Soomro signs dual-role bill: Musharraf welcomes new law
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro on Tuesday signed the 'President to Hold Another Office Bill-2004' that allows President Pervez Musharraf to retain the office of the chief of army staff beyond December 2004.
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Role of ISI questioned in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The opposition on Tuesday questioned the "unlimited powers and political role" of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) while ministers and members of the ruling coalition tried to defend the working of the military's intelligence agency.
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Aziz links peace to dispute resolution
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Tuesday that Pakistan earnestly desired amicable and peaceful relations with all countries in the region on the principle of mutual respect for each other's sovereignty
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Pakistan, Brazil to develop trade: Joint declaration
BRASILIA, Nov 30: Pakistan and Brazil have expressed determination to develop potential for cooperation in the fields of trade and investment and vowed to fight hunger, poverty and drug trafficking.
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Troops not pulled out of Waziristan: US
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: Pakistan has rejected reports it had withdrawn troops from a tribal area near the border with Afghanistan suspected to be a hideout for Al Qaeda leaders, the US State Department said on Monday.
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Pakistan may import power from Tajikistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Pakistan is likely to import 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Tajikistan through Wakhan (Afghanistan) to meet shortfalls and future requirements.
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Oil spill caused colossal loss: report
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Federal Environment Ministry released on Tuesday a report on the oil spill caused by Tasman Spirit off the Karachi coast last year, suggesting a serious damage to all components of the ecosystem
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Oil prices to stay unchanged
KARACHI, Nov 30: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has kept the price of various oil products unchanged, a press release of the OCAC said.
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India test-fires Akash missile
NEW DELHI, Nov 30: India successfully tested a short-range, surface-to-air missile from a mobile launcher on Tuesday, the second test in four days, a defence ministry official said.
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Russia angry at US-India arms talks
NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Russia tersely told India on Tuesday that it would no longer transfer any high technology defence system to New Delhi without a pact to protect intellectual property rights (IPR)
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Guantanamo prisoners being tortured: ICRC
NEW YORK, Nov 30: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has charged in confidential reports to the United States government that the American military has intentionally used psychological and sometimes physical coercion
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Enrichment freeze only temporary, says Iran
TEHRAN, Nov 30: Iran's top national security official said on Tuesday that Tehran had only agreed to a temporary freeze of its nuclear fuel activities and would never totally abandon its uranium enrichment work.
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31 die in Indonesian plane crash
JAKARTA, Nov 30: At least 31 people were killed and 61 injured On Tuesday when a passenger plane skidded off a rain-slicked runway after landing in Indonesia's Central Java province, police said.
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Strike cripples Italy over economic policies
ROME, Nov 30: Italy ground to a halt on Tuesday as millions of workers observed a general strike to protest against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right government.
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Philippine floods claim over 300 lives
QUEZON PROVINCE, Nov 30: More than 300 people died after flash floods and landslides devastated three coastal towns and left swathes of the northern Philippines under water on Tuesday.
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S. Lankan town under curfew
TRINCOMALEE, Nov 30: Sri Lankan authorities re-imposed a curfew in this north-eastern port town on Tuesday after a second man was reported killed following clashes between government supporters and rebels, police said. -AFP
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