Ties with India to improve: PM
DHAKA, Nov 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Wednesday that Pakistan wished to turn a new chapter in its relations with India and that the process of composite dialogue and confidence-building measures had improved the atmosphere.
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Balochistan issues to be resolved: Mushahid
QUETTA, Nov 3: The Secretary-General of ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, has said that a positive change in the attitude and policies of the federal government would help in resolving the issues of Balochistan through political dialogue.
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Plea to form medical board for Dr Khan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The Supreme Court was requested on Wednesday to order constitution of a medical board to examine Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in view of his 'deteriorating health'.
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Rockets fired at scouts camp
WANA, Nov 3: Militants fired rockets at a scouts fort in North Waziristan late on Tuesday. However, the attack did not cause any damage or casualty.
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Man killed in mosque attack
KARACHI, Nov 3: One person was shot dead and two others were wounded when an unidentified man opened fire during prayers in a mosque in a shanty town of the Buffer Zone area on Wednesday morning.
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Revision of power tariff on the cards
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The power tariff of nine distribution companies (Discos) of Wapda is likely to be reduced by the 10 to 12 per cent for industrial and commercial consumers
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Three-day Eid holidays
ISLAMABAD, Nov 3: The government has announced three-day public holidays for Eidul Fitr from Nov 15 to Nov 17, said an official notification on Wednesday.-APP
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India testfires missile
BHUBANESHWAR, Nov 3: India on Wednesday test-fired for a sixth time the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile it has developed jointly with Russia, defence officials said.
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Pogrom witness turns hostile
NEW DELHI, Nov 3: Zahira Sheikh, the key witness in Gujarat's Best Bakery carnage, who virtually paved the way for a review of all the pogrom-related cases, turned upon her protector and human rights activist Teesta Setalvad on Wednesday
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Karzai declared winner
KABUL, Nov 3: Incumbent Hamid Karzai is the official winner of last month's historic Afghan presidential election, the body organizing the vote said on Wednesday.
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Bush gets four more years: Republicans get control of Congress
WASHINGTON, Nov 3: Voters across the United States on Tuesday gave President George W. Bush a second mandate to continue the war against terror as he did in his first term
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Bush pledges to continue war on terror: Kerry calls for unity
WASHINGTON, Nov 3: In his victory speech on Wednesday afternoon, President George W. Bush vowed to continue the war against terror with "every resource" at his disposal. He also promised to keep US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for as long as it takes to restore peace in those countries.
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6 foreigners abducted in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov 3: Six more foreigners were kidnapped and a US soldier died in a roadside bomb in another day of mayhem on Wednesday, as Iraqis tracked the news that George W. Bush has won another term as US president.
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Zayed laid to rest; son elected president
ABU DHABI, Nov 3: The ruler of Abu Dhabi was elected on Wednesday as president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father, who died a day earlier and was laid to rest amid an outpouring of grief and the praise of other Arab leaders.
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