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No IAEA request received for N-parts, says FO
ISLAMABAD, March 14: Pakistan has received no request from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for samples of centrifuges and if asked, the government will not accede to it.
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'No third party to quiz Dr Khan'
ISLAMABAD, March 14: In an apparent move to cool down a controversy, the government reassured the National Assembly on Monday it would not allow a third party to interrogate Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan
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'N-warheads kept separate from delivery systems'
WASHINGTON, March 14: Most observers believe that neither Pakistan nor India has so far deployed nuclear warheads mated with delivery systems, says the latest congressional report on nuclear threat in South Asia.
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Benazir and Shahbaz call for free polls
LONDON, March 14: The leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League (N) who met here on Sunday agreed to stand united in their struggle for free, fair and impartial elections
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Benazir meets Straw
LONDON, March 14: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto met British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Monday and both sides discussed reconciliation efforts going on in Pakistan between the government and opposition parties.
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Ties with Oman to be reinforced: PM
MUSCAT, March 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday that he was looking forward to having a fruitful discussion with Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman on developments in South Asia
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Supreme Court to hear Mukhtar Mai case
ISLAMABAD, March 14: The Supreme Court intervened in the Mukhtar Mai gang-rape case on Monday, staying orders of the Lahore High Court and the Federal Shariat Court and deciding to hold its own hearing.
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Doctors sentenced by ATC
KARACHI, March 14: Dr Akmal Waheed and his younger brother Dr Arshad Waheed were convicted on Monday by an anti-terrorism court, which sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment totalling 18 years
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Sports writer, columnist Omar Kureishi passes away
KARACHI, March 14: Eminent sports writer, cricket commentator and Dawn columnist Omar Kureishi died here on Monday. He was 77. Mr Kureishi was suffering from heart disease for some time
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Thousands queue for bus permit forms
MUZAFFARABAD, March 14: Thousands of people mobbed authorities on Monday with the issuing of application forms to visit occupied Kashmir, officials said. Men and women, young and old, formed long queues outside the special counter in the local administration chief's office, witnesses said....
Kerala vies to host Musharraf
NEW DELHI, March 14: India's state of Kerala wants President Gen Pervez Musharraf to visit Kochi for the first India-Pakistan one-day international to be played there on April 2, the state's Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Monday.
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WB urged to appoint neutral experts: Baglihar issue
ISLAMABAD, March 14: The Special Committee of Parliament on Kashmir has urged the World Bank (WB) to appoint neutral experts soon to resolve the issue of Baglihar dam. The committee met here on Monday and discussed the matter in detail.
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Indian move to limit risk to pipeline
NEW DELHI, March 14: India, seeking a gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan, appeared on Monday to be considering ways to limit the damage should the ongoing verbal duel between the United States and Iran turn into an ugly stand off
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LoC bridge repair under way
KAMAN BRIDGE, March 14: Indian and Pakistani officials are working night and day to repair this key Kashmir bridge ahead of the historic launch next month of a bus service between the two divided zones.
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'Osama tried to contact Zarqawi'
DUBAI, March 14: Osama bin Laden attempted to communicate with Al Qaeda's front man in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, a month ago through a letter that was seized when a ground courier in Pakistan was intercepted
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China adopts law to stop Taiwan's secession
BEIJING, March 14: China passed a law on Monday granting itself the right to attack Taiwan if it moves towards formal independence, drawing protests from the island and a rebuke from Washington.
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
KARACHI, March 14: Eminent sports writer, cricket commentator and Dawn columnist Omar Kureishi died here on Monday. He was 77. Mr Kureishi was suffering from heart disease for some time
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