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Musharraf leaves for Beijing today
By Our Diplomatic Correspondent
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ISLAMABAD—President Pervez
Musharraf would be leaving for Beijing today (Wednesday) to attend the
opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics on August 8. The President, who
will attend the opening ceremony at the invitation of the Chinese
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India to issue
diplomatic passports to unentitled
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KABUL—India Tuesday gave
approval for issuance of diplomatic passports to its government
personnel posted in Afghanistan, in a major move to expand its military
and intelligence presence. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs gave
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Zardari, Nawaz keep guessing
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD—The much awaited meeting between
the PPPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and
PML (N) chief Nawaz Sharif was held here on
Tuesday Ended on an inconclusive note, with
another session on the anvil tomorrow. The
issues related to the impeachment of
President Musharraf, restoration of deposed
judges and the constitutional package were
briefly discussed in the 6 hours long
meeting that held here on Tuesday in the
Zardari house between both the mainstream
political figures of the country, in a
pleasant NS cordial atmosphere. It was also
learnt that three sessions of talks were
held during the six hours long meeting to
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Aafia faces US court as Islamabad seek
access
Foreign Desk Report
WASHINGTON—Pakistan has asked the United
States to provide it consular access to Dr
Afia Siddiqui, who is a Pakistani national
and is believed to be in the custody of U.S.
authorities. Pakistan’s ambassador to the
United States, Husain Haqqani made the
request for consular access to the U.S.
authorities on Monday. Pakistan has demanded
consular access to a Pakistani woman with
suspected links to al Qaeda who is due to be
arraigned in New York on Tuesday on charges
of attempting to murder U.S. troops and FBI
agents in Afghanistan. The New York Times
newspaper said Aafia Siddiqui... |
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Govt censured over ISI episode in Senate
By Saad Saud
ISLAMABAD—The Upper House of the Parliament
Tuesday continued debate on external factors
relevant to integrity and security of the
country and the issue of placement of ISI
under the Ministry of Interior. Senator
Javed Ashraf Qazi on a point of order said
that Leader of the House Raza Rabbani in his
speech in Senate on Monday said that ISI
would continue working under the Prime
Minister and this was published in the
newspapers. He said national newspapers
Tuesday reported that ISI would work under
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
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WORLD
GALLERY
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 Actress
Cameron Diaz poses during a photocall to promote the
film “What Happens In Vegas” in Tokyo.
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Actress Penelope Cruz, star of director Woody
Allen’s new film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” poses at
the film’s premiere in Los Angeles. |
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