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MMA likely to boycott NSC meeting
ISLAMABAD Feb 12: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) is likely to boycott the Feb 15 meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) as none of the MMA's reservations on the NSC formation were addressed/redressed by the government, say sources.
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ARD not happy over C'wealth decision
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has expressed its concern over the decision of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) not to raise objections on President Gen Pervez Musharraf's holding of dual office till 2007.
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Each bereaved family to get Rs100,000: President assures victims of all help
PASNI, Feb. 12: President Gen Pervaiz Musharraf on Saturday announced Rs100,000 for each bereaved family affected by rains and flash floods in Balochistan. He also announced that interest-free, long-term loans would also be given to the marooned people so that they could restart their lives. ...
Two more dams burst in Pasni & Turbat: Many villages washed away
QUETTA, Feb 12: A number of more villages were washed away as two small dams burst in Pasni tehsil and Turbat district on Saturday and the death toll rose to 76 as six more people were reported killed in different parts of Makran division. According to official sources, a Chalvi dam in Kolach union council in Pasni Tehsil and Gawar Bagh dam in Turbat district burst in the afternoon due to persistent rains and flash floods.
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Blocked roads hit relief work
PESHAWAR, Feb 12: Blocked roads and breakdown of power and telephone lines badly hampered provision of relief goods to the marooned people on Saturday after one day's let-up in incessant rains and snowfall throughout the province. The relief efforts appear to be very small considering the proportion of the calamity which has hit almost parts of the province.
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Millions spend night under open sky in freezing cold after quake rumour
PESHAWAR, Feb 12: Millions of people across the NWFP and its adjacent tribal areas spent the Friday night under the open sky in rain and freezing conditions because of a rumour that a major earthquake would hit the region at mid night.
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16 soldiers rescued, 26 missing in Tirah valley
LANDI KOTAL, Feb 12: The rescue teams of the Pakistan Army rescued 16 soldiers from the snow-covered areas of Tirah valley in the Khyber Agency on Saturday morning, but 26 troops are still missing, officials said.
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46 killed as avalanches hit AJK
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 12: At least 46 people were killed in avalanches in different areas of Muzaffarabad district on Friday-Saturday night, officials said here on Saturday.
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Indian FM grieved
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12: Indian External Affairs Minister Kanwar Natwar Singh telephoned Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Saturday to convey his condolence over the death and destruction caused by recent floods in Pakistan.
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Charges made in US court against Paracha
WASHINGTON, Feb 12: US investigators have charged a Pakistani businessman held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with urging Al Qaeda operatives to acquire nuclear weapons for use against American troops.
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Pakistani held in Britain
LONDON, Feb 12: A man, who was arrested here after his arrival from Pakistan, was charged under British anti-terrorism law on Saturday for planning an explosives attack, police said.
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Indian experts invited to US
NEW DELHI, Feb 12: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has invited Indian scientists to discuss ways to protect nuclear reactors from tsunami and other disasters, a news report said on Saturday.
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Suicide bomber kills 18 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 12: A suicide car bomber killed 18 people near a hospital south of Baghdad on Saturday amid a surge of violence by Iraq's mostly Sunni insurgents ahead of Ashura, the holiest ceremony on the Shia religious calendar.
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US, Europe agree to fight 'Islamic extremism'
MUNICH, Feb 12: The United States and Europe agreed on Saturday on a need to renew their transatlantic security vows to confront "Islamic extremism" and other modern threats, but tacitly conceded they did not yet know how to adapt their old alliance to new dangers.
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
PASNI, Feb. 12: President Gen Pervaiz Musharraf on Saturday announced Rs100,000 for each bereaved family affected by rains and flash floods in Balochistan. He also announced that interest-free, long-term loans would also be given to the marooned people so that they could restart their lives. ...
