Opposition vows to keep up protest
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Opposition parties in the Senate on Tuesday vowed to keep up their protest against the military presidency that they said negated the constitution and the parliamentary system of government.
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ARD & MMA to launch joint movement: Fahim
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will launch a joint anti-government campaign after Eid, says Alliance chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim.
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Aziz offers help to quell revolt
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday offered help to Nepal in crushing a deadly Maoist revolt in the Himalayan kingdom.
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No Kashmir formula yet: FO
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Pakistan said on Tuesday that different options were being explored by both Islamabad and New Delhi to resolve the Kashmir issue
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Pakistan expects stability in post-election Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Pakistan believes that the completion of the electoral process in Afghanistan will augur well for the country's stability as well as for peace and security in the region.
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Agreement term with power firms to be reduced
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The federal government has decided to reduce the term of agreements for new oil-and gas-based power projects to 15-20 years instead of 25-30 years envisaged under the power policy, Dawn has learnt.
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Rs6.1bn paid to 30,900 workers, says minister
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Privatization Commission has so far paid Rs6.1 billion to 30,900 workers of privatized units under the golden handshake (GHS) and voluntary separation scheme (VSS).
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Two Al Qaeda suspects held
QUETTA, Nov 2: Security agencies have rounded up two Al Qaeda suspects, including a foreign national, from the Satellite Town area.
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4 injured in Quetta car blast
QUETTA, Nov 2: At least four people, including a woman, were injured when a car bomb exploded at a place behind Chief Minister's House on the Pir Masoom Shah street, here on Tuesday.
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Armymen hurt in Tiarza blast
WANA, Nov 2: Three captains and seven paramilitary soldiers were wounded when a device went off inside Tiarza Fort in the South Waziristan tribal region on Tuesday, sources said.
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Indian govt invites Kashmiris for talks
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: India formally invited the All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Maulvi Umar Farooq on Tuesday for talks this week with senior officials, possibly including Home Minister Shivraj Patil, official sources said.
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55 Kashmiris to be freed before Eid
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: A total of 55 detainees will be released from prisons in held Kashmir before Eid-ul-Fitr, the region's leader Mufti Mohammed Sayeed said on Tuesday.
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Orissa CM injured
BHUBANESHWAR, Nov 2: The leader of the eastern Indian state of Orissa was on Tuesday injured in violence between rival lawmakers in the provincial assembly, witnesses said. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik injured his foot when his desk fell on him during an all-out brawl between members of the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition Congress party.
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Heavy turnout marks tough US contest: Spotlight on Florida, Ohio; scattered reports of irregularities
WASHINGTON, Nov 2: Unusually large numbers of voters turned out on Tuesday to choose between US President George W. Bush and Democratic Sen John Kerry after a deadlocked White House campaign marked by deep divisions over the war in Iraq, the battle against terrorism and the economy.
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Car bombing kills eight in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov 2: At least eight people were killed in Iraq on Tuesday in a car bombing spree that targeted symbols of the US-backed government, while hundreds of residents fled the guerilla-held city of Fallujah after a night of air raids. The unrest came as the United States voted for its next president after an election campaign that has focused closely on Washington's decision to invade Iraq.
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Sheikh Zayed passes away
ABU DHABI, Nov 2: The president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, died on Tuesday and officials expected a smooth transfer of power in the oil-rich Gulf Arab country. Sheikh Zayed was in his early 90s and had suffered from poor health for a long time.
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Iran offers hope of progress in N-talks
TEHRAN, Nov 2: Iran on Tuesday vowed never to give up its "right" to enrich uranium but offered hope of progress in critical nuclear talks with European countries which want the Islamic Republic to permanently halt the activity.
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Anti-Muslim Dutch film maker killed
AMSTERDAM, Nov 2: Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who recently made a controversial short film about women and Islamic culture, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday, police said.
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