Speaker faces no-trust motion
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The opposition on Thursday submitted a no-confidence motion against National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain minutes before the assembly passed a government bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to continue to hold the post of army chief beyond December 31, 2004.
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ARD, MMA vow to launch movement
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Opposition parties protested outside parliament on Thursday and vowed to launch a movement against President Pervez Musharraf after the National Assembly passed a bill allowing him to remain army chief beyond December 31.
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Shujaat criticizes opposition
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Thursday warned that opposition's 'anti-democratic and shameful' attitude during the passage of the bill on President Pervez Musharraf's uniform could derail democracy.
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Dual-office bill passed amid protests
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: In what seemed to be a sudden change of heart, the government on Thursday rushed through the National Assembly a bill to allow President Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief even beyond December 31, provoking noisy opposition protests and threats of agitation.
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Abductors killed in operation: One Chinese hostage rescued, other dead
PESHAWAR, Oct 14: One of two Chinese hostages and their five kidnappers were killed in a spectacular commando action in the troubled South Waziristan tribal region on Thursday. The other Chinese hostage was freed unharmed.
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Sino-Pakistan ties unaffected: envoy - Action taken as last resort - Sherpao
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao said here on Thursday that the commando operation to rescue the hostages held by militants in Chagmalai had been taken as 'a last resort' to save the Chinese engineers.
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Mastermind will be punished: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday conveyed condolences to the Chinese government and people over the death of a kidnapped Chinese engineer in South Waziristan
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Pakistan committed to peace: Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Pakistan is firmly committed to the promotion of peace and security at the regional and global levels and it firmly believes in an international order based on justice, mutual trust and confidence
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Bus service without passport favoured: Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Thursday said Pakistan favoured a bus service between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar without passports and visas.
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Navy gets patrol craft
KARACHI, Oct 14: The second multi-function fast patrol craft was inducted into the navy on Thursday. Turkish Ambassador H. Kemal Gur was the chief guest at the ceremony held at Pakistan Navy's Special Services Group unit, PNS Iqbal.
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Railways lost Rs30bn in 4 years, NA told
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: The National Assembly was informed on Friday that Pakistan Railways' losses amounted to Rs30.37 billion during the tenures of two former federal ministers, Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi and Ghaus Bux Mehr.
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Bank holiday
KARACHI, Oct 14: The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of SBP's Banking Service Corporation, including the Public Debit Offices, will remain closed for public dealing on the first of Ramazan.
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Terror suspect held in Sadiqabad
RAWALPINDI, Oct 14: The law-enforcement agencies have picked up a suspect believed to be linked to a high-profile terrorist attack in Sadiqabad here on Thursday, security source said.
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Ruet-i-Hilal committee meets today
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14: A meeting of the central Ruet-i-Hilal committee for the Ramazan moon will be held on Friday in Peshawar.
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Agreement signed for border surveillance
NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Pakistan and India on Thursday signed a nine-point agreement to foster cooperation between the border forces, intensify efforts to check trans-border crimes and strengthen patrolling and surveillance to check illegal crossing.
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Four Americans killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Oct 14: Two suicide bombers killed 10 civilians, including four US nationals, on Thursday in one of the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, and America's top enemy in Iraq claimed responsibility.
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Kerry all but erases Bush's lead
WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Each claiming momentum from their final debate, US President George W. Bush and White House hopeful rival John Kerry on Thursday set their sights on battleground states just 19 days before the election.
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Putin in China to boost trade ties
BEIJING, Oct 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day visit expected to focus on trade, with China likely to focus on the much-coveted but controversial oil pipeline.
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