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Kashmir Solidarity Day today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Kashmir Solidarity Day will be observed all over the country and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to express support for the people of occupied Kashmir in their struggle for their legitimate rights.
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Walkout in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The opposition on Friday staged a token walkout from the Senate in protest against the privatization of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and in solidarity with protesting workers of the corporation.
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Musharraf, Aziz discuss situation
RAWALPINDI, Feb 4: President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz held a meeting here on Friday and discussed overall political environment and law and order situation in the country
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Blasts hit towns
QUETTA, Feb 4: Turbat and Kohlu were rocked by bomb and rocket explosions while a poultry and dairy farm of the Frontier Corps was attacked with a hand grenade in Khuzdar on Friday.
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Pakistan-US group on operational issues formed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Pak-US Defence Consultative Group (DCG) has formed a new sub group to exchange views on threat perceptions and operational issues.
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Nazims, naib nazims reject changes in LB laws
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Nazims from three provinces took out a protest procession here on Friday for full implementation of the Local Bodies Ordinance, 2001, and against appointment of administrators for local bodies institutions.
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Water share of Punjab, Sindh increased
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has increased by 16 per cent the water share of the Punjab and Sindh for the current Rabi season as the overall shortage reduced from 47 per cent to 38pc owing to recent rains.
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Revised Wapda tariff to be announced on Monday
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The tariff committee constituted by the prime minister has decided to announce a revised tariff for Wapda consumers on Monday and empowered the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) to supervise international competitive biddings
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KESC sold to Saudi group
ISLAMABAD: A consortium comprising Saudi Kanooz Group and Siemens Pakistan on Friday offered the highest bid of Rs15.85 billion for 9.7 billion ordinary shares of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC).
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Al Qaeda suspect held
PESHAWAR, Feb 4: Security forces here picked up on Thursday night a Tunisian suspect allegedly having links with Al Qaeda, official sources said.
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Imbalance may lead to N-conflict: report
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: The current conventional imbalance in the sub-continent, particularly Pakistan's lack of strategic depth, could lead South Asia to a nuclear conflict if India and Pakistan go to war
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Postponement of summit will help hawks: Kasuri
NEW DELHI, Feb 4: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri is disappointed by India's decision to call off the Saarc summit and has expressed fears that the move could dampen bilateral ties with Pakistan, The Asian Age said on Friday.
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Troops kill two Kashmiris
SRINAGAR, Feb 4: Indian troops overnight gunned down two members of a freedom fighters group in occupied Kashmir, hours ahead of a visit to the region by India's new army chief, an official said on Friday.
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Afghan jet with 104 on board crashes
KABUL, Feb 4: An Afghan passenger jet carrying 104 passengers including at least 16 foreigners is thought to have crashed, officials said on Friday, as NATO and Afghan troops called off their search for the night.
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It's fun to shoot some people: US general
WASHINGTON, Feb 4: A senior US Marine Corps general has sparked an uproar by saying it is "fun to shoot some people". But the Pentagon has refused to take any action against the general
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Iran's behaviour of international concern: Rice
BERLIN, Feb 4: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that Iran's behaviour over its nuclear programme was of international concern and urged Tehran to take the diplomatic opportunity that was on offer.
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Anti-terror conference in Riyadh from today
RIYADH, Feb 4: Delegates from over 60 countries have gathered in the Saudi capital for a four-day 'International Conference on Countering Terrorism' starting Saturday, which will focus on developing a mechanism to tackle the menace.
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