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New round of talks held in Dera Bugti: 3-man body to be set up
DERA BUGTI/ ISLAMABAD, March 27: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Jamhoori Watan Party leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti agreed on Sunday to constitute a three-member committee
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PAEC to upgrade nuclear facilities, labs
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has decided to set up new laboratories and facilities to meet the requirements of sustainability and self-reliance.
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Nadra to issue passports with religion entry from today ISLAMABAD, March 27: The National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) will start issuing machine-readable passports (MRPs) with the column of religion from March 28 (Monday), an official source told Dawn on Sunday.
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Saarc summit not likely this year
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The twice-postponed 13th Saarc summit is unlikely to be held in near future because of scheduling problems, Dawn has learnt through diplomatic sources.
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DFI to cross $1bn mark: minister
KARACHI, March 27: Minister for Privatization and Investment Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Sunday that Pakistan for the first time would attract a direct foreign investment of one billion dollar this year.
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Irsa panel meeting on Kharif water plan
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The technical committee of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) meets here on Monday to finalize the water distribution and management plan for the Kharif season, which begins on April 1.
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Steps for smooth KSE settlements
KARACHI, March 27: The preferred method of financing in the stock market will henceforth be margin finance, according to a decision taken at a meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
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Blast kills man near Quetta
QUETTA, March 27: A man was killed when a bomb exploded in Naushki, 135Km of here, police said on Sunday. The bomb went off late on Saturday on a road, said local police officer Mohammad Arif.
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11 die in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, March 27: Suspected militants shot dead a grandmother, mother and her infant daughter after the child's father, a former Kashmiri separatist rebel, surrendered to Indian security forces, police said on Sunday.
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India rules out arms race with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, March 27: India said on Sunday that it had no intention to indulge in an arms race with Pakistan though its stated disappointment with Washington over the proposed sale of F-16 warplanes to Islamabad
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US offer for India includes F-18 aircraft
WASHINGTON, March 27: Since offering to help India become a major world power two days ago, the United States has unveiled a major plan to boost defence ties with the state.
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Taliban commander surrenders
KABUL, March 27: A Taliban commander has surrendered in Afghanistan as part of the government's reconciliation drive and another has been arrested, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
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Four to face Paris trial in Masood murder case
PARIS, March 27: Four militant suspects were set to go on trial here on Tuesday to face charges that they helped murder Afghan leader Ahmed Shah Masood, just two days before the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States.
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Prisoners' death: US not to try 17 soldiers
WASHINGTON, March 27: Army officials have decided not to prosecute 17 soldiers involved in the deaths of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan, a military report says.
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Israel delays town hand over
AL QUDS, March 27: Israel will delay a promised hand over of a third West Bank town to the Palestinians that had been expected this week, political sources said on Sunday.
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Tehran says curbs will not affect N-activities
TEHRAN, March 27: A senior Iranian official on Sunday insisted that existing nuclear safeguards already agreed by the Islamic republic were enough to provide guarantees the country will not develop the bomb.
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Crackdown in Egypt on Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO, March 27: Egypt has arrested dozens of members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood and on Sunday blocked the group, Egypt's largest opposition force, from holding a demonstration calling for political reform.
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Chirac backs lifting ban on China
TOKYO, March 27: French President Jacques Chirac sought to reassure Japan on Sunday that lifting Europe's embargo on arms exports to China would not result in an increase in weapons sales, saying the move was aimed at normalising ties.
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