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Speaker bails out govt in NA
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain saved the day for the ruling coalition on Friday by refusing a vote on a government motion
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Benazir going to US for democracy talks
WASHINGTON, Feb 25: Ms Benazir Bhutto is visiting United States next week amid reports of new political arrangements in Pakistan. She will leave Dubai on May 28.
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Balochistan report finalized
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The special joint parliamentary committee on Balochistan has finalised its report which will be tabled before the National Assembly during its current session.
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India asks neighbours to create trade links
NEW DELHI, Feb 25: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged India's South Asian neighbours to create business links and interdependencies to forge a formidable economic alliance.
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Kalam says dialogue serious with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Feb 25: Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said on Friday that the United Progressive Alliance government was locked in a serious dialogue with Pakistan
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Call for just settlement of Kashmir dispute
NEW YORK, Feb 25: Speakers at an international conference on Kashmir on Thursday asked the Pakistan, India leaders to push the peace process in high gear and secure a just settlement acceptable to all parties to the festering dispute of Kashimir.
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Musharraf to speak on terrorism in Madrid
MADRID, Feb 25: About 20 world leaders will gather in Madrid for an international conference on terrorism coinciding with the first anniversary of the March 11 attack on Spanish commuter trains that killed 191 people.
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Ecnec approves Rs124bn development projects
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved on Friday 39 development schemes worth Rs124.5 billion in various sectors.
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Dalai Lama to inaugurate cricket match
NEW DELHI, Feb 25: Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will inaugurate the opening match of Pakistan's cricket tour of India next week, organisers said on Friday.
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22 killed in fresh Afghan violence
KANDAHAR, Feb 25: At least 22 rebels and troops have been killed in a renewed surge in violence in Afghanistan, US and Afghan officials said on Friday.
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No deadline for security transfer to Iraq: US
BAGHDAD, Feb 25: A US general whose division is to take responsibility for security in Baghdad from other American forces said on Friday there was still no deadline for US troops to hand authority to their Iraqi counterparts.
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Palestinian cabinet
RAMALLAH, Feb 25: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on the newly formed government, seen as one of technocrats rather than politicians, to start working on imposing the rule of law and bring back security, officials said on Friday. -AFP
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North Korea ready for nuclear talks: China
ASTANA, Feb 25: North Korea is committed to a nuclear-free status of the Korean peninsula and is prepared to resume its participation in six-party negotiations on this issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said here on Friday.
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