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02 March 2005 Wednesday 20 Muharram 1426


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Dr Khan did not collude: ISLAMABAD, March 02: Indian English Daily the Asian Age published a report saying that the Iranian government has dismissed the evidence about its efforts of acquiring nuclear technology which prove that Iran had colluded with Dr. A.Q. Khan to seek nuclear technology 18 years ago. Quoting U.S. and European officials, the report adds they found a document of 1987 during interrogation from member of a nuclear network run by Dr. Khan. The Iranian government denied the report and dismissed the evidence.    (PPI) (Posted @ 14:05 PST)
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Pak troops attacked: ISLAMABAD, March 02: A group of the Pakistan army personnel were attacked in Mehsud tribe's area in South Waziristan. The troops were attacked when they were bringing water for setting up a camp. According to the BBC the assailants suddenly opened fire injuring two soldiers. Other soldiers returned the fire leaving two of the assailants wounded. They were arrested while other escaped.    (PPI) (Posted @ 14:05 PST)
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Gunmen kill Iraqi judge and son on tribunal for Saddam: BAGHDAD, March 02: Gunmen shot dead in Baghdad an Iraqi investigative judge and his son, who were working on the special tribunal set up for trying Saddam Hussein, a source close to the Iraqi courts told AFP.    (AFP) (Posted @ 10:50 PST)
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Suicide car bombers kill 10 in Baghdad attacks: BAGHDAD, March 02: Ten people were killed and dozens wounded when suicide car bombers attacked an Iraqi army base and a checkpoint in Baghdad today, security and hospital officials said.    (AFP) (Updated @ 14:55 PST)

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Ukraine to withdraw Iraq troops between March and October: KIEV, March 02: Ukraine will withdraw its 1,650-strong military contingent serving with coalition troops in Iraq in three stages between mid-March and mid-October, President Viktor Yushchenko said.    (APP/AFP) (Posted @ 10:15 PST)
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Madrid bombers had plan to hit New York's Grand Central: report - MADRID, March 02: The people who bombed suburban trains in Madrid last year had also planned to attack New York's Grand Central railway station, having in their possession a detailed plan of the building on a computer disk, the El Mundo daily said today, quoting sources close to the investigation into the blasts.    (AFP) (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
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Ukraine secret service seizes uranium at airport: KIEV, March 02: Ukraine's SBU security service arrested a man at Kiev's airport who had a case containing radioactive uranium-238 in his car, the Emergencies Ministry said.    (Reuters) (Posted @ 16:00 PST)
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U.N. peacekeepers kill nearly 60 militia in battle in northeastern Congo: KINSHASA, March 02: U.N. peacekeepers in northeastern Congo have killed as many as 60 militia members in a vicious gun fight, a U.N. spokesman said today.    (APP/AP) (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
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Moderate earthquake again jolts Peshawar, Chitral: PESHAWAR, Mar 02: An earthquake of moderate intensity jolted Peshawar and Chitral districts today. According to Meteorological Department, the magnitude of the earthquake on richter scale was 5.2.    (APP) (Posted @ 14:55 PST)
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Karachi Stocks down 198.36 points: KARACHI, March 02: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 8206.16, down 198.36 points from Tuesday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.55 to the US Dollar in the open market.    (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:00 PST)


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