, Oct 11: China urged Pakistan to "spare no effort" to rescue two Chinese hostages kidnapped by militant tribesmen, a statement said on Monday ahead of the expiry of the deadline for the execution of one of the hostages.
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NALC expanded, new dist created
'GILGIT, Oct 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday announced what has been described as a "comprehensive package" for the empowerment of people and development of the Northern Areas
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Statements of assets: MPs face action
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Election Commission on Monday authorized Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hasan Khan to suspend the membership of those MNAs and MPAs who had failed to file the annual statements of their assets and liabilities.
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FO says no U-turn on Kashmir: Efforts on for engineers' recovery
ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Pakistan on Monday reiterated that no conditions were being stipulated by either Islamabad or New Delhi for continuing the dialogue on contentious issues, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute
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Gas field area hit by rockets, mortar shells
QUETTA Oct 11: Rockets and mortar shells rained on the Uch gas field area of the Dera Bugti district, about 400 km from here, on Monday.
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PTCL seeks army support
LAHORE, Oct 11: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has requested the army to be ready to run the communication system if its employees go ahead with their threat of a complete strike from the 14th of this month.
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N-arms: 'Pakistan has 50-90, India 55-115'
WASHINGTON, Oct 11 Pakistan possesses 50-90 nuclear weapons compared to India's 55-115, says a survey released in Washington on Monday.
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South Asian journalists call for declaring Kashmir nuclear-free zone
NEW DELHI, Oct 11: A conference of South Asian journalists urged India and Pakistan on Monday to address interests and aspirations of the Kashmiri people
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Kashmir a nuclear flash point: Clark
NEW DELHI, Oct 11: New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark has described Kashmir as a "nuclear flash point" and urged New Delhi to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty ahead of her first visit to India.
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Rocca to visit India
NEW DELHI, Oct 11: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca will visit India next week to carry forward the ongoing dialogue on deepening cooperation in nuclear and strategic areas, officials said Monday.
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Breakthrough in Afghan vote dispute
KABUL, Oct 11: A breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan's disputed elections was reached on Monday when the main rival to President Hamid Karzai said he would accept the result after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.
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US airstrike leaves Iraq mosque on fire
BAGHDAD, Oct 11: The marines engaged in heavy clashes with scores of guerillas near a mosque in western Iraq on Monday, leading to US air strikes which damaged the shrine and left it ablaze, the US military said.
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