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Senate prorogued amid uproar
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: An uproar broke out in the Senate on Tuesday over the use of the controversial name of "Pakhtunkhawa" for the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) before the upper house was prorogued after a two-week session.
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Balochistan demands calamity-hit status
QUETTA, Feb 15: The Balochistan cabinet on Tuesday asked the federal government to declare province a calamity-hit area in view of huge losses caused by heavy rain and snowfall.
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ARD to meet in Dera Bugti
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has decided to hold its next meeting in Dera Bugti on February 25 and a public meeting in Lahore on March 23 to mobilize the masses for its campaign against the government.
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N-assets in safe hands, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan on Tuesday described as total fabrication a recent American news report citing a CIA document which alleged that Pakistani nuclear assets were not in safe hands and they were liable to be stolen.
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Need to address conflicts stressed
RAWALPINDI, Feb 15: President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday urged the international community to address lingering conflicts as lasting peace and sustainable development were dependent on their just resolution.
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Plan to meet energy needs approved
RAWALPINDI, Feb 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday approved an action plan to meet growing energy requirements in immediate, medium-term and long-term perspectives.
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Optimism as Natwar arrives for talks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day official visit amid hopes that the visit would help boost the ongoing Indo-Pakistan peace process.
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We must move forward: Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Tuesday expressed the hope that talks with his Indian counterpart would be productive
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Natwar's visit a new opportunity: FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the visit of Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and said that in the Islamabad-Delhi dialogue "every opportunity is a new opportunity
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Straw backs dialogue process
LAHORE, Feb 15: Reiterating support for the Pakistan-India process of dialogue to settle bilateral disputes, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday rejected Pakistan's stance that the issue of Kashmir should be resolved
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3,000 trapped in snow
QUETTA, Feb 15: Around 3,000 people have been trapped after heavy snowfall in Tuba Kakari and adjoining areas in Pishin district. The area is cut off from the rest of the province
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Badawi in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi arrived here on Tuesday on a four-day official visit to Pakistan for talks on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest. He is accompanied by seven Cabinet ministers. -APP
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'US should deny visa to Modi'
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: A bipartisan working group at the US Congress is asking Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to deny visa to the chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, Narendra Modi.
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US ambassador to Syria recalled
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The United States on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Syria for "urgent" consultations, in the wake of the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri.
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