Honour killing law tightened
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The National Assembly adopted on Tuesday a bill enhancing punishment for 'honour crimes', including 'karo kari', as the combined opposition continued its noisy protests and boycotted the proceedings. The assembly was later prorogued.
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ARD, MMA reject Kashmir options: Courage needed to settle dispute: ANP
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: The opposition parties on Tuesday rejected President General Pervez Musharraf's proposal for the settlement of the Kashmir dispute, describing it as a U-turn from the country's previous policies on the issue.
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Military, MMA want peace with New Delhi: Mushahid
LONDON, Oct 26: The Secretary-General of the ruling PML, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, who is also a member of the special committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Kashmir told a gathering of mostly Pakistanis and Kashmiris here on Tuesday that both the military and the MMA
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Cool Indian response to Kashmir 'options': 'Negotiation through media of no use'
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: India told Pakistan on Tuesday it was ready to discuss President Gen Pervez Musharraf's latest proposals on Kashmir as part of their ongoing composite dialogue but it also said no good would come of conducting the talks through the media.
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Hurriyat leaders welcome proposals
SRINAGAR, Oct 26: Kashmiris on Tuesday welcomed as 'path-breaking' and 'positive' a raft of fresh proposals President Pervez Musharraf had floated on Monday to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
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US welcomes continued dialogue
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: The United States on Tuesday welcomed 'continued dialogue' between Pakistan and India on the Kashmir issue and said it would "encourage all interested parties" to take a 'careful' look at any proposal "that could advance peace in the region".
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'EU inclined to be flexible on uniform issue'
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Discussions are currently going on within the increasingly influential European Union on what position it should take in case President Gen Pervez Musharraf decides to retain his uniform beyond Dec 31, well-placed diplomatic sources told Dawn.
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Sindh needs Rs3bn for recruitments: MQM
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: A four-member delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Tuesday and sought financial assistance to initiate a process of recruitment in Sindh.
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10 tribesmen killed in mortar attack
PESHAWAR, Oct 26: At least 10 members of a pro-government tribal lashkar were killed and five others wounded when a village, about 7km to the northwest of Jandola in South Waziristan, came under a mortar attack on Tuesday.
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US informed Pakistan about Khan network in early 2001: report
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: The Bush administration launched its campaign to persuade President Pervez Musharraf to remove Dr A. Q. Khan from Pakistan's nuclear establishment as early as 2001, months before the Sept 11, terrorist attacks, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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12 die as jeep plunges into ravine
CHITRAL, Oct 26: Twelve people were killed and three others were injured when a jeep fell into a deep ravine on Booni-Perich valley road here on Tuesday.
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Lunar eclipse tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: A lunar eclipse will take place on Thursday and will be partially visible in Pakistan. The Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that a total eclipse would be visible from Africa, Europe
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Indian troops kill six in Valley
SRINAGAR, Oct 26: Indian troops have shot dead six people, five of them were trying to sneak across the border, police said on Tuesday. Four people were gunned down by Indian soldiers on Tuesday evening in the Machil sector of northern Kupwara district, a police officer said.
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US negligence blamed for Iraq recruits' death
BAGHDAD, Oct 26: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday that carelessness by some elements of the US-led military in Iraq was to blame for the killing of 49 unarmed army recruits and three drivers on Saturday.
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Bush to seek $75bn in war funding
WASHINGTON, Oct 26: The Bush administration, faced with a growing insurgency and record fuel costs, plans early next year to seek 50 billion dollars to 75 billion dollars in emergency funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Sharon's pullout plan approved
TEL AVIV, Oct 26: Israel's divided parliament on Tuesday approved Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's US-backed plan to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
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Border guards of BD, India exchange fire
DHAKA, Oct 26: Bangladeshi and Indian troops exchanged gunshots across the Panchagarh frontier on Tuesday after an abortive attempt by the Border Security Force of India to push Bangla-speaking people across the border at gunpoint.
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85 Muslims die in Thai army custody
PATTANI, Oct 26: A total of 85 Muslims died in military custody in southern Thailand, suffocated while being transported in trucks to an army barracks after a violent demonstration, officials said on Tuesday.
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