Sindh High Court grants interim bail to Asif
KARACHI, Dec 22: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday allowed People's Party Parliamentarians leader Asif Ali Zardari interim bail with a surety of Rs300,000 in the 1996 murder case of Justice Nizam Ahmed and his son.
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HR body draft bill cleared by cabinet
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill for setting up the Pakistan National Commission for Human Rights (PNHRC) to oversee human rights situation and violations, if any, in the country.
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Aziz lays stress on inter-faith harmony
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday called for inter-faith harmony which he said was a pre-requisite for economic and social development.
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Four Sindh dist nazims stopped from working
HYDERABAD, Dec 22: Nazims of four districts of Sindh are reported to have been stopped from discharging their duties by the Sindh government, apparently because of the creation of four new districts.
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Water committee fails to reach accord
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The sixth meeting of the technical committee on water resources ended on Wednesday without reaching consensus on Terms of References (ToRs) for water assessment
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Gwadar land transfer ban lifted
QUETTA, Dec 22: The government has decided to lift a ban on transfer of land ownership rights in Gwadar. A statement issued on Wednesday said the decision would also apply to the Sanghar housing scheme
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Iraqi FM - press briefing called but cancelled
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari left here on Wednesday without talking to journalists who had been invited to an early morning 'press conference' by the embassy of Iraq at the hotel where he was staying.
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Mid-air collision averted
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: A passenger and an airhostess of PIA's flight from Islamabad to Karachi were slightly injured when a major air disaster was averted.
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No Dixit-Aziz talks before Saarc summit
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: The national security advisers of India and Pakistan will not meet before the Jan 9-11 Saarc summit in Dhaka, allowing their leaders instead to set the agenda for them after the foreign secretaries' talks starting in Islamabad on Monday
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Talks making progress, says Natwar
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Indian Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh on Wednesday rejected opposition charges of a drift in India's Pakistan policy, saying the dialogue process was on track and making progress.
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No move to vacate Siachen: India
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday there was no move to withdraw Indian troops from the Siachen glacier.
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Five killed, 12 injured in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 22: Three Mujahideen and two civilians were killed and 12 others injured in fresh clashes and a grenade attack in occupied Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.
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India army chief in China
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India's Chief of Army Staff Gen N. C. Vij arrived in Shnghai on Wednesday, starting a week-long visit, the first in over a decade by the senior-most Indian defence official to China, Press Trust of India said.
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Car bomb blast kills nine in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 22: Nine people were killed and 13 wounded on Wednesday when a suicide bomber rammed a car into an Iraqi forces checkpoint south of Baghdad, a National Guard officer said by telephone from the scene.
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Iran orders military to 'stand ready': Fears of attack on nuclear sites
TEHRAN, Dec 22: The Iranian military has been ordered to stand ready to defend the country's nuclear sites in case of attack, army chief General Mohammad Salimi said on Wednesday.
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Sanctions on Saudi dissidents sought
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22: The United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on two Saudi dissidents for allegedly providing material support to Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
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Riyadh recalls envoy from Tripoli
RIYADH, Dec 22: Saudi Arabia has announced recalling its ambassador from Tripoli over allegations of a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.
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Gulf states to reduce foreign labour
RIYADH, Dec 22: Discussions are under way within the GCC to reduce the number of foreign labour in the region. Also concerns have been expressed that in case the foreign labour stays for a longer period in GCC states
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