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Uniform issue: ARD to approach C'wealth
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will approach the Commonwealth to seek clarification of its recent decision of maintaining Pakistan's membership despite the fact "a serving military general is still ruling the country", says deputy information secretary of the alliance, Munir Ahmed Khan.
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Democracy-linked curbs waived
WASHINGTON, Feb 16: President George W. Bush has once again waived democracy-related restrictions on Pakistan, enabling the country to continue to receive US assistance. In a waiver issued on Tuesday evening, Mr Bush certified that Pakistan qualified for a waiver of any provision of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005. This recently promulgated act prohibits direct US assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government was deposed by decree or military coup.
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LoC travel 'mother' of all CBMs
ISLAMABAD, FEB 16: The supporting travel document for the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service starting this April is a one page permit titled: 'LoC Crossing Permit' that would be issued by the local authorities at the two focal points.
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WB asks India to respond to Pakistan's objections
WASHINGTON, Feb 16: The World Bank has asked India to respond to Pakistan's objections to the construction of a dam over the Chenab River in occupied Kashmir, US sources told Dawn on Wednesday.
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Accord with Malaysia on preferential trade talks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Pakistan and Malaysia on Wednesday agreed to start talks on a preferential trade arrangement (PTA) that would later be converted into a free trade agreement (FTA)
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Power pylons blown up in Balochistan
QUETTA, Feb 16: Saboteurs fired rockets and blew up two high-tension towers of a 132 KV transmission line in Barkhan area of Balochistan, close to the border with Punjab in a rocket attack early on Wednesday morning.
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Eight killed in ambush
QUETTA, Feb 16: Eight persons, including a tehsil nazim and a naib nazim, were gunned down by in an ambush at the Sibi-Jacobabad section of the National Highway on Wednesday.
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Pakistan, Iran urged to integrate DPs
BRUSSELS, Feb 16: Pakistan and Iran should start looking at ways of integrating their population of Afghan refugees since many may decide against going back home, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Wednesday.
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APHC welcomes bus link agreement
NEW DELHI, Feb 16: Jammu and Kashmir's resistance leaders have welcomed Wednesday's decision by India and Pakistan to resume a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad by April
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4 US soldiers killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 16: Four US soldiers have died in Iraq since Tuesday, one of them killed in action and the other three in accidents, the US military said on Wednesday.
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Iran vows to down US spy planes: Blast near dam sparks panic
TEHRAN, Feb 16: Iran warned on Wednesday it would shoot down any US spy craft in its skies as a powerful earthworks blast triggered fears of an attack and underscored the high state of tension in Tehran's standoff
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Hariri laid to rest in crush of mourners
BEIRUT, Feb 16: Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese mourners bid farewell to former prime minister Rafik Hariri on Wednesday at a politically charged funeral that underscored tensions with Syria over his murder.
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Wednesday inched towards formation of an anti-Musharraf alliance.
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ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Pakistan and India on Wednesday decided to start the long-awaited Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus service from April and also agreed to launch a service between Lahore and Amritsar.
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