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Pipeline talks in a few weeks: India, Iran ministers invited: Aziz
LAHORE, March 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said the petroleum ministers of India and Iran would be visiting Pakistan in the next few weeks to discuss the details of the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.
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PML, allies running govt: Aziz
LAHORE, March 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday subordinated his government to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and its coalition partners, saying credit for whatever was being done by him for the country went to all parties
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Opposition warns of unrest in Sindh
ISLAMABAD, March 4: Unrest similar to one in Balochistan could erupt in Sindh province also if it were not properly paid for its natural resources, an opposition member from Sindh told the National Assembly on Friday.
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Speculations in NWFP about change at top level
PESHAWAR, March 4: There was confusion in the provincial capital following reports that the NWFP Governor, Lt-Gen (retd) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah may relinquish his post and proceed on an ambassadorial assignment in a week.
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Ponam asks govt to drop controversial projects
KARACHI, March 4: Nationalist leaders on Friday called upon the government to drop the controversial projects of Kalabagh dam and Greater Thal canal and the plan to set up cantonments in Balochistan.
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Chinese locomotives found defective
ISLAMABAD, March 4: The government told the National Assembly on Friday locomotives bought from China had gone wrong on Pakistani tracks and remaining orders under a deal could be cancelled if defects
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Rain claims 10 lives in Balochistan
QUETTA, March 4: At least 10 people were killed and many others injured as their houses collapsed in Quetta and Chaman due to heavy rain in the region on Friday.
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Wanted militant arrested in Quetta
QUETTA, March 4: One of the most wanted leaders of the defunct Lashkar-i-Jhangvi Ramzam Mengal who is alleged to be involved in a number of terrorist incidents and killing of about 130 people has been arrested in Quetta.
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Rice to visit Pakistan this month
WASHINGTON, March 4: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be visiting Pakistan in the third week of this month, US sources told Dawn .
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Musharraf likely to watch first Test
NEW DELHI, March 4: Pakistan's top two diplomats in New Delhi have 'protectively' booked accommodation in Chandigarh around March 8, just in case President Gen.
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India links peace to anti-terror pledge
NEW DELHI, March 4: India said on Friday a cautious peace process with Pakistan was 'critically dependent' on Islamabad fulfilling its pledge not to allow its soil to be used as a launch-pad for 'terrorism'.
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Kashmiris line up for travel permits
SRINAGAR, March 4: Hundreds of people here queued up on Friday for travel permits to ride the first bus to Azad Kashmir. India and Pakistan last month breathed new life to a year-old peace process
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BD, Indian forces trade fire
DHAKA, March 4: The Bangladesh Rifles and the Indian Border Security Force exchanged gunshots over an Indian bid to erect barbed-wire fence along the Ramgarh border in Khagrachhari district on Friday.
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Beijing lists guidelines for handling Taiwan
BEIJING, March 4: Chinese President Hu Jintao set out new guidelines on Friday for dealing with Taiwan that firmly oppose independence moves while pledging never to abandon efforts for peaceful reunification.
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
