Musharraf vows to build dam, crush saboteurs: Lyari-Gwadar section of highway opens
TURBAT, Dec 16: President General Pervez Musharraf said here on Thursday that elements trying to sabotage the country's peaceful atmosphere and creating trouble would be crushed.
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China, Pakistan to strengthen defence ties
BEIJING, Dec 16: China assured Pakistan on Thursday of greater defence cooperation, especially in the supply of military hardware. Briefing newsmen on his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People
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Govt urged to help train lawmakers
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: A speakers' conference held here on Thursday recommended to the government to provide training to members of both federal and provincial assemblies so that they could discharge their duties in a befitting manner
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Policy of dialogue 'irreversible': A major strategic reorientation: Karamat
WASHINGTON, Dec 16: Once a country with a clandestine nuclear programme, Pakistan is now getting international cooperation in retaining its nuclear option, says Ambassador Jehangir Karamat.
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Congress endorses arms package
WASHINGTON, Dec 16: The US Congress quietly endorsed a $1.2 billion arms package for Pakistan by not acting to stop it within the stipulated 30-day period, diplomatic sources told Dawn.
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US intelligence flawed in most cases
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The intelligence provided by US security agencies to Pakistan regarding the presence of suspected Al Qaeda elements and foreign militants in the tribal belt of Waziristan has been flawed in most cases
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UN adopts resolution on religious harmony
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16: The UN General Assembly adopted on Wednesday a Pakistan-sponsored resolution entitled 'Promotion of Religious and Cultural Understanding, Harmony and Cooperation' by consensus.
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LoC as solution rejected
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The sub-committee of the parliamentary committee on Kashmir rejected on Thursday the proposal of making the Line of Control (LoC) an interim or permanent solution to the Kashmir issue.
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Increase in POL prices defended
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16: The decision to increase the prices of petroleum products, by 6.25 to seven per cent was made to stop the 'haemorrhage beyond a certain barrier' and was based on the principle of fiscal prudence, said Secretary Petroleum Ahmad Waqar.
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Ejaz Shafi passes away
KARACHI, Dec 16: Prominent leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Ejaz Shafi died of heart failure at his residence on Thursday night. Party leader Saleem Zia confirmed his death
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Geelani barred from going to Makkah
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: Indian authorities have for the fourth consecutive year refused to allow a Kashmiri separatist leader and his wife to travel to Saudi Arabia for the Haj pilgrimage, officials said on Thursday.
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Osama releases new audio
DUBAI, Dec 16: An audio recording purportedly by Osama bin Laden, praising gunmen who carried out a Dec 6 attack in Saudi Arabia, was posted on the Internet on Thursday, suggesting the Al Qaeda leader is still alive.
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Saddam's trial will be last of 12 leaders
GENEVA, Dec 16: Saddam Hussein will be the last of 12 leaders from the toppled regime to go on trial "long after" next month's elections, Iraq's justice minister told a Swiss newspaper in an article published on Thursday.
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Iraqi phone firm chief killed
BAGHDAD, Dec 16: The director of Iraq's state-run telecommunications company and his bodyguard were killed by armed men in Baghdad on Thursday, the communications ministry said.
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Paper closes Iraq office after threat
DUBAI, Dec 16: London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper said it would temporarily shut its office in the Iraqi capital Baghdad as of Thursday after receiving threats.
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Saudi forces foil attempts to stage protests
RIYADH, Dec 16: Security forces on Thursday foiled attempts by some people to stage anti-government demonstrations in two Saudi cities by making large deployments in Riyadh and arresting a number of people in Jeddah.
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