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Fazl, Nawaz discuss cooperation
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, called on exiled PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif in Jeddah on Wednesday.
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Cantonment to be built in Sui: army
SUI, Jan 26: Pakistan army formally announced on Wednesday the launch of a project to build a garrison in the troubled gas-rich town of Sui.
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All suspects in Sui case to be grilled, say police
QUETTA, Jan 26: Provincial Police Officer Chaudhry Mohammad Yaqoob has said that all officials of defence service guards (DSGs) and Pakistan Petroleum Ltd in Sui would be interrogated
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Rockets land in Quetta, Sibi, Dhadar
QUETTA, Jan 26: Three rockets were fired on Wednesday night in Quetta, Sibi and Dhadar from unknown locations, but no loss of life or damage to property was reported.
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Five-member body to redefine Nepra's role
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: Overruling cabinet division's objections, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has formed a five-member committee to examine and redefine the role of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)
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PM, Nato chief discuss Afghan security
BRUSSELS, Jan 26: The situation in Afghanistan topped the agenda at talks between Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Wednesday.
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Settlement of Kashmir key to peace: Aziz
BRUSSELS, Jan 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday warned that there would be no peace in South Asia without a resolution of the Kashmir conflict
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No scanning of pilgrims' baggage
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The Central Board of Revenue has exempted the luggage of the incoming Hujjaj from the process of checking and scanning at airports.
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Seven killed in gunfight
MIRAMSHAH, Jan 26: At least seven people were killed and five others injured in a gunfight between two groups in the Mirali tehsil bazaar on Wednesday. Four of the victims are passers-by caught in the exchange of fire.
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Demand for plebiscite in rallies across AJK
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 26: People in Azad Jammu and Kashmir staged rallies and demonstrations on Wednesday on India's Republic Day to remind the international community that the so-called largest democracy had been persistently denying Kashmiris
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Violence mars India's Republic Day
GUWAHATI, Jan 26: Indian soldiers shot dead 10 people in the volatile north east on Wednesday, mistaking some of them for militants, as rebels bombed Republic Day celebrations in the region.
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Karzai in Iran to boost relations
TEHRAN, Jan 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Iran on Wednesday for a two-day visit mainly focused on boosting economic relations and inaugurating a new cross-border highway, officials said.
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Iran warns US, Israel of retaliation
TEHRAN, Jan 26: Iran will carry out an "astonishing" retaliation to any attack against the Iran by Israel or the United States, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned in comments published on Wednesday.
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36 US troops among 61 killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 26: Thirty-one US troops were reported killed in a helicopter crash and five more died in insurgent attacks on Wednesday in the deadliest day for American forces since they invaded Iraq 22 months ago.
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US senators confirm Rice
WASHINGTON, Jan 26: The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state to replace Colin Powell.
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