Muttahida calls for APC on Kashmir: Public meeting at Karachi
KARACHI, Dec 5: Addressing a huge public meeting at the Nishtar Park here on Sunday, Muttahida Qaumi Movement's founder Altaf Hussain called for convening an all-party conference for evolving a national consensus
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'Troops not being withdrawn'
WASHINGTON, Dec 5: Pakistan troops were not withdrawing from the south Waziristan border region, which is considered a possible hiding place for Osama bin Laden, President Pervez Musharraf told the Washington Post
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Kashmir bus talks begin tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Pakistan and India are all set to start the first round of twice-postponed politico-technical-level talks on the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service in Delhi on Tuesday.
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PM defends Nepra's role
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has refused to curtail the role of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in the tariff approval of new power projects, it is learnt.
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PPP to continue struggle till Benazir's return
LARKANA, Dec 5: Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari has said his party will continue its struggle till the return of party leader Benazir Bhutto to the country.
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Musharraf sees closer relationship with US
WASHINGTON, Dec 5: President Pervez Musharraf, bubbling with exuberance and confidence after a historic meeting with US President George W. Bush, has said that the meeting has paved the way for a long-term
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Musharraf, Blair to hold talks on crucial issues
LONDON, Dec 5: British Prime Minister Tony Blair will discuss the fight against terrorism and Middle East peace with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf when they meet on Monday, officials said.
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No tension over access to A.Q. Khan: US
WASHINGTON, Dec 5: President George W. Bush has urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf to obtain more information from Dr A. Q. Khan but did not ask for direct access to the scientist, US officials said.
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Siemens deal with Pakistan
DUBAI, Dec 5: The Siemens Communications Mobile Networks announced on Sunday that it had won a $32 million contract to provide mobile telephone services in Pakistan.
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14 killed in Valley
SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Fourteen people were killed in Kashmir on Sunday in stepped up violence, the Indian army said.
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Ayodhya on alert for mosque razing anniversary
LUCKNOW, Dec 5: Security was tightened on Sunday in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya a day before the anniversary of the 1992 demolition of a mosque that sparked bloody riots between Hindus and Muslims, an official said.
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Seven die as congregation concludes in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Dec 5: Two persons died on the Ijtema ground on Sunday, raising the number of deaths over the past four days to seven. They were buried in the Tongi municipal graveyard.
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Time not ripe for polls: UN official: 21 killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 5: At least 21 people, including 17 Iraqis working for the US military, were killed on Sunday as a senior UN official warned that elections could not be held in the current climate of violence.
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Hamas rejects cease fire with Israel
GAZA, Dec 5: Hamas ruled out any truce with Israel on Sunday and repeated its desire to destroy the Jewish state, rejecting what had appeared to be more conciliatory comments by one of the Islamic militant group's leaders.
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Tehran bans military sites for UN team
TEHRAN, Dec 5: Iran said on Sunday it was not obliged to allow UN atomic energy agency inspectors to visit military sites alleged to be involved in secret nuclear weapons work, but that it was willing to discuss the issue.
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23 killed in Kazakh coal mine explosion
ALMATY, Dec 5: Twenty-three coal miners died on Sunday when a methane gas blast tore through a mine owned by a global Indian steel producer in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, the latest accident to strike the Soviet-era industry.
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