Senate takes up uniform bill
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: An exchange of harsh words marred Senate proceedings on Thursday before the upper house took up for general debate a government bill seeking to allow President Pervez Musharraf to retain the post of army chief beyond Dec 31.
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Status quo must be ended, says Kasuri: No 'unilateral flexibility' on Kashmir issue
KARACHI, Oct 28: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Thursday that Pakistan wanted a change in the status quo in Kashmir but would not undertake any 'unilateral flexibility' on the issue
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US envoy backs debate on Kashmir options
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Pakistan and the United States enjoy a long-term strategic partnership which will not be affected by the outcome of November 2 presidential elections, says the outgoing US Ambassador to Pakistan. "There is a bi-partisan approach being pursued by both the Republican and Democrat parties towards Pakistan.
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Kashmir bus travel papers under study: Expert-level talks in December
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The latest round of track-II Neemrana Dialogue held in New Delhi earlier this month signals that Pakistan and India may be 'close to an agreement' on the type of documents the Kashmiris would use for travelling across the divided region
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7 injured in Islamabad explosion
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: An American diplomat was among up to seven people wounded in a 'powerful' explosion at the Marriott hotel in Islamabad on Thursday night, US officials, police and witnesses said.
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US wants Pakistan to woo 'good' Taliban
WASHINGTON, Oct 28: Pakistan will have an important role to play in 'separating the good Taliban from the bad ones' and bringing them to the Afghan government, United States Ambassador to Kabul Zalmay Khalilzad said on Wednesday.
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Musharraf asks ministries to work for higher exports
RAWALPINDI, Oct 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged the commerce and foreign affairs ministries to make coordinated efforts for bolstering the country's exports to European countries
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No decision yet on ways to meet oil price loss
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The government is examining whether an expected Rs70 billion full-year revenue loss owing to freeze in domestic oil prices could be neutralized through adjustment in the overall tax revenue collection.
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Pakistani suspects probe opens
MADRID, Oct 28: A Spanish judge on Thursday opened an investigation into 10 Pakistanis detained in September in Barcelona and suspected of links to terrorist organisations, judicial sources said.
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Tape warns of massive new attack on US
LOS ANGELES, Oct 28: ABC News has asked US security officials to examine a videotape it obtained in Pakistan of an English-speaking man threatening a massive attack on the United States, the network said on Wednesday.
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3 foreigners kidnapped in Afghanistan
LONDON, Oct 28: A dual British-Irish national was one of three UN election workers kidnapped on Thursday in Afghanistan, the Irish and British foreign ministries said.
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Civilian death toll in Iraq 100,000
PARIS, Oct 28: Around 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, according to an estimate to be published on Friday by the British medical weekly The Lancet.
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Arafat to be treated in Paris: Potentially fatal blood disorder diagnosed
RAMALLAH, Oct 28: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is to be taken by helicopter to Jordan on Friday morning from the compound where he had been under virtual house arrest for three years.
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US, Germany issue terror warnings for Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Oct 28: While the United States on Tuesday repeated its advice that private US citizens leave Saudi Arabia, the German embassy in Riyadh has sounded alarm that car bombs could hit commercial centres in the kingdom.
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Man killed in bomb blast as Thai PM rejects calls to quit
NARATHIWAT, Oct 28: A bomb killed one person and injured more than 20 in mainly Muslim southern Thailand on Thursday as rage grew over the deaths of 85 protesters detained by the army.
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Nine Britons die in Jordan bus accident
AMMAN, Oct 28: Nine people, including seven British tourists, were killed on Thursday when their bus overturned and crashed into a truck near the ancient city of Petra, a Jordanian official said.
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