Dispatch of FIA team to India on the cards
LAHORE / ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan is contemplating sending a team of investigators to India in connection with investigations into the Mumbai attacks....
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War was never an option: Mukherjee
NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee dramatically scaled down his hawkish stance with Pakistan on Wednesday and told parliament that New Delhi had never considered war as an option to...
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US to send 17,000 troops to Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb 18: Presidents Hamid Karzai and Barack Obama spoke on the phone for the first time exactly four weeks after Obama’s inauguration, Karzai’s office said on Wednesday....
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March for peace by Sufi’s followers
MINGORA, Feb 18: A large number of activists and supporters of the Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi held a ‘peace march’ in the main bazaar here on Wednesday....
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Press club in Wana blown up
WANA, Feb 18: The building of Wana press club was blown up on Wednesday....
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Journalist gunned down in Swat: Govt urged to ensure safety of mediamen
MINGORA, Feb 18: A journalist, Musa Khankhel, was killed in Matta Tehsil of Swat on Wednesday....
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US in wait-and-see mode over Swat deal
WASHINGTON, Feb 18: The United States said on Wednesday it would wait for the results before offering any comments on a peace deal between the Swat militants and Pakistani authorities....
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Karzai due today in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is arriving here on Thursday with ‘new ideas’ for Afghanistan and Pakistan to take unified stance at the upcoming review of the US policy for the region where both of them have been invited....
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Punjab to allow free movement of wheat: Production likely to be around 25 million tons
LAHORE, Feb 18: Punjab will allow the free flow of wheat during the procurement season this year, as desired by the federal government, to help avert shortages in other parts of the country....
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Minister escapes bid on life
PESHAWAR, Feb 18: Police said on Wednesday that a provincial minister escaped death when they seized a car laden with 260 kilograms of explosives which was chasing Minister for Sports and Culture Syed Aqil Shah during his visit to some projects....
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Senators from Punjab elected unopposed: Accord among rivals
LAHORE, Feb 18: Candidates for all the 11 Senate seats up for grabs from Punjab were elected unopposed on Wednesday as a result of an understanding among the Pakistan Muslim League-N, Pakistan People’s Party and the PML-Q....
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7.2m more Asians to lose jobs this year, says ILO
MANILA, Feb 18: Asia is likely to have 7.2 million more jobless people in 2009 than last year due to fallout from the global economic crisis, the International Labour Organisation said on Wednesday....
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Containers with nukes a threat: Indian navy
NEW DELHI, Feb 18: A lesson from the Mumbai nightmare was that the Indian coastline remained vulnerable not only to conventional terrorists but also to smuggling of nuclear weapons in commercial containers,” India’s Naval Chief Admiral Suresh Mehta warned on Wednesday....
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13 civilians killed in US strike: Kabul
HERAT (Afghanistan), Feb 18: Afghan authorities said on Wednesday that at least 13 civilians, including women and children, were killed in a US-led air strike on militants, prompting the military to order an inquiry....
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Sharia pact for Swat worries France
PARIS, Feb 18: France expressed worries on Wednesday that Pakistan’s decision to allow local leaders in the Swat valley enforce Sharia would mark a setback for girls and women’s rights....
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Professors say Osama likely in Parachinar
WASHINGTON, Feb 18: After all these years, where is Osama bin Laden? Two geography professors think they know....
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Hillary sees important role for Indonesia: US commitment to ‘smart power’
JAKARTA, Feb 18: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said Indonesia, as a democratic and mainly Muslim country, would play a key role in the Obama administration’s new commitment to “smart power”....
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Global food output faces cut by ‘environmental breakdowns’
RAWALPINDI, Feb 18: Unless action is taken, up to 25 per cent of the world’s food production may become lost because of ‘environmental breakdowns’ by 2050, according to a United Nations Environment Programme report....
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Cruise ship with over 100 on board stranded in Antarctica
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 18: All passengers aboard a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship stuck in the ice in Antarctica, Ocean Nova, were to be evacuated on Wednesday after spending the night stranded, the Argentine navy said....
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Aasiya was on phone when murdered by husband
NEW YORK, Feb 18: Aasiya Hasan, who was allegedly killed by her husband last week in a small town near Buffalo (New York) may have been on the phone with her sister when she was killed, CNN reported on Wednesday....
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