Tough IMF conditions difficult to accept: Asif
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday the government could ‘ill-afford’ International Monetary Fund’s financial assistance with tough conditions....
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Work on new GHQ halted
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The army announced on Tuesday it had halted construction of a new General Headquarters (GHQ) in Islamabad because of the economic crisis faced by the country....
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Islamabad and Kabul agree on contacts with militants
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The first Pak-Afghan mini-Jirga formally decided to hold talks with militants in their respective areas of control if the Taliban agreed to adhere to the countries’ constitutions....
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US willing to hold talks with Taliban, says report
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Oct 28: The US is willing to hold direct talks with elements of the Taliban in an effort to quell unrest in Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified Bush administration officials....
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Fiery Kurd wins SCBA poll
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: In what appears to be a blow to the perceived government plan to divide lawyers’ movement, Ali Ahmed Kurd was elected president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday....
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PML-Q offers support for scrapping 58(2)b
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q offered in the Senate on Tuesday to help the government undo the controversial presidential powers to dissolve the National Assembly, but said President Asif Ali Zardari seemed to have a change of mind....
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Summit with Afghan, Pakistani leaders soon, says Erdogan
ANKARA, Oct 28: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that leaders of Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan would meet in Turkey very soon to discuss peace and security in the region....
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Pakistan needing loan in days: German minister
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday that Pakistan urgently needed International Monetary Fund’s loan to avert an economic crisis and that European countries would come up with assistance after IMF’s involvement....
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Russia and China sign pipeline deal
MOSCOW, Oct 28: China and Russia signed a pipeline deal on Tuesday to create a new overland supply route for Siberian oil as the two countries negotiate a package of export-backed Chinese loans expected to exceed $20 billion....
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Global credit losses estimated at $2.8tr
LONDON, Oct 28: The global financial system could lose $2.8 trillion to the credit crisis, the Bank of England (BoE) said on Tuesday....
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UK govt toughens rules to block entry of extremists
LONDON, Oct. 28: The UK has finalised a package of measures aimed at making it harder for ‘extremists’ to enter the country....
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Muslims eager to make a difference in US polls
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK, Oct 28: “Get out and vote on Nov 4,” says a one-minute televised message by a Muslim umbrella organisation, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections....
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PIA posts loss of Rs38bn
KARACHI, Oct 28: Pakistan International Airlines announced a big nine-month loss on Tuesday, blaming a spike in global fuel prices and the sinking value of the rupee....
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Iran opens ‘new line of defence’
TEHRAN, Oct 28: Iran’s state radio says the country has inaugurated a new naval base on the eastern part of the strategic waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf....
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India alleges truce violation in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: Indian army killed five suspected militants in occupied Kashmir and accused the Pakistani army of a fresh violation of a five-year-old ceasefire in the disputed Himalayan region....
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India tops political risk table for 2009
SINGAPORE, Oct 28: India, Malaysia and Thailand face the highest political and social risk among Asia-Pacific countries in 2009, mainly because of internal instability, a political risk consultancy said....
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Awards for Biden, Lugar
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Tuesday awards for US Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden and Republican Senator Richard Lugar....
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Iraq slams deadly raid on Syria
BAGHDAD, Oct 28: Iraq on Tuesday slammed a deadly American helicopter raid on a Syrian border village on Sunday, an assault a US official in Washington said had targeted a prominent militant....
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