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Rabbani to be Senate opposition leader
ISLAMABAD Jan 10: Mian Raza Rabbani, parliamentary leader of the People's Party Parliamentarians in Senate, was on Monday appointed leader of the opposition in the upper house.
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No external threat to country: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is facing no 'external threat' and is trying to resolve disputes with India to achieve a durable peace in the region.
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Defence, stability top priority, says Aziz
WAH, Jan 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday that the country's defence and stability were the government's top priority and efforts were under way to make Pakistan economically prosperous and self-sufficient in defence production.
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Pakistan to move WB on Baglihar
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday directed relevant government departments to make preparations on priority basis for seeking the World Bank intercession to resolve the Baglihar hydropower project dispute
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Baglihar talks failure to hit CBMs: FO
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Pakistan on Monday cautioned India that its failure to come to a settlement on the Bagilhar dam issue in the last round of talks in New Delhi would have an indirect impact on the ongoing political talks
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Govt orders judicial probe into lady doctor's assault case
QUETTA, Jan 10: The provincial cabinet has decided to conduct an impartial inquiry into the lady doctor's assaultcase through a judge of the Balochistan High Court while police have lodged an FIR of the incident
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Gun battle leaves two dead in Sui
QUETTA, Jan 10: At least two people, including a woman, were killed and seven others injured, two of them seriously, in heavy gunfire between armed men and law-enforcement personnel in Sui on Monday.
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Situation peaceful in Gilgit
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: No untoward incident was reported from Gilgit, Skardu or any other districts of Northern Areas on Monday, sources told Dawn.
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Gas supply to industries in NWFP stopped
PESHAWAR, Jan 10: The Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) on Monday stopped the supply of gas to all industrial units in the NWFP which use gas as a fuel, bringing their production to a halt.
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Gen Abiz aid calls on Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: General John P. Abizaid, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Central Command, who is currently on an official visit to Pakistan, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf at the Aiwan-i-Sadr here on Monday.
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Pakistan lauds Abbas' victory
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Pakistan welcomed on Monday the victory of PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas as the new President of the Palestinian National Authority, and called on the international community to play its due role
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Two US marines killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 10: Gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy police chief and a powerful roadside bomb killed two US soldiers when it blew up their armoured vehicle on Monday as insurgents pressed their campaign to wreck Iraq's election.
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Chopper crash hampers relief
BANDA ACEH, Jan 10: The race against time to help tsunami victims stranded in Indonesia suffered another setback Monday with the crash of a US helicopter, while separatist rebels were accused of blocking aid efforts.
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Tsunami warning system
PORT LOUIS, Jan 10: A UN conference on small islands opened in Mauritius on Monday with a call to set up an early warning system in the wake of the tsunami disaster in Asia that left more than 156,000 dead. -AFP
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