Steps to check delay in justice pledged
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday the government was committed to ensuring availability of justice to the people and was working on a comprehensive reform agenda to reduce pending and under-trial cases....
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Aziz assures security for Chinese workers
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday assured the Chinese nationals working on various projects in Pakistan that 'high level of security' would be provided to them so that they could carry out their duties in a safe and peaceful environment....
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20-member Chinese team due today
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: China's State Counsellor and former foreign minister Tang Jiaxuan will lead a 20-member delegation to Pakistan on Sunday for top-level consultations aimed at boosting bilateral cooperation....
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Engineer's body reaches China
BEIJING, Oct 16: The body of Chinese engineer Wang Peng killed during a commando operation against kidnappers in Pakistan arrived in his hometown of Jinan, capital of China's Shandong province, on Saturday night....
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Army seeks people's support
WANA, Oct 16: The Pakistan Army dropped leaflets in Wana, the regional headquarters of South Waziristan, seeking public support in the fight against foreign militants....
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Oman deports over 1,200 Pakistanis
KARACHI, Oct 16: More than 1,200 Pakistanis deported from Oman for illegal entry arrived here Saturday, many complaining of bad treatment at jails in the Gulf nation, immigration officials and rights activists said....
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Rocca arrives
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: The US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Christina Rocca, arrived here on Saturday for a four-day visit....
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Peace process gains momentum: Farooq
SRINAGAR, Oct 16: India and Pakistan now appear to be serious in solving the Kashmir issue, Chairman of the Awami Action Committee, Mir Waiz Umar Farooq....
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Congress retains power in Maharashtra
MUMBAI, Oct 16: A Congress-led alliance held onto power in India's richest state, Maharashtra, after winning the most seats on Saturday in assembly elections and dealing a humiliating defeat to the opposition Hindu nationalists....
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Karzai leads as vote count resumes
KABUL, Oct 16: The vote count in Afghanistan's election resumed on Saturday with President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results, as a new surge in attacks left seven people dead, including two US soldiers....
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2 US troops among 7 killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct 16: Seven people, including two US soldiers, died in explosions in Afghanistan on Saturday. Three rockets were also fired in the capital, injuring one woman and damaging an apartment building, in the latest of a string of attacks since last Saturday's poll....
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Film on Taliban scrapped
DOHA, Oct 16: State television here and in Jordan announced that, for technical reasons, they will not broadcast a story of love set in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, a day after militants issued threats against the Jordanian-produced series....
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US soldiers defy order for Iraq mission: Blasts rock five churches
WASHINGTON, Oct 16: The US military is investigating a refusal this week by some US troops to take part in a supply convoy in Iraq, where explosive devices have killed dozens of soldiers, defence officials said on Friday....
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Zarqawi threatens to disrupt fuel import
BAGHDAD, Oct 16: Jordanian militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi has threatened to attack foreign trucks carrying imports of refined oil products into Iraq, an Iraqi Oil Ministry official said on Saturday....
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No decision on troop redeployment: UK
LONDON, Oct 16: The British defence ministry denied on Saturday that any decision had been taken to redeploy British troops in the south of Iraq to Baghdad to free US troops for other operations....
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Saudi forces arrest two militants
RIYADH, Oct 16: Saudi security forces arrested two wanted militants after an exchange of fire in a district of eastern Riyadh early Saturday, an interior ministry spokesman said....
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