Soomro defends signing of bill
ISLAMABAD Dec 1: Acting President Muhammadmian Soomro on Wednesday strongly defended his signing of the dual-office bill that allows President Musharraf to keep the office of the army chief beyond December 31, 2004...
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Pakistan vows to retain deterrence: Abizaid holds talks with Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Pakistan on Wednesday vowed to maintain its conventional arms capability as a deterrent to war....
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Kashmir, Palestine ripe for solution: Musharraf meets editors
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 1: President Pervez Musharraf has said that the Kashmir and Palestine disputes are ripe for solution and failure is not an option any more....
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Secretary-level talks now on Dec 27-28
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: The next round of talks between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India under the ongoing composite dialogue process has again been rescheduled for Dec 27 and 28, on India's request....
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India wants new date for talks on Baglihar
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: India on Wednesday conveyed to Pakistan that it could not concur to the Dec 6 date proposed for the final round of talks on the contentious Baglihar hydro-power project, suggesting instead that the meeting be held towards the end of the month....
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'Troop pullout not under way'
PESHAWAR, Dec 1: The NWFP Governor's Secretariat here has denied reports that its handout of Nov 26 announced withdrawal of troops from the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe's area....
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Processions banned in Quetta
QUETTA, Dec 1: The Balochistan government has imposed a ban on all kinds of political and religious processions in the province for three months. The ban will apply with immediate effect....
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Sindh seeks more funds to retire Rs40bn debt
ISLAMABAD, Dec 1: Sindh has sought additional funds from the centre on an emergency basis to retire over Rs40 billion debts and to undertake new development projects especially in health, education, water and sanitation sectors....
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Argentina firms sign medicine plant accord
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 1: An agreement was signed here on Wednesday between Argentina's largest industrial group and Ferozsons Laboratories of Pakistan to set up a plant of biotechnology products for treatment of life-threatening diseases...
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Russia sets terms for arms sales to India
NEW DELHI, Dec 1: Russia will not sell any arms to Pakistan if India honoured Moscow's interests in mutual defence cooperation, Press Trust of India said on Wednesday quoting a Russian official in Moscow....
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India upgrading air navigation system
NEW DELHI, Dec 1: India is developing a new satellite-based navigation system that will increase the number and safety of flights around the country, Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Wednesday....
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UN panel for efforts to resolve Kashmir, Palestine issues
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1: A United Nations panel which recommended sweeping reforms in the organization, on Tuesday called on the world body to "redouble its efforts" to resolve festering Kashmir...
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Hamas will boycott election
GAZA, Dec 1: The Palestinian militant faction Hamas will boycott a Jan 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat, a senior Hamas leader said on Wednesday....
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Arafat's brother dies
CAIRO, Dec 1: Fathi Arafat, brother of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, died of cancer in the Egyptian capital on Wednesday at the age of 67, a Palestinian diplomat here said....
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US slaps curbs on four Chinese firms
WASHINGTON, Dec 1: The United States said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on four Chinese entities, including a state-run firm, and one North Korean company for allegedly selling weapons...
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Ukraine region plans referendum
KIEV, Dec 1: Candidates in Ukraine's disputed presidential election failed to resolve their dispute on Wednesday in negotiations with international mediators, agreeing to fresh talks only after a ruling by the Supreme Court....
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