Ministerial body to woo opposition: Walkouts, boycott affect NA proceedings
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: With its policy of walkouts and boycotts the opposition on Tuesday left the field open for the government to dismiss the High Treason Amendment Bill through a majority vote and to smoothly sail through more than 50 items on the agenda of the private member's day in the National Assembly.
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Pakistan assured of long-term relationship: Rocca holds wide-ranging talks
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Christina Rocca held wide-ranging talks with the top Pakistani leadership and senior officials here on Tuesday and underscored the US interest in pursuing a long-term relationship with Pakistan.
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Osama not in tribal area: Gen Safdar
PESHAWAR, Oct 19: One of Pakistan's top military commanders on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden being in the tribal region.
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3 soldiers killed in ambush
WANA, Oct 19: Three soldiers were killed and three others injured when militants attacked a military patrol at the Spinkay Raghzay area in South Waziristan on Tuesday evening, tribal and army officials said.
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China to provide $1.5bn credit: Mega infrastructure projects
ISLAMABAD, Oct 19: China on Tuesday agreed to provide $1.5 billion to Pakistan, including a new credit line of about $1 billion to undertake eight new mega infrastructure projects.
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Pakistan on right track: Powell
NEW YORK, Oct 19: Saying that 'Pakistan is in danger', US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday that Pakistan was moving in the right direction under President Pervez Musharraf.
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Multan blast suspect held
MULTAN, Oct 19: Security forces are said to have arrested on Tuesday the suspected mastermind of a blast at a rally in Multan earlier this month that killed 42 people.
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Power line damaged in rocket attack
QUETTA, Oct 19: Large areas in Barkhan and Kohlu districts plunged into darkness after a huge tower of the 132kv Rakhni-Barkhan transmission line was damaged by a rocket attack in the Badi area of Barkhan on Tuesday.
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Van-truck collision kills 8 near Chakwal
CHAKWAL, Oct 19: Eight people died and nine others were injured on Tuesday morning in a head-on collision between a van and a truck near the Syed Kasran village on Chakwal-Mandra road.
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Proliferation: clarification
Apropos of the story 'Indian research paper clears Islamabad of proliferation,' published in Dawn's issue of Oct 5, 2004, Mr Noman Shah, whose name was associated with Dr A.Q. Khan in the report
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US blacklists 27 Muslim charities
WASHINGTON, Oct 19: US Treasury Secretary John Snow on Tuesday issued a list of 27 charities, many of them based in Pakistan, and told Muslims they cannot give fitra or zakat to these organizations.
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Rockets hit US bases
KABUL, Oct 19: Militants fired half a dozen rockets over US-led military outposts in southeastern Afghanistan early Tuesday in the latest in a string of post-election attacks, an official said.
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Care charity's Iraq chief kidnapped
LONDON, Oct 19: A British-Iraqi woman working as the head of Care International in Iraq was abducted in Baghdad early on Tuesday, just over two weeks after kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
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S. Arabia calls for truce in Iraq
RIYADH, Oct 19: The Saudi government has called for a truce in Iraq during Ramazan. "All sides should make this holy month a turning point so that Iraq achieves security and stability," said a statement issued on Tuesday after an overnight cabinet meeting presided over by King Fahd.
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UN asks Syria to withdraw troops
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 19: The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged Syria to withdraw its remaining troops from neighbouring Lebanon and asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to continue reporting any progress.
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Iran to be given 'last chance' on N-issue
VIENNA, Oct 19: Senior officials from France, Britain and Germany will meet Iran's top nuclear negotiator in Vienna on Thursday to offer Tehran a final chance to halt uranium enrichment plans or face possible UN sanctions.
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