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Centrifuge parts may be sent to IAEA: president
ISLAMABAD, March 24: President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said Pakistan was considering to send parts of nuclear centrifuges to Vienna for inspection. "To end the issue once and for all we want to send nuclear centrifuges to Vienna for inspection and the matter is under consideration," said President Musharraf in an interview to newly- launched Aaj TV channel.
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'Balochistan deadlock ends,' says PML leader: Shujaat meets Bugti
QUETTA, March 24: A meeting between president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, and Jamhoori Watan Party president Nawab Akbar Bugti at the latter's residence in Dera Bugti
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MPs recommend political solution
ISLAMABAD, March 24: Members of a parliamentary team that visited Sui and Dera Bugti have asked the government to find a political solution to the Balochistan crisis by giving the provinces maximum autonomy.
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Cabinet reiterates pledge to protect national assets
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The federal cabinet on Thursday vowed to seek a resolution of the Balochistan issue through dialogue but reiterated that the writ of the state would be established and national installations would be protected.
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Cabinet approves religion column
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The federal cabinet on Thursday approved the recommendation of a ministerial committee to restore the religion column in the machine-readable passport and to inscribe the words 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' on the cover.
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40 feared drowned in Indus
MULTAN, March 24: Around 40 people are feared to have drowned when a boat capsized in the river Indus near Chacharraan Sharif in Rahim Yar Khan district on Thursday evening.
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Chinese scrap Gomal dam contract
ISLAMABAD, March 24: The Chinese contractors of the Gomal Zam dam have finally terminated the contract and asked the Water and Power Development Authority to renegotiate a new contract based on current market prices.
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Musharraf's brother visits Varanasi
VARANASI, March 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf's brother Javed Musharraf has been visiting Kolkota and Varanasi and was headed on Thursday for the exotic town of Khajuraho, known for its erotic sculptures.
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N-war unthinkable, says Kasuri
NEW DELHI, March 24: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri has said there was no question of Pakistan thinking of militarily attacking India and ruled out prospects of a nuclear war with the neighbour as a mad man's belief.
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Advani postpones visit to Pakistan
NEW DELHI, March 24: Indian opposition leader Lal Kishan Advani has postponed a proposed visit to Pakistan, preferring instead to meet President Gen Pervez Musharraf here who is due on April 16-17 to watch the last India-Pakistan match
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Girl escapes rape bid, seeks govt protection
MUZAFFARABAD, March 24: Family members of a girl who escaped an alleged attempt of sexual assault in a village near here have urged the authorities to bring to book the perpetrators who were constantly threatening them.
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US wants gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, not from Iran
WASHINGTON, March 24: The United States wants India and Pakistan to build a gas pipeline but instead of Iran it should come from Turkmenistan, says an influential Indo-American newspaper.
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QUETTA, March 24: A meeting between president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, and Jamhoori Watan Party president Nawab Akbar Bugti at the latter's residence in Dera Bugti
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