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Opposition, MQM walk out of NA
ISLAMABAD, March 17: The combined opposition and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the National Assembly on Thursday condemned reported military operation in the Dera Bugti area of Balochistan and separately walked out in protest from the house.
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Parliamentary body on Balochistan fails to meet
ISLAMABAD, March 17: The parliamentary committee on Balochistan, which was scheduled to finalise its report on Thursday, failed to meet in the wake of reports of a shootout between security forces and militants in Dera Bugti.
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Assembly session adjourned
QUETTA, March 17: Chief Minister Jam Mohammed Yusuf on Thursday informed the Balochistan Assembly that armed men in Dera Bugti had opened fire on a convoy of militiamen
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Rice stresses need for free, fair polls in '07
ISLAMABAD, March 17: US Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice on Thursday conveyed to her hosts Washington's concerns about democracy in Pakistan and underscored the need for fair and free elections in 2007.
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Pakistan a vital ally in anti-terror war: Rice
ISLAMABAD, March 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday that Pakistan's fight against terrorism was more than US expectations.
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$127m debt rescheduled by Russia
ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Russian government has rescheduled its entire debt owed by Pakistan amounting to US$127 million under the Paris Club arrangements.
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Three objections to Neelum dam
ISLAMABAD, March 17: Pakistan has raised three major objections against the Kishanganga storage and hydropower project being built by India on river Neelum in occupied Kashmir
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Mukhtar Mai appeals to president for justice
ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Meerwala assault case victim, Mukhtar Mai, has appealed to President Gen Pervez Musharraf to take personal interest in her case and ensure that she gets justice.
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UN urged to work for welfare of the poor
UNITED NATIONS, March 17: Addressing the UN Economic and Social Council, Pakistan's Ambassador Munir Akram has made a strong call for enabling the ECOSOC to play its central role
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Indian PM defends Kashmir bus accord
NEW DELHI, March 17: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, facing opposition charges that the Kashmir bus pact was a virtual sell out to Pakistan, said on Thursday that the agreement was prompted by a humanitarian need rather than diplomatic gain.
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1m Kashmiris' signatures on display
NEW DELHI, March 17: Kashmir's widely acknowledged resistance leader Yasin Malik opened a two-day exhibition here on Thursday displaying more than a million signatures of Kashmiris pleading to be involved in the peace talks between India and Pakistan.
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Councillor shot dead in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, March 17: A municipal councillor was shot dead in occupied Kashmir on Thursday by suspected Muslim militants, police said.
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Blast in Kandahar leaves five dead
KABUL, March 17: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised the Afghan people as an inspiration to the world for emerging from decades of turmoil and embarking on the road to democracy
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Palestinians, Israelis agree on 'informal' truce
JERUSALEM, March 17: Israel and the Palestinians pledged on Thursday to observe an informal truce until the year-end, although militants stopped short of declaring the full cease fire the outside world had hoped for.
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'Europe will accept Wolfowitz'
PARIS, March 17: European states will accept the candidacy of US deputy defence secretary Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, as they know a veto would reverse the thaw in transatlantic relations, analysts said on Thursday.
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