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Ashura being observed today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Youm-i-Ashur will be observed throughout the country with reverence and solemnity on Sunday to commemorate the supreme sacrifice rendered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) to uphold the principles of justice and truth against the tyrant Yazid.
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Fact-finding team will visit Karachi: Shujaat - 'Sindh CM not summoned'
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, on Saturday announced that a three-member fact-finding mission will be sent to Karachi to probe into the causes which led to the ouster of Sindh revenue minister Imtiaz Sheikh.
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Economy likely to grow by 8pc: Micro-finance scheme has changed lives - Aziz
RIYADH, Feb 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that Pakistan's economy was expected to achieve a growth rate of eight per cent over the next several years. "We believe that we have laid the foundation of a stable and strong economy and the stage is now set for the economy to grow more vigorously (at) 8 per cent per annum ...
Aziz calls for OIC restructuring
JEDDAH, Feb 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday emphasized the need for restructuring the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to make it a vibrant organization, which can face the challenges confronted by the Ummah.
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Musharraf to visit Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will embark on his first official visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in the first week of March.
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Security for foreigners to be tightened
RAWALPINDI, Feb 19: In a move to enhance security of foreigners and counter terrorism by foreign elements, the federal government has established a special cell in the ministry of interior to deal with the scrutiny of foreigners
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Suspect in attacks on president, PM held
PESHAWAR, Feb 19: A federal security agency has arrested a key suspect in assassination attempts on the president and the prime minister, sources told Dawn on Saturday.
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Pakistan remains a vital US ally, says report
WASHINGTON, Feb 19: The United States views Pakistan as a vital ally in the international anti-terrorism coalition and has refrained from expressing any significant public criticisms of the Pakistan's internal political practices
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Chinese PM to visit Islamabad
BEIJING, Feb. 19: Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is likely to address the fourth ministerial meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), scheduled to take place in Islamabad on April 5.
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Communist leaders from India due tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Indian and Pakistani communist leaders will have a rare dialogue between them later this month when a delegation from India visits Pakistan, where isolated comrades hope to get a big boost from the contact.
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Qayyum asks hard liners to accept bus service
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 19: A veteran Kashmiri leader has said that the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service should be accepted as "a very positive step and a pragmatic breakthrough."
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Hurriyat leader held
NEW DELHI, Feb 19: Indian police arrested a member of occupied Kashmir's main alliance for allegedly carrying fake currency soon after he left Pakistan's diplomatic mission in New Delhi, media reports said.
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Kharrazi to visit India
New Delhi, Feb 19: Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi will pay a three-day official visit from tomorrow (Feb 20) to attend 14th India-Iran Joint Commission meeting.
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Heavy snowfall paralyses life in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 19: The heaviest snowfall in nearly two decades brought life to a halt in Srinagar and other towns on Saturday, snapping transport links and telephone and power lines.
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35 killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, Feb 19: At least 35 people were killed in a series of suicide and bomb attacks in Iraq on Saturday that marred the Ashura day for the second year running.
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Militant cell commander arrested
BAQUBA, Feb 19: Iraqi security forces on Saturday arrested the alleged commander of an insurgent cell close to Al Qaeda frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, police said.
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Massive Ashura gathering in Karbala
KARBALA, Feb 19: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across Iraq converged on Karbala on Saturday to mark Ashura to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS).
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Gaza pullout plan enters decisive phase
Al Quds, Feb 19: Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, which Israel has occupied for nearly 40 years, moves into a decisive phase on Sunday with its expected adoption by the government.
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US, Japan voice concern over N. Korea's withdrawal from talks
WASHINGTON, Feb 19: The United States and Japan expressed "deep concern" on Saturday over North Korea's withdrawal from talks on its nuclear arms programme and signalled possible actions against Pyongyang if it stayed away.
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IAEA asks US to join talks with Iran
BERLIN, Feb 19: The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has called on the United States to join European countries attempting to ensure that Iran does not build atomic weapons.
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Founder: Quaid-I-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Editor: Tahir Mirza
JEDDAH, Feb 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday emphasized the need for restructuring the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to make it a vibrant organization, which can face the challenges confronted by the Ummah.
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