Asif, Nawaz fail to bridge differences: Judges issue, impeachment
LAHORE, June 18: Two rounds of talks, within three hours, between PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday failed to bridge their differences on a possible impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf and reinstatement of deposed judges....
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APDM warns Asif of exposing his ‘corruption’
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The All Parties Democratic Movement has warned PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari of exposing what it called his corruption of billions of rupees if he failed to restore judiciary to its pre-emergency status....
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Lawmakers seek relief for poor: Food prices
ISLAMABAD, June 18: Members of the National Assembly on Wednesday expressed serious concern over an unprecedented hike in prices of food items, and called for giving incentives and relief to middle class and lower income groups....
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Wheat subsidy may go, Senate told
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The government on Wednesday informed the Senate that it wanted to completely eliminate consumer subsidy on wheat as, according to Finance Minister Naveed Qamar, the subsidy had never benefited Pakistani farmers....
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IHC rejects plea against increase in number of judges
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition against the government’s move to enhance the strength of the Supreme Court judges from 16 to 29 through the finance bill recently presented in the National Assembly....
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Pakistan opposes enlargement of ‘privileged coterie’: UN debate on SC expansion
UNITED NATIONS, June 18: Saying that it was against the enlargement of the “coterie of the powerful and privileged”, Pakistan has called for a broad agreement on the expansion of the...
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US programme to train FC in jeopardy
NEW YORK, June 18: The American military programme to train the Frontier Corps in combating militants “could be postponed or cancelled in the aftermath of US air strikes which killed 11...
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US reports 4 copter engines missing
KABUL, June 18: The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said on Wednesday that four US helicopter engines worth more than $13 million had gone missing while being transported by a Pakistani truck company....
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Arms worth $6bn bought in five years, says report
LONDON, June 18: Pakistan purchased arms worth $6 billion in the last five years, according to a report put out by the UK’s Defence and Security Organisation....
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Islamabad shared files on 169 wanted men: Interpol
DAMASCUS, June 18: Interpol’s chief Ronald Noble says Pakistani authorities recently shared files with identity information and photos of 169 of the most wanted terrorist suspects belonging to Al Qaeda and its affiliates in Pakistan....
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Nato, Afghan troops open offensive near Kandahar
ARGHANDAB (Afghanistan), June 18: Helicopter gunships and troops blasted a valley in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday in a huge offensive by Nato and local forces against Taliban militants, many of whom broke out of jail last week....
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Death sentence awarded in blasphemy case
SIALKOT, June 18: A district and sessions judge on Wednesday awarded death sentence and rigorous life imprisonment with a fine of Rs500,000 to a man in a case of blasphemy and desecration of Holy Quran....
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Ex-inmates of US jails suffering from mental scars: rights group
WASHINGTON, June 18: Former detainees from American military jails in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and lingering physical injuries and scars that can be traced to their imprisonment, according to a human rights group....
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Tehsil nazim shot dead
QUETTA, June 18: Harnai Tehsil Nazim Malik Gul Shah Tareen and another man were shot dead on Wednesday....
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ANP not against impeachment
PESHAWAR, June 18: The Awami National Party has said that it has neither opposed reinstatement of the deposed judges nor is it against the impeachment of President Pervez Musharraf....
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Pakistan, China join hands to preserve ecosystem
HUNZA, June 18: A joint committee has been formed to find out ways for possible collaboration between Khunjerab National Park in Gilgit-Baltistan and Taxkorgan Natural Reserve of China....
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Tel Aviv renews call for peace talks with Lebanon
JERUSALEM, June 18: Israel is interested in opening peace talks with Lebanon, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday, echoing remarks the Israeli leader made behind closed doors to his security cabinet....
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Manila to resume talks with Moro rebels
MANILA, June 18: President Gloria Arroyo said on Wednesday her government was set to resume stalled peace talks in the southern Philippines with Muslim separatists....
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