'Raza Rabbani leader of opposition in Senate'
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The government has accorded formal approval to appointment of the People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani as leader of the opposition in the Upper House, in parliamentary sources told Dawn.
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Minister admits giving wrong reply in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Opposition parties held a rare sway in the Senate on Thursday, throwing the ruling coalition into disarray as they won a vote for a probe after a minister confessed giving a wrong reply
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Democracy in place, says Musharraf
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 2: President Pervez Musharraf has said that a sustainable system of democracy is in place in Pakistan and will not be derailed in future.
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PM hopeful of positive outcome of dialogue
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Pakistan is a peace-loving country and it wants to resolve all contentious issues with India through dialogue.
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Khokhrapar train talks begin in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Pakistan and India on Thursday decided to take up repair work on railway tracks before opening the Khokhrapar-Monabao rail route between the two countries.
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Musharraf due today in Washington
WASHINGTON, Dec 2: The war on terror, Indo-Pakistani peace process and bilateral relations will be top on their agenda when US President George W. Bush and President Pervez Musharraf meet at the White House on Saturday.
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US for sustainable, lasting ties with Pakistan: envoy
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The US is interested in establishing a new kind of relationship with Pakistan which would be 'immune' to exigencies of the times and fleeting national interests, said the new US Ambassador to Pakistan
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Pakistan exits IMF programme
WASHINGTON, Dec 2: Pakistan exits the International Monetary Fund programme as the fund's board of directors complete the ninth and final review of the country's three-year poverty reduction programme
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Nepra told to review tariff decision
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The federal government has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to reconsider its determinations on the tariff petitions of eight distribution companies (Discos)
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Wapda to install 3 more gas-run electricity plants
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has sought federal government's permission to instal three more gas-powered power projects of 352MW in Karachi
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Govt seeks dismissal of detained officers' plea
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: The federation has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss appeals of six army officers and one civilian being held by military authorities because no violation of any fundamental right had taken place
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'Resolution of Palestine issue vital for peace'
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 2: Pakistan has called for a fair and just resolution of the Palestinian issue as it is essential to restore peace and avoid what it terms an 'iron curtain' from descending between the Muslim countries
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1,000 dead in Philippine floods
MANILA, Dec 2: More than 1,000 people have been killed or are missing after mudslides and flash floods devastated three coastal towns in the eastern Philippines, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
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Summit urges all countries to join landmine ban treaty
NAIROBI, Dec 2: Delegates at a major landmine conference in Nairobi on Thursday called upon states still outside an international ban to join the treaty, and condemned the continued use of the deadly devices that kill or main some 40 people every day.
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