Bush sees role for Musharraf in Palestine: Closer US-Pakistan ties, Kashmir feature in talks
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: A 50-minute meeting between US President George W. Bush and President Musharraf focused heavily on the need for a Palestinian state, although the Pakistani leader also raised the issues of Kashmir and bilateral trade.
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Musharraf discusses F-16 issue with Bush
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that he discussed with US President George W. Bush a potential purchase of US F-16 fighter jets to upgrade the defence capability of his country. "We discussed the F-16 issue," Gen Musharraf told reporters outside the White House after his meeting with the US leader.
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Pakistan may move WB on Baglihar: India told to hold talks before 15th
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan is most likely to approach the World Bank for appointment of a neutral expert to settle the Baglihar dam dispute with India
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Economy put on right track: PM
KARACHI, Dec 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced here on Saturday that the country's economy had been put back ontrack and it was now moving in the right direction. Talking to editors and senior journalists at the Governor's House here
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$2.511bn trade deficit recorded
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan's trade deficit rose by 464.80 per cent in the first five months (July-November) of fiscal 2004-05, against the same period of fiscal 2003-04.
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US lauds Pakistan's decision to exit IMF
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: The United States has welcomed Pakistan's decision to opt out of the International Monetary Fund as a decision reflecting Pakistan's "increased economic strength."
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Notices to be issued to non-filers of tax returns
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has directed all commissioners of income tax to issue notices to non-filers of income tax returns for the tax year 2004 across the country to increase the tax-base.
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Three children, 2 teachers killed in park accident
LAHORE, Dec 4: Three schoolgirls and two teachers were killed, and 47 other students were injured, 10 of them seriously, when a merry-go-round collapsed at the Sozo Water Park in Jallo Morr here on Saturday.
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Russia wants India in UNSC with veto power: Putin clarifies statement
NEW DELHI, Dec 4: Russia said on Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN's top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.
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Karzai convenes summit on drugs
KABUL, Dec 4: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called senior figures in the country including religious elders and political representatives to a two-day summit on tackling illicit drugs which will begin Dec 9 in Kabul, it was reported on Saturday.
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Suicide bombings leave 24 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 4: A double suicide car bomb attack claimed 24 lives on Saturday. In the first attack a police station just outside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone was devastated, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest strike against Iraq's beleaguered security forces.
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Annan gets crucial EU support: Tussle with US over Iraq food programme
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: Although UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan received unqualified support from most of the 191 member states of the United Nations, UN officials and diplomats fear that the loss of support from the United States
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ElBaradei denies charges
VIENNA, Dec 4: UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei angrily denied on Saturday charges he had collaborated with Iran ahead of publishing written reports on his investigation of the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear programme.
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Brother of slain terrorist arrested in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Dec 4: Saudi Arabian security forces have arrested the brother of a slain terrorist on suspicion of his involvement in terrorist activities, officials said on Saturday.
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Ukraine's new polls on 26th
KIEV, Dec 4: Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich said defiantly on Saturday he would take on opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in a new election battle, a day after a court stripped him of his title of president-elect.
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China landslide kills 23
BEIJING, Dec 4: At least 23 people were killed in a landslide which hit a mountain village in south-western China, where the search for missing people has been halted by fears of further slides, state media reported on Saturday.
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