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Govt-opposition talks inconclusive: Rift over relief body’s terms of reference
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The first meeting of the 19-member parliamentary committee set up to monitor relief and reconstruction effort remained inconclusive as combined opposition rejected the terms of reference (TOR) laid down by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
Australia pledges additional $37m
MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 23: Australian Prime Minister John Howard here on Wednesday assured his country’s full support for the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts as he announced an additional US$37 million for quake victims....
Support claimed in US for Pakistan’s case on N-power plants
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Official circles here are pressing Pakistan’s case that the United States should treat India and Pakistan on a par in helping them meet their growing energy needs....
Singh wants check on rights abuse in Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Nov 23: Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has sought durable and verifiable checks on human rights abuse in held Kashmir ahead of a visit to New Delhi by...
7 killed in Kashmir violence
SRINAGAR, Nov 23: Seven people were killed Wednesday, five of them during an attack by militants on a police camp in occupied Kashmir as mujahideen rejected an offer of assistance if they shun violence, officials said....
Walkout over minister’s absence
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: A key minister’s absence from the Senate sparked an opposition walkout and suspension of proceedings at the beginning of Wednesday’s session before peace returned to the upper house...
Confession made under duress, says accused
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 23: Uzair Paracha, a young Pakistani national, accused of trying to help Al Qaeda operative Majid Khan slip past US immigration officials told a Manhattan jury that investigators had pressurized him into making a false confession....
Student convicted of plotting to kill Bush
WASHINGTON, Nov 23: An American Muslim student has been convicted of plotting with Al Qaeda to kill President George Bush and trying to mount a Sept 11-style terrorist attack inside the US....
Pullout from Iraq ‘fairly soon’: Rice
WASHINGTON, Nov 23: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that the United States would start withdrawing troops from Iraq when the Iraqi armed forces were ready to take over security responsibilities, and this may happen “fairly soon”....
IAEA may not refer Iran to Security Council
VIENNA, Nov 23: The UN nuclear watchdog is expected on Thursday to forgo hauling Iran before the UN Security Council as the United States and Europe want to give Russia time to press Tehran to compromise on its atomic programme....
Media curb in UK on attack report
LONDON, Nov 23: The British government on Tuesday night threatened media organizations with prosecution under the Official Secrets Act if they publish details or contents of a leaked document reportedly showing...
Germany not to join Nato training in Iraq
BRUSSELS, Nov 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that her new government would not join Nato’s training of Iraqi military officers inside Iraq....
Firefight as paraglider drifts into Lebanon
MAIS EL-JABAL (Lebanon), Nov 23: Israeli troops exchanged fire with Hezbollah guerillas across the Lebanese border on Wednesday, to provide cover for an Israeli paraglider pilot who drifted into Lebanon by accident....
Benazir in Geneva to attend hearing
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Former Prime Minister and chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Benazir Bhutto has reached Geneva to attend hearing of money laundering case against her, her husband Asif Ali...
Oxfam’s plea to scale up relief
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Oxfam International has urged the United Nations and international donors to scale up their relief operations in Pakistan to provide immediate assistance to hundreds of thousands of vulnerable survivors....
PM to discuss quake disaster at C’wealth summit
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Pakistan will highlight the difficulties it faces after last month’s massive earthquake when it attends the Commonwealth summit in Malta this weekend after an absence of six years....
PPP to build small houses for survivors
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Secretary General Jahangir Bader said his party would construct small size houses for the quake survivors before the onset of extreme winter in the affected areas....
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The first meeting of the 19-member parliamentary committee set up to monitor relief and reconstruction effort remained inconclusive as combined opposition rejected the terms of reference (TOR) laid down by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
