Action in Mehsuds' area to go on: ISPR
WANA/PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Hundreds of troops returned to the Brigade Headquarters in Zari Noor Colony on Saturday after the government announced withdrawal of security forces from Wana, the regional headquarters of South Waziristan.
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Deterrence to be retained: Aziz
RAWALPINDI, Nov 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz reiterated the government's commitment to the nuclear and missile programme and said that Pakistan believed in retaining minimum deterrence as a cornerstone of its national security policy.
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President to seek more trade with S. America
ON BOARD PRESIDENT'S AIRCRAFT, Nov 27: President General Pervez Musharraf flies into Latin America on Saturday on a week-long visit to Brazil, Argentina and Mexico to forge a strong relationship with the important regional countries
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President, PM call for making ECO effective
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have called for increasing the effectiveness of ECO as a regional organization. President Musharraf reiterated Pakistan's continued commitment to the principles of the ECO Charter
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Sajid Naqvi acquitted in Azam case
RAWALPINDI, Nov 27: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday acquitted vice-president of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi, former MNA Nawab Amanullah Sial and another accused Hussain Shah in Maulana Azam Tariq murder case.
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Islamabad sets Dec 6 for talks on Baglihar: Decision conveyed to India
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Pakistan has proposed Dec 6 as the date for a crucial round of talks with India on the Baglihar hydro-power project in a final bid to settle the dispute bilaterally, diplomatic sources said.
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Talks on power plant dispute begin
LAHORE, Nov 27: An Indian delegation began on Saturday talks with their Pakistani counterparts on the Kishna Ganga Hydro-power Project.
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Groups differ on Kashmir future
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 27: Rival views about the future of Kashmir, ranging from merger with Pakistan to independence, were voiced by some of the region's political groups in meetings on Saturday
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Singh likely to visit Pakistan next year: 'Sonia can help normalize ties'
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday that he agreed with President Gen Pervez Musharraf's view that the ruling coalition's leader Sonia Gandhi could play a key role in bringing the two countries together.
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Muslims' profiling as terrorists questioned
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismailis, has described the strife in Jammu and Kashmir as an issue of extreme despondency, on a par with the conflict in the Middle East, The Times of India reported on Saturday.
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Four militants shot dead in Valley
SRINAGAR, Nov 27: Police on Saturday shot dead four suspected guerillas here on the shores of Lake Dal. The four men were riding in an auto rickshaw near the lake, the main tourist attraction in Srinagar, when the gunbattle erupted.
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India to have first Sikh army chief
NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Lieutenant-General Joginder Jaswant Singh has been named India's next Chief of the Army Staff to succeed Gen N.C. Vij when he retires on Jan 31, says an official announcement.
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US, Iraq govt favour election on schedule
BAGHDAD, Nov 27: The threat of a delay to Iraq's Jan 30 elections demanded by several top parties receded on Saturday after the electoral commission, the government, the United States and Shia religious figures favoured sticking to the schedule.
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Seven killed in Iraq violence
BAQUBA, Nov 27: Seven people, including three bodyguards of deputy governor of Iraq's Diyala province and a US soldier, were killed in different incidents in Iraq on Saturday, officials said.
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US tells Iran not to underrate its power
DOHA, Nov 27: A top US commander has warned Iran and other countries never to underestimate US air and naval power, discounting concerns that US forces are too tied down in Iraq to respond to challenges elsewhere.
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Iran-EU nuclear parleys break off
VIENNA, Nov 27: Informal Iran-EU talks to rescue an agreement on a promised Iranian freeze of key nuclear fuel-making activities broke off on Saturday, opening the door to possible UN sanctions against Tehran, diplomats said.
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Wanted man killed in Jeddah
RIYADH, Nov 27: Saudi security forces killed a wanted man in a shootout on Saturday in Jeddah, the interior ministry said. In a statement on the official SPA news agency, a spokesman said the clash erupted when security forces
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Ukraine parliament terms result invalid: Disputed presidential polls
KIEV, Nov 27: Ukraine's opposition won a symbolic victory in its battle over the disputed presidential election on Saturday after parliament declared results from the vote invalid in a non-binding resolution.
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