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F-16: US team due next month
ISLAMABAD, March 30: US ambassador Ryan C. Crocker on Wednesday said a technical team would arrive here next month to discuss specifics related to the sale of F-16s to Pakistan.
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Local govt polls in July, says CEC
ISLAMABAD, March 30: Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar said on Wednesday that local government elections would be held in the first week of July. The polls would be held in two phases, unlike the last local bodies elections which were held in five phases.
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Efforts for consensus on NFC to start soon: Shah
ISLAMABAD, March 30: The government will resume efforts next month to develop consensus on the distribution of resources between the centre and the provinces before it convenes a formal meeting of the National Finance Commission.
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Defence spending may exceed allocation
ISLAMABAD, March 30: Pakistan's defence expenditure, which amounted to more than 52 per cent of the total annual allocation, has outpaced development expenditure which stood at about 40 per cent
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Gwadar port opening delayed
KARACHI, March 30: Pakistan has delayed the inauguration of a Chinese-financed deep-sea port as security fears mean Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will be unable to go there next week during a visit to Pakistan, officials said.
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Countrywide strike by oil tankers
KARACHI, March 30: Oil tankers and inter-city buses went on strike across the country on Wednesday, halting supply of petroleum products and leaving passengers stranded.
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Missiles fired at army camp
MIRAMSHAH, March 30: Five missiles were fired at an army camp along the border with Afghanistan in the Ghulam Khan tehsil area late on Tuesday night.
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Seven buried alive as roof collapses
KHAAR, March 30: Seven members of a family were buried alive while a minor boy was injured when the roof of their house collapsed in Mamond subdivision here on Tuesday night.
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Verified lists of passengers swapped
MUZAFFARABAD, March 30: Officials from Pakistan and India on Wednesday returned lists they had swapped a week ago of passengers selected to travel on the first buses between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad.
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Singh hints at talks on Kashmir: President's visit to India
NEW DELHI, March 30: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicated on Wednesday that he would discuss all issues with President General Pervez Musharraf in New Delhi next month, including the issue of Kashmir, Press Trust of India said.
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New Delhi suggests pipeline route
NEW DELHI, March 30: Indian Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has suggested routing the 4.16-billion dollar Iran-India gas pipeline through thickly populated areas of Pakistan to minimise the risk of a terrorist attack
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India ready for early Saarc summit
NEW DELHI, March 30: India and Pakistan have been jointly scouting for fresh dates for the postponed Saarc summit, with New Delhi indicating to Islamabad initially that mid-April was acceptable but then changed its mind
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Indian troops kill two Mujahideen
SRINAGAR, March 30: Indian soldiers on Wednesday shot dead two Mujahideen in occupied Kashmir after they tried to storm into a fortified military camp with explosives strapped to their bodies, police said.
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Five killed in Afghan violence
KABUL, March 30: A suspected suicide bomb rocked a city in eastern Afghanistan just before US First Lady Laura Bush visited the country, while a Taliban ambush left four policemen dead, officials said on Wednesday
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