Defence is in safe hands: president
RAWALPINDI, Nov 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that the armed forces were highly disciplined and professional, and the country's defence was in safe hands.
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20 terrorist gangs busted: Sherpao
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Law-enforcement agencies of the country in their war on terror have busted 20 gangs of terrorists and arrested 200 terrorists who were operating countrywide, said Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao.
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Uneasy calm in Waziristan
WANA, Nov 10: An uneasy calm prevailed in parts of South Waziristan on Wednesday after security forces suspended air and ground attacks they had launched against militants on Tuesday, witnesses said.
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Supreme Court dismisses petition 'filed without Dr Khan's consent'
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking constitution of a medical board to examine Dr A.Q. Khan after the nuclear scientist said the plea had been filed without his consent.
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Import of 500,000 tons wheat approved
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday approved import of 500,000 tons of wheat to build a strategic reserve and to stabilize the price of wheat in local market.
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Water monitoring system operational
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The Ministry of Water and Power announced on Wednesday that a telemetry system at all the 23 sites of the country had become operational and would remove apprehensions about water utilization by different shareholders.
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All legislators getting funds, says Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday said the government was not making any distinction between parliamentarians belonging to treasury and opposition in release of development funds for their respective areas.
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Pakistani held in Spain on terror charge
BARCELONA, Nov 10: Spanish police said they arrested 11th Pakistani suspect overnight in Barcelona for alleged membership in an Islamic terrorist group police said they had broken up in a September raid in the north-eastern city.
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India urged not to disrupt arms balance
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Pakistan on Wednesday urged India to avoid disrupting conventional arms balance as it was against the quest for peace and security being pursued by both the countries.
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'Kashmir solution can't be imposed'
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said that India and Pakistan are holding talks realizing that neither of them can impose a solution of the Kashmir problem on each other through attacks and wars.
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Kashmiri leaders hope to meet Aziz
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: Kashmiri leaders, opposed to Indian rule in their homeland, are expecting to meet Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz when he visits New Delhi this month, Kashmir's spiritual leader Mirwaiz Maulvi Umar Farooq said on Wednesday.
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Protesters, police clash in Valley
SRINAGAR, Nov 10: Several people were injured on Wednesday when police baton-charged a group of Kashmiris protesting at the alleged rape of a girl and her mother by Indian troops, police and witnesses said.
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New Delhi bans Chinese globe
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: The Delhi High Court banned on Wednesday the import of Chinese-made toy globes of the world following complaints they did not depict the disputed zone of Kashmir as part of India.
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Indian jet crashes
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: A Mirage 2000 jet fighter of the Indian Air Force crashed near Gwalior late on Tuesday night. According to IAF officials, the jet crashed at about 9.15 pm (local time)
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BJP chief suspends Uma Bharti
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: A leadership tussle in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) burst into the open on Wednesday when it was forced to suspend Hindutva mascot Uma Bharti, an accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, for indiscipline.
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US claims capturing most of Fallujah
FALLUJAH, Nov 10: US-led troops occupied most of Fallujah on Wednesday and aimed to take full control within 48 hours, as kidnappers threatened to kill members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's extended family unless the assault was stopped.
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Arafat stays on artificial respirator
CLAMART, Nov 10: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained close to death on Wednesday as a senior religious figure prayed at his bedside and an aide declared his life to be "in the hands of God".
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Mubarak approves funeral plan
CAIRO, Nov 10: The funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat could take place in Cairo on Friday if he dies by then, the veteran leader's chief aide, Nabil Abu Rudeina, said on Wednesday.
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