Federation in danger: opposition
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The Senate on Saturday witnessed some hard-hitting speeches from nationalist leaders who claimed that unity of the federation had been damaged by President Gen Musharraf
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ANP to be invited to join ARD
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy has decided to invite the Awami National Party to join it before launching a movement against the government after Eid.
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No word received about burial plan: govt
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE, Oct 30: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said that the government had not received any word from any individual or the Saudi government regarding the burial plan for Mian Mohammad Sharif.
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Mian Sharif's body arrives today
RIYADH, Oct 30: The body of Mian Mohammad Sharif, father of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, will be flown to Pakistan on Sunday evening following his namaz-i-janaza to be offered in Masjidul Haram after Fajr prayers.
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Kashmir stand unchanged: Musharraf - Flexibility from both sides needed
RAWALPNDI, Oct 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Pakistan has not given up its principled stand on Jammu and Kashmir, emphasizing that a solution to the dispute could only be found if both India and Pakistan agreed to move beyond their stated positions.
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Kashmiris' aspirations won't be ignored: PM - Composite dialogue
KARACHI, Oct 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Saturday that Pakistan would take no decision on the Kashmir issue which was contrary to aspirations and wishes of the people of Kashmir. He was briefing the Sindh Cabinet at a meeting held at the Chief Minister's House here on Saturday.
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Victims' families forgive govt: Shelling on jirga
WANA, Oct 30: Families of the 15 people killed in artillery shelling at Spinkay Raghzay accepted the request of a Mehsud tribal jirga on Saturday to forgive the government....
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GDP to grow by over 6pc: SBP - Inflation to exceed target
KARACHI, Oct 30: The State Bank says that the outlook for economic growth of over 6 per cent looks quite promising without making it clear if the target of 6.6 per cent set for the current fiscal year can be achieved.
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Poor people hit hard by inflation: SBP
KARACHI, Oct 30: The State Bank says that poorer sections of population are facing a higher inflation rate. In its annual report for the period July-June 2003-04, released here on Saturday
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ADB calls for 'national strategic vision'
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged the government to develop a 'national strategic vision', reflecting the interests of all stakeholders including the private sector, government institutions
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APHC leaders want to visit Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Kashmir's spiritual leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who says he met President Pervez Musharraf in Amsterdam last month, said on Saturday that leaders of Kashmir's All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC)
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Copter crash kills 3 Indian army officers
NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Three Indian army officers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the northern hill state of Uttaranchal, an army spokesman said Saturday.
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Kidnappers threaten to execute UN trio
KABUL, Oct 30: A breakaway Taliban group claiming to hold three UN workers threatened on Saturday to execute them unless foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan and condemn its "invasion" by US-led forces.
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Nato official
KABUL, Oct 30: NATO's top commander for Europe held talks on Saturday with Afghanistan's incumbent President Hamid Karzai, two days after calling for a merger of the two multinational forces operating in the country.-AFP
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Security tops US poll campaign agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct 30: Osama bin Laden's taped threat thrust security to the top of the US campaign agenda on Saturday, just three days before Americans go to polls to elect a new president.
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Terror warning issued
WASHINGTON, Oct 30: The United States on Friday warned US citizens in the Gulf state of Qatar of a possible terrorist attack some time in the next week directed at a hotel or hotels in Doha that are frequented by Americans.
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8 marines die in Iraq attack
BAGHDAD, Oct 30: Eight US marines were killed on Saturday in the bloodiest attack on American forces in Iraq in almost seven months as troops prepared for a major assault to capture the militant bastions of Ramadi and Fallujahh.
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Arafat still in charge, says PLO
RAMALLAH, Oct 30: The Palestine Liberation Organisation held its first executive meeting on Saturday without Yasser Arafat in what analysts say is an attempt to reassure the world and the Palestinians of a smooth transition of power in Mr Arafat's absence.
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'Thai Muslim detainees mistreated'
NARATHIWAT, Oct 30: Muslim men released on Saturday after six days in Thai military detention spoke of being trapped under piles of other detainees when they were transported into custody following a riot earlier this week.
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Poisonous gas kills 15 miners in China
BEIJING, Oct 30: Poisonous gas killed 15 miners as they were working underground at a coalmine in north-eastern China, state media reported on Sunday.
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