Senate passes twin-office bill amid protests
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The government majority had the last word in the Senate on Monday as it passed the controversial bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief beyond Dec 31 amid opposition protests and after a surprise snub from a senior ruling party figure.
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No sell-out on Kashmir, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said here on Monday there would be no sell-out on Kashmir, stating that Pakistan was not under any pressure whatsoever on the long-standing dispute. Addressing a gathering of intellectuals at an Iftar-dinner
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Cooperation with Nepal to be expanded: Aziz
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday said that there was a complete unanimity of views between Pakistan and Nepal on all regional and international issues.
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King lauds Pakistan's support
KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz called on King Gyanandra Bir Bikran Shah here on Monday at Narayanhiti Palace. During the meeting, which lasted an hour
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Six power project proposals rejected: Gas shortage cited as reason
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The federal government has rejected total six proposals of local and foreign investors, including two from the US, for fast track development of power projects in Karachi, owing to non-availability of gas, Dawn has learnt.
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44 per cent water shortage for Rabi
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Monday expressed satisfaction over steps taken by the provinces for water management and its storage and put the anticipated shortage of water at 44 per cent for the entire Rabi season.
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Mian Sharif laid to rest
LAHORE, Nov 1: Mian Muhammad Sharif was laid to rest on Monday in a prematurely harvested millet field, some three furlongs west of the deserted palatial Raiwind farm residences of the Sharifs. The grave had been checked for security before the burial.
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Mumtaz Rashidi passes away
KARACHI, Nov 1: Noted social worker and writer Mumtaz Rashidi, wife of the late Pir Ali Mohammad Rashdi, died of heart failure here on Monday evening. She was 70.
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Kashmir violence abates, says India
SRINAGAR, Nov 1: As New Delhi and Islamabad talk peace, violence has abated in held Kashmir this year, with fewer militants crossing over into the revolt-torn region..
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Indian media barred from covering visit
NEW DELHI, Nov 1: As Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz began his visit to Kathmandu on Monday, the Indian media contingent there claimed it was deliberately kept away from his engagements there.
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Grenade attack
SRINAGAR, Nov 1: Twenty-one civilians were injured on Monday when rebels hurled a grenade at a security force patrol in a busy market and missed, police said.
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Afghan police, army clash kills nine
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: At least nine people were killed and many wounded in a fierce clash on Monday between soldiers and police in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province.
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World watches as US votes today
WASHINGTON, Nov 1: Both President George W. Bush and his challenger Senator John F. Kerry swung into frenzied campaigning in the closing hours of a bitter race, urging voters not to sit at home on the day of election.
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Suicide bomber kills three in Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Nov 1: Three people were killed and dozens were wounded On Monday when a teenage Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in an open-air food market in the heart of Israel's commercial capital Tel Aviv.
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No fear of UN sanctions: Iran
TEHRAN, Nov 1: A top aide to Iran's supreme leader declared on Monday that Tehran did not fear being taken to the Security Council over its nuclear programme and warned that if the UN imposed an oil embargo world prices would go above 100 dollars a barrel.
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10 killed in Chinese town unrest
BEIJING, Nov 1: China clamped martial law on part of a central province after at least ten people were killed, 42 injured and numerous houses set ablaze in clashes between minority Muslims and Han Chinese, officials said on Monday.
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