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Musharraf backs Kalabagh dam
PESHAWAR, March 2: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday strongly advocated the construction of the Kalabagh dam, but said that any decision in this regard would have to be taken by the people.
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PM stresses peaceful solutions of issues with India
ISLAMABAD, March 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz discussed the ongoing composite dialogue with the visiting Indian delegation on Wednesday and said that Baglihar and Kishanganga dams "could cause ripples in bilateral relations if not resolved amicably".
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Fiery debate in NA on honour killing: Govt agrees to discuss new bill
ISLAMABAD, March 2: The government on Wednesday offered to consider a new private bill against honour killing during a fiery but confused debate in the National Assembly that saw conservatives and liberals crossing swords across party lines for the second day running.
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19 ambassadors working on contract, NA told
ISLAMABAD, March 2: The government on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that representation of the armed forces in the Foreign Office was more than the sanctioned quota of 10 per cent with some 67 officers holding important posts.
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Rahim seeks dismissal of Imtiaz from party post
ISLAMABAD, March 2: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has asked Pakistan Muslim League President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to sack former provincial revenue minister Imtiaz Shaikh from the post of the general secretary of the party's Sindh chapter.
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Khan network not a Pakistani set-up, says US study
WASHINGTON, March 2: The latest study by Washington's prime anti-proliferation organization tends to support Islamabad's argument that the Khan network was not a Pakistani set-up but a gang of international smugglers
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UK envoy's remarks rebutted by ministry
ISLAMABAD, March 2: Pakistan on Wednesday made a demarche to British High Commissioner Mark Lyall Grant for his reported criticism of the military's growing business interests, it is learnt.
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Sheraton blast case convict arrested
KARACHI, March 2: Police on Wednesday arrested after a shootout on Mauripur Road a convicted absconder wanted in the Sheraton suicide bombing case. However, five of his associates escaped, police said.
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Tremor jolts Quetta
QUETTA, March 2: The city and adjoining areas were jolted by a quake of moderate intensity on Wednesday afternoon. However, no causality or damage was reported.
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Four Taliban held in Afghanistan
KABUL, March 2: Afghan security forces have arrested four ranking members of the Taliban in the country's south east, where remnants of the ousted regime continue to wage a violent revolt, officials said on Wednesday.
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Saddam case judge, son shot dead
BAGHDAD, March 2: Gunmen assassinated a judge serving on the tribunal set up to try Saddam Hussein, and suicide car bombers killed 10 people in attacks on an Iraqi army base and a checkpoint in Baghdad.
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UK schoolgirl wins dress code battle
LONDON, March 2: A 15-year-old Muslim girl won the right on Wednesday to wear full Islamic dress at her British school in the latest European case pitting the religious rights of minority communities against Western ways of life.
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Iran must come clean on N-issue: IAEA
VIENNA, March 2: Iran must come clean on nuclear questions, UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Wednesday. Mr ElBaradei, whose International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating Iran for possible nuclear weapons work
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