Musharraf says he will keep army post: Cooperation offered to opposition
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: President Gen Pervez Musharraf declared on Thursday that he would retain the office of the army chief till 2007 because any change at this stage could prove 'dangerous' for the country.
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ARD, MMA to launch joint struggle: President's two offices
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The opposition Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday rejected President General Pervez Musharraf's decision to retain two offices
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MMA plans to hold 'black day' rallies
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will observe black day all over the country on Jan 1, by staging protest demonstrations on the uniform issue.
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PPP asks Musharraf not to 'discredit' democracy
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Pakistan People's Party on Thursday asked President Pervez Musharraf not to discredit democracy and democratic institutions by insisting on wearing his military uniform
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Asif Zardari leaves for Dubai
KARACHI, Dec 30: Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former premier Benazir Bhutto, left on Thursday night for Dubai to be with his family after over eight years.
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MPs file old statements of assets in EC
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: A majority of members of parliament have submitted exactly the same details of their property as they did last year while submitting their statements of assets and liabilities for the year 2004
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It's Pakistanis' issue: Powell
WASHINGTON, Dec 30: US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that President Pervez Musharraf exercised the option the Pakistani parliament had given him when he decided to retain both the posts of the head of state and the army chief.
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Red lines won't be crossed, hopes Pakistan: Indo-China joint military exercises
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Pakistan supports joint efforts to combat the scourge of international terrorism but believes that in such endeavour no red lines should be crossed.
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Intelligence wing of NAB abolished
PESHAWAR, Dec 30: The federal government on Thursday wound up the intelligence wing of the National Accountability Bureau across the country, officials said.
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13th Saarc summit postponed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The 13th Saarc summit, which was to be held in Bangladesh from Jan 9 to 11, has been postponed in view of the devastation caused by tsunami in a number of South Asian countries.
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200,000 tons sugar to be imported to meet shortfall
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday took serious notice of the recent unjustifiable rise in sugar price and allowed duty free import of 200,000 tons of raw sugar
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Bank holiday tomorrow
KARACHI, Dec 30: The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of the SBP Banking Services Corporation including public debit offices will remain closed for public dealing on Saturday.
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S. Waziristan administrator injured in bomb blast
PESHAWAR, Dec 30: The administrator of South Waziristan, Mr Asmatullah Gandapur, was injured in an explosion apparently caused by militants, a government official said on Thursday.
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Ghausi, Najeeb elected KPC president, secretary
KARACHI, Dec 30: Sabihuddin Ghausi was elected president and Najeeb Ahmed secretary of the Karachi Press Club on Thursday.
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Indian N-plant to resume operation
NEW DELHI, Dec 30: A nuclear power plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu which was battered by the massive tsunami in the Indian Ocean will resume operations, a report said on Friday.
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15 killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, Dec 30: Fifteen Iraqis were killed in attacks across the country on Thursday as plans were unveiled to deploy 100,000 Iraqi soldiers to stave off a bloodbath on election day exactly a month from now.
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Saudi forces kills 10 militants
RIYADH, Dec 30: Saudi security forces killed 10 suspected Al Qaeda militants during raids and shootouts in the past two days, including a gunman who is on the kingdom's most wanted list, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
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Tsunami death toll soars to 120,000
BANDA ACEH, Dec 30: The death toll in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster soared above 120,000 on Thursday as millions scrambled for food and fresh water and thousands more fled in panic to high ground on rumours of new waves.
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