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Govt. PPPP talks bound to fail: Baloch - RAWALPINDI, Mar 08: Central Deputy Secretary General Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), Liaqat Baloch has said that the talks between government and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) were bound to fail. Talking to newsmen after a meeting regarding preparations of protest against removal of religious column in passport here today, he said the Musharraf was even committing political murder of his dearest ones to bring about change in his team. He said that MMA would not attend any meeting of National Security Council (NSC) because NSC in its composition was a supra parliament body. (PPI) (Posted @ 23:25 PST) 
Tension after apparent sectarian killing of Sunni official in Gilgit: GILGIT, March 08: Police stepped up security in Gilgit after gunmen shot dead a Sunni official in an apparent sectarian killing today. The local government official, Mohammad Ayub was gunned down at a bus stop in Danyore, a police official told AFP on condition of anonymity. Residents panicked and shops were closed as the news of the official's death spread, while security forces were put on alert in the city, witnesses said. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
Police arrest 25 suspected terrorists in Balochistan: ISLAMABAD, March 08: Police today said they arrested at least 25 militants, including five key figures suspected in a string of terrorist attacks on gas and other government installations in Balochistan province. The province's police chief, Chaudhry Mohammad Yaqoob, told reporters in Quetta that the suspects were being funded by a Baloch nationalist family of Mir Kher Bakhsh Mari. (DPA) (Posted @ 14:30 PST)
Cricket: Pakistan 312 all out v India first test - MOHALI, March 08: Pakistan were dismissed for 312 shortly before the close of play on the opening day of the first test against India today.....Score Card (Reuters) (Updated @ 17:05 PST)
Gunmen kill interior ministry official in Baghdad: BAGHDAD, March 08: Gunmen shot dead a senior policeman who worked in the Iraqi interior ministry in Baghdad in a drive-by shooting today, ministry sources said. In an Internet statement, al Qaeda's wing in Iraq said it was behind the assassination of police Major General Ghazi Mohammed, who worked in the ministry's immigration department. (Reuters) (Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Abbas says Israel reluctant to follow through peace process: RAMALLAH, March 08: Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas today criticised what he called Israel's reluctance to act on promises made at a landmark Middle East peace summit last month. Speaking at the opening of the 10th session of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Abbas insisted the Palestinian Authority was serious about its side of confidence-building gestures agreed upon in early February. The PA "has demonstrated its seriousness in implementing our commitments at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit despite Israeli occupation and a lack of means," he told MPs in an address broadcast live on television. (AFP) (Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Iran and EU resume crucial nuclear talks: GENEVA, March 08: Negotiators from Iran and the European Union resumed key technical talks today in the Swiss city of Geneva on Iran's controversial nuclear policy, a source close to the talks said. The confidential talks, involving diplomats and experts from Britain, France and Germany, as well as Iran, are due to last three days, the diplomat added. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:30 PST)
Kosovo PM indicted for war crimes; to resign: PRISTINA, March 08: Kosovo Prime Minister has been charged with war crimes by the United Nations tribunal and will resign his post today to answer accusations in The Hague, a senior government source said. Rumours that Ramush Haradinaj was about to be charged by Hague chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte had circulated since before he became prime minister last December, raising fears of violence if NATO peacekeepers were forced to arrest him. "Yes, the Prime Minister has been informed he has an indictment," a senior official in the Kosovo government told Reuters. "We have to face it. "He has informed the President (Ibrahim Rugova). He will resign today...and will fly to the Hague tomorrow." (Reuters) (Posted @ 15:45 PST)
Prince Rainier hospitalized with bronchial infection: MONACO, Mar 08: Prince Rainier of Monaco, who is suffering from a form of bronchitis, must remain in hospital for several days, a spokesman for the monarch said today. "The prince will soon be 82 years old, so we are taking any risks," Armand Deus told journalists. Rainier, who has ruled the principality since 1949, entered the Cardio-Respiratory Centre of Monte Carlo earlier today, the fifth time in 15 months that the 81-year-old ruler has been hospitalized with an illness. "It is closer to bronchitis (than pneumonia)," Deus said. (DPA) (Posted @ 23:55 PST)
Abu Bakar Bashir appeals terrorism conviction: JAKARTA, March 08: Abu Bakar Bashir today filed an appeal in a bid to overturn a 30-month sentence for involvement in an alleged conspiracy that led to the Bali bombings. Lawyers representing Bashir argued that the guilty verdict against Bashir was solely based on a police statement purportedly made by a convicted Bali bomber named Mubarok but whose veracity was not proven during the trial. (AFP) (Posted @ 14:00 PST)
At least 22 dead as minibus plunges over cliff in east China: BEIJING , March 08: At least 22 people died and 22 were injured after a minibus plunged over a cliff in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media said today. (DPA) (Posted @ 11:05 PST)
Karachi Stocks up 355.15 points: KARACHI, March 08: At close of trading the KSE-100 index was at 9218.63, up 355.15 points from Monday's close. The Pakistani Rupee was traded at Rs 59.55 to the US Dollar in the open market. (Bureau Report) (Updated @ 16:10 PST)
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