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US agrees to continue talks for F-16s
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Defence needs of Pakistan were discussed at a meeting of the Pak-US Defence Consultative Group here on Thursday and the US side made a commitment to speed up delivery of the promised multi-million dollar military equipment, starting from next month.
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'US won't be allowed to hit terror targets'
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Wednesday said Pakistan would only share information with the US relating to terror targets in tribal areas of the country
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Senators slam centre's policies on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Opposition senators on Thursday lashed out at the federal government's handling of the Balochistan crisis and demanded greater provincial autonomy and handing over of all provincial resources to the government of the province.
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Blasts affect phone, power systems
QUETTA, Feb 3: Telephone communication and power supply were disrupted by rocket attacks and bomb and landmine explosions in different areas of Balochistan on Thursday.
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Govt-militant deal on 7th
WANA, Jan 3: The signing of a peace agreement between the government and a wanted militant, Baitullah Mehsud, will take place in Sera Rogha, South Waziristan, on Feb 7, an official said on Thursday.
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Suspect in Agha Zia's murder case held
PESHAWAR, Feb 3: The special investigation group of FIA has arrested a leader of a banned militant organization from Charsadda in connection with the assassination of Shia religious leader of Gilgit, Agha Ziauddin, sources told Dawn here on Thursday.
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MMA MPA seeks law against music, women's photos in ads
PESHAWAR, Feb 3: An MPA of the ruling Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Thursday tabled two private bills in the NWFP Assembly suggesting that music and dance in public places and educational institutions, and using photographs of women in advertisements be declared penal offences
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PM discusses situation with Nepal king
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday telephoned King of Nepal Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in an apparent expression of solidarity
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Pakistan a futuristic state, says Aziz
KARACHI, Feb 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that "we are re-branding Pakistan to reflect its true value and potential to the world as it is set to attain a growth rate of eight per cent
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Aziz, Oglo agree to activate OIC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeluddin Ihsan Oglo on Thursday said that the OIC needed to be rejuvenated and reactivated
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1m ton of sugar to be imported: PM terms price increase unjustified
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3: A high-level meeting presided over by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday decided to immediately import one million metric tons of refined sugar in order to reduce prices of the commodity.
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KSE crosses 7,000 mark
The KSE 100-share index on Thursday broke through the psychological barrier of 7,000 points boosted by massive buying in OGDC and some other leading base shares and analysts predict
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Train escapes bomb explosion
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Feb 3: The Lahore-bound Chiltan Express had a narrow escape when a powerful bomb went off near the Kot Chutta railway station, some 15km from here, on the Dera-Jacobabad section early Thursday morning.
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Pakistan not absolved of Libya N-links: report
WASHINGTON, Feb 3: A day after absolving Pakistan of the charges of selling nuclear material to Libya, the US media are once again dragging Islamabad into the controversy, claiming that the International Atomic Energy Agency is not yet willing to let Pakistan off the hook.
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24 killed in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD, Feb 3: Iraqi guerillas hit back on Thursday with raids that killed 24 people after US President George Bush said American troops would give Iraqi security forces greater responsibility in countering militants.
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Israel to pull out troops from 5 West Bank cities
JERUSALEM, Feb 3: Top Israeli ministers approved on Thursday a pullback from five West Bank cities and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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'BD blames opposition'
DHAKA, Feb 3: The ruling alliance has accused the opposition Awami League of influencing New Delhi to foil the 13th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Dhaka.
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