Aziz urges ulema to work for unity
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has called upon religious leaders and scholars to play their role in uniting the Ummah and in countering the negative propaganda being unleashed against Islam and the Muslims.
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China visit to cement friendly ties: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday his China visit, starting Tuesday, will further cement the friendly relations between the two countries and promote economic, trade and cultural ties.
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Fahim may be PPP nominee for PM: Asif
KARACHI, Dec 12: Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Zardari said on Sunday that the PPP under Benazir Bhutto was striving to change what he called the undemocratic and anti-people system
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US forces detain Khan of Kalat
QUETTA, Dec 12: US-led coalition forces on Sunday detained the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud, and 10 foreigners, eight of the Arabs, who were on a hunting mission in Afghanistan.
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Kalabagh, Thal plans rejected
KARACHI, Dec 12: An all Pakistan water conference on Sunday rejected the Greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam projects and said their execution would seriously undermine the integrity of the country.
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Oil price to stay unchanged
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The government has decided not to reduce oil prices in the wake of falling international prices for the time being and recover instead the losses it suffered over the past few months
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Pakistan against arms race: FO
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: Pakistan on Sunday reiterated that it was against arms race in the region and stressed the need for effective nuclear and conventional confidence-building measures to establish durable peace and stability.
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Anti-drug talks in Delhi
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Pakistan and India are set to hold talks and exchange draft agreements on combating narcotics smuggling.
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'F-16s' sale to affect dialogue'
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: The US sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan would affect the peace process with India, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday, rejecting the US argument the planes were intended to be used against terrorists.
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Kashmiri leaders meet in Nepal
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Kashmiri leaders from both sides of the divide met Indian and Pakistani intellectuals in Kathmandu on Sunday and set three objectives before the Pugwash conference that has brought them together.
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Spain lift trophy
LAHORE, Dec 12: Dazzling Spaniards claimed their maiden Champions Trophy Hockey crown when they shocked defending champion The Netherlands 4-2 in the final at the National Hockey Stadium on Sunday.
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Karzai says Osama hiding in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, Dec 12: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is still 'definitely' hiding out somewhere in Afghanistan.
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Four Israelis killed as army post blown up
RAFAH, Dec 12: At least four Israelis were killed on Sunday when Palestinian militants detonated explosives packed in a tunnel by an army post on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, officials said.
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White House bugs IAEA chief's phone, says report
WASHINGTON, Dec 12: The White House has listened in on phone calls between Mohamed ElBaradei and Iranian diplomats, the US media reported on Sunday.
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