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Zardari, Karzai discuss regional security
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March, 10 2010
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks focusing on jointly fighting terrorism, strengthening bilateral ties and ways to address regional issues related to peace and security.
President Karzai who flew in here late afternoon on a two-day visit arrived at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and met President Zardari soon after his arrival. The two leaders who have frequently met in the past expressed the resolve to remove misunderstandings of the past and to jointly move forward in the fight against militancy.
During the exclusive and delegation-level talks President Zardari stressed for enhanced interaction between the two countries to better cope with the issues of terrorism and extremism.
He said unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan were of great importance and termed terrorism a common challenge to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He said Pakistan was determined to fight militancy to the end, which was a long drawn battle and there were no quick solutions to this problem.
During the delegation-level talks President Zardari was assisted by Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, Secretary General to the President Salman Farooqi and Spokesman to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar.
President Karzai was aided by Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Zalmai Rasoul, National ... details
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PML (Zia) succeeds at PP-284
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March, 10 2010
BAHAWALNAGAR: A candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Zia-ul-Haq group) was declared successful in Wednesday’s bye-polls at PP-284 (Bahawalnagar-VIII), ARY NEWS reported citing unofficial results.
Chaudhry Shahid Anjum of former federal minister Ijaz-ul-Haq-led faction of PML received 52605 votes, followed by Kashif Naveed of Pakistan Peoples Party ... details
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PML-N clinches NA-123, PP-82
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March, 10 2010
LAHORE: Malik Pervez of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz defeated his rivals with a heavy margin and clinched national assembly seat of NA-123 in the bye-polls held here Wednesday, ARY NEWS reported.
Unofficial vote count at all 268 polling stations set up in the constituency shows Pervez in a clear lead with 45889 votes against his rival Hamid Miraj ... details
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Five killed in NWaziristan drone strike
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March, 10 2010
MIRANSHAH: At least five people were killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in a U.S. drone attack in North Waziristan tribal agency, ARY News reported.
According to reports received here, U.S. unmanned planes targeted a vehicle and a compound in outskirts of DattaKhel town with four missiles, killing five people and injuring three others. ... details
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PML-N candidate clinches PP-82 Jhang
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March, 10 2010
JHANG: Azam Chaila of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz succeeded to clinch the seat of provincial assembly as he defeated his rivals in Wednesday’s bye-polls at PP-82 (Jhang-X) with a big margin, ARY NEWS reported.
Chaila, who vacated the same seat as he was found guilty by Supreme Court of Pakistan of contesting the 2008 general election on fake B.A. ... details
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Taliban talks likely as Karzai reaches Pakistan
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March, 10 2010
ISLAMABAD: What role Pakistan plays in any peace effort aimed at the Taliban is likely to rank high on the agenda during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's two-day visit to Islamabad started here Wednesday.
Pakistan has made it clear it wants a part in so-called "reconciliation" efforts between the Taliban and the Afghan government, but many Afghans ... details
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29 Brigadiers promoted as Mojor General
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March, 10 2010
RAWALPINDI: The promotion Board of Pakistan Army on Wednesday approved promotion of 29 Brigadiers to the rank of Major General, reported ARY NEWS.
The Board meeting was chaired by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
The Officers recommended for promotion to the rank of Major General include Brigadier Nadir Zeb, Armored Corps, Brigadier ... details
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Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan suspended indefinitely
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March, 10 2010
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board has barred former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from the national team indefinitely for behavior they say contributed to Pakistan's poor performance on its recent tour of Australia.
The PCB on Wednesday also imposed one-year bans on Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved after implementing the recommendations ... details
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By-elections underway in Lahore
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March, 10 2010
LAHORE: The by-elections in NA-123 Lahore and two constituencies of provincial assembly PP-82 Jhang and PP-284 Bahawalpur is currently in progress, ARY NEWS reported Wednesday.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has completed all its arrangements in connection with by-elections and local holiday announced in the city.
All polling stations ... details
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17th Amendment to be repealed by March-end: Zardari
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March, 10 2010
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari stunned the audience and unleashed a hushed round of whispers when addressing the awards presentation ceremony of All Pakistan Newspaper Society (APNS) here Tuesday, he promised that he would restore the Constitution to its 1973 complexion “by the last week of next month”.
Viewing his ‘new April deadline’ as ... details
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ISI chief gets one-year service extension
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March, 10 2010
ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, has given a one-year extension in service to Lt. General Ahmed Shuja Pasha to allow him to complete his tenure as three-star general and, more importantly, as head of the country’s premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Sources told Dawn a summary for Lt. Gen ... details
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