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Opposition vows struggle
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Opposition parties made fresh vows on Wednesday to struggle 'against sweeping presidential powers' as they inaugurated their new leader in the Senate before a bitter start of a debate on unrest in Balochistan.
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Talks will be successful, hopes Shujaat
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday said he was confident that the political dialogue started with the Baloch leadership on the Balochistan problem would yield positive results.
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Balochistan asked to ensure safety of installations
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The centre has asked the Balochistan government to provide foolproof security to power installations to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to consumers.
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Balochistan power supply restored
QUETTA, Feb 2: Electricity was restored in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan on Wednesday evening, Wapda officials said.
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1,100 jobs to be created in province, says Jam
QUETTA, Feb 2: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Muhammad Yousuf has announced that 1,100 posts will be created to accommodate jobless engineers and agriculture graduates and that vacant posts would be filled through the Public Service Commission.
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Mastung rocked
QUETTA, Feb 2: The small township of Mastung was rocked late on Wednesday night when a powerful bomb exploded close to a police post.
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Pakistan rejects US military claim
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a US military claim that its forces were helping American troops in Afghanistan to aim artillery fire at rebels on the Pakistani side of the border.
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13th Saarc summit postponed: Pakistan disappointed, calls for new dates
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: The 13th Saarc summit scheduled to be held in Dhaka on Feb 6-7 was postponed on Wednesday after India announced that it would not be able to attend it due to security concerns and political situation in the 'neighbourhood'.
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OIC calls for peaceful solution: Iran's N-issue
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2: Pakistan and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) has called for a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear issue, saying any US attack on another Muslim country, after Afghanistan and Iraq, may further fuel tension
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Unmogip can help build trust, says Islamabad
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2: Pakistan said on Tuesday that the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (Unmogip) could "play a vital role in promoting confidence building" and the peace process in South Asia.
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WB has authority to appoint expert: Baglihar dam controversy
WASHINGTON, Feb 2: The World Bank does not need the "consent" of either India or Pakistan to appoint a neutral expert to help resolve the dispute over the Baglihar dam, says a senior bank official.
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Shocked Dhaka rejects Delhi's claim
DHAKA, Feb 2: The Bangladesh government on Wednesday rejected angrily New Delhi's claim regarding the "deteriorating security situation" in Dhaka cited as a reason for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision not to attend the Saarc summit.
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Abbas and Sharon to meet next week
AL QUDS, Feb 2: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Egypt next week, the first summit between the two sides in four years of armed conflict, officials said on Wednesday.
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