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Militants were paid to repay Al Qaeda debt
PESHAWAR, Feb 8: The government paid huge amounts of money to four of the five most-wanted militants in South Waziristan, who surrendered and signed peace deals with the authorities in November last year
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Bugti says BLA, BLF getting popular support
QUETTA, Feb 8: Veteran Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has said that the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) and the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) exist in Balochistan and were popular among the Baloch people
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Rail service restored in Balochistan
QUETTA, Feb 8: The train service between Quetta and the rest of the country was restored after eight hours' disruption on Tuesday morning after the damaged portion of the main track near Damboli was repaired by Pakistan Railways engineers.
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4 suspects of two banned outfits held
KARACHI, Feb. 8: In a pre-dawn raid on Tuesday, police arrested four activists of two banned militant organizations from the Railway Colony and seized a sizable quantity of explosives from their possession.
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WB pledges $1bn; urges more attention to poverty
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn on Tuesday pledged a $1 billion annual assistance for the next three years to Pakistan but asked the government to pay greater attention to alleviate poverty
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$640m for Pakistan in US budget
WASHINGTON, Feb 8: Pakistan will receive $640 million from the $2.57 trillion US budget plan President George W. Bush sent to Congress on Monday.
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$0.38m Japanese grant for two projects
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The government of Japan on Tuesday extended a grant of $386,247 to two non-profit organizations for their water supply and healthcare schemes through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
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Unlimited import of sugar allowed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet allowed on Tuesday an unlimited import of raw and refined sugar to control rising sugar prices in the country, it is learnt.
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Insurgents kill 15 in Iraq attacks
BAGHDAD, Feb 8: Fifteen soldiers and army recruits were killed on Tuesday as Al-Qaeda linked insurgents stepped up their bloody campaign of suicide bombings against the security forces.
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Abbas and Sharon announce ceasefire
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Feb 8: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas ushered in a new era of hope for Middle East peace at a summit on Tuesday by calling a ceasefire to end four years of bloodshed.
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N-centres can be moved underground, Iran tell US
TEHRAN, Feb 8: Iran's top national security official has warned the United States that the country's controversial nuclear programme cannot be destroyed by air or missile strikes, state television reported on Tuesday.
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Missiles
MOSCOW, Feb 8: Russia and the US are to sign an accord on tightening controls on the sale of portable anti-aircraft missiles at a summit in Bratislava this month.-AFP
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8: Pakistan and Sri Lanka expressed the hope on Tuesday that the free-trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries would open a new era of trade and economic cooperation.
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