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25 killed in blast at Balochistan shrine
QUETTA, March 19: Twenty-five people were killed and many others injured on Saturday when a powerful bomb ripped through a crowd gathered at a shrine in the Balochistan town of Gandava, officials said.
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Sui plants' security tightened: Sherpao
ISLAMABAD, March 19: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Saturday said that no military operation was being conducted in Dera Bugti and added that the Frontier Constabulary (FC)
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Govt officials leave Dera Bugti
QUETTA, March 19: The situation in Dera Bugti remained delicate on Saturday as a large number of government servants left their homes with families due to tension gripping the area following Thursday's fierce clashes
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JWP chief denies issuing ultimatum
QUETTA, March 19: The chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has said that a blockade of Dera Bugti by the Frontier Corps had caused a shortage of food items and other essential commodities in the township.
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Doors open for dialogue, says Aziz
LAHORE, March 19: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Saturday that doors were open for dialogue on Balochistan issue, and added that all necessary steps would be taken to ensure law and order
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Balochistan committee to meet tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, March 19: The parliamentary committee on Balochistan will resume its proceedings on Monday and remain in session till the finalization its report.
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Balochistan cabinet's resignation demanded
QUETTA, March 19: Participants of a public meeting held on Saturday under the aegis of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations' Movement demanded that the Balochistan governor and provincial cabinet should quit
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Rail traffic disrupted
SUKKUR, March 19: Rail traffic between Quetta, Punjab and Karachi was suspended and hundreds of passengers were stranded at Jacobabad and Sibi stations on Saturday after the railway track got damaged first by hill torrents and then by a bomb blast.
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Hataf VI missile test-fired
KARACHI, March 19: Pakistan on Saturday successfully test fired its long-range surface to surface missile, Shaheen 2 (Hataf VI).
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Strategy to improve varsity education
KARACHI: The Higher Education Commission is working to increase access to higher education for the 17-23 year old youth in the country. At the same time the HEC has adopted stringent strategies to improve the standards of university education.
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Hill torrent toll rises to 41
DERA GHAZI KHAN, March 19: Death toll in Friday's Suleman Range hill torrent rose to 41 on Saturday. The tragic incident had occurred on Friday evening when a tractor-trolley packed with 69 devotees
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Natwar sees improved ties with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, March 19: India's External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh on Saturday said relationship between India and Pakistan has substantially improved during the recent days.
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Afghan floods claim 88 lives
KABUL, March 19: Severe floods across much of Afghanistan have killed at least 88 people and left thousands homeless as houses were swept away by the raging waters, officials said on Saturday.
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Europe-wide protests mark Iraq invasion anniversary
LONDON, March 19: Tens of thousands of people marched through European cities on Saturday, banging drums, waving banners and posters denouncing the 'war on terror' on the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
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Arab FMs agree on new peace plan
ALGIERS, March 19: Arab foreign ministers on Saturday reached agreement on a new draft of a controversial Middle East peace plan ahead of a summit next week, the Palestinian foreign minister said.
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Sectarian violence feared in Lebanon
BEIRUT, March 19: The Lebanese crisis took an ominous turn on Saturday as the president scrapped plans to attend the Arab summit after a bomb blast in a Christian neighbourhood revived fears of sectarian violence.
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Blast near UK school in Qatar
DOHA, March 19: An explosion at a small theatre near a British school in the Qatar capital Doha on Saturday wounded six people attending a play.
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Editor: Tahir Mirza
