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New dams vital, says Musharraf
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 4: President Pervez Musharraf has said it is imperative that a decision about construction of big dams is taken soon in order to boost the country’s economy....
Foreigners still in Waziristan, says minister
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Sunday that the death in north-eastern Pakistan of an Egyptian described as a leading Al Qaeda operative was a big setback for the terror network....
House-owner called after missile attack
PESHAWAR, Dec 4: Political authorities have summoned the owner of a house in Mirali tehsil of the North Waziristan Agency where an Al Qaeda commander and four others was killed reportedly in a missile attack on Wednesday night....
Shelters for survivors urgently needed: PM
KARACHI, Dec 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that there was an urgent need of shelters to protect earthquake survivors from the onslaught of harsh winter....
Muslim League MPs cautious on Kalabagh
KARACHI, Dec 4: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League in Sindh is not prepared to extend support to the federal government on the Kalabagh dam issue and almost all of its MPAs...
Decision not to be taken in haste: PM
KARACHI, Dec 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated that all provinces will be taken into confidence on construction of water reservoirs, including the Kalabagh dam....
No talks on deal with govt: Shahbaz
LONDON, Dec 4: President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday dismissed as speculation reports that the government was negotiating a deal with the Sharif family....
Pakistan, Yemen agree to strengthen ties
SANA, Dec 4: Pakistan and Yemen expressed a strong desire on Sunday to strengthen their bilateral relationship and agreed to cooperate in countering terrorism as President Pervez Musharraf and host leader Ali Abdullah Saleh led wide-ranging talks between the two sides....
Kuwait group plans $1.5bn investment
KUWAIT, Dec 4: A major Kuwaiti group on Sunday informed President Pervez Musharraf of its plans to invest $1.5 billion in petroleum, housing and alternative energy resources....
Iraqi troops claim killing 20
BAGHDAD, Dec 4: Iraqi forces said on Sunday they killed 20 rebels in a counter-offensive in a town where 19 Iraqi troops were killed a day earlier, as US forces wrapped up their latest operations in Al-Anbar province....
5 wounded in Syria clashes
DAMASCUS, Dec 4: Five people were wounded in clashes between security forces and “a terrorist group” in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, the official SANA news agency reported....
US soldier injured in suicide attack
KANDAHAR, Dec 4: One Afghan civilian was killed and three others, including a US soldier, were injured on Sunday in an apparent suicide attack targeted at a US military convoy in southern Afghanistan, police said....
Policeman, four militants killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 4: An Indian policeman and four militants were killed on Sunday in grenade attacks and gunbattles that also left 16 people wounded in occupied Kashmir, police said....
N-blueprint evidence of Iranian plan: Straw
London, Dec 4: A blue print for making an atomic bomb found in Iran has been traced back to the AQ Khan Research laboratories in Pakistan which, the British foreign secretary...
NA begins its new year today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The National Assembly will meet on Monday after a three-week recess to begin a new parliamentary year with no sign of any change in the bitter government-opposition relationship...
‘Nawaz has given no guarantee to maintain low profile’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has given no guarantee to remain in low profile during his stay in the United Kingdom, sources in the Pakistan Muslim League (N) told Dawn....
Khokhrapar track almost completed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: The Pakistan Railways has almost completed renovation work on the Khokhrapar-Monabao track for opening the rail service between Pakistan and India, an official said on Sunday....
Soldier dies in blast
WANA, Dec 4: One soldier was killed in a roadside explosion and security forces shot dead a suspected militant in Shakai valley of South Waziristan Agency on Sunday....
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