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Pak govt formulates new code of ethics for media
Islamabad: Pakistan government has approved a "code of ethics" for the media that stipulates three months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for publishing "defamatory material".
Bangla cops arrest hundreds of Opposition activists
Dhaka: Violence erupted on September 1 in the Bangladeshi capital after police arrested 300 activists of the main Opposition party as it enforced a nationwide general strike coinciding with the ruling party's founding anniversary.
Lanka President drops bombshell ahead of talks
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga dropped a bombshell on September 1, saying she opposed a lifting of the ban on Tamil rebels, officials said.
Pak polls: EC rejects Bhutto's 2nd nomination
Islamabad: A second application by Pakistani ex-Premier Benazir Bhutto to contest October polls has been rejected, an Election Commission official said on September 1.
'Kashmir tops Musharraf's agenda with Bush'
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf plans to discuss ways to resolve the Kashmir issue with his US counterpart George W Bush in New York later in September, which would include recognition of line of control (LoC) as a permanent border and resumption of trade relations with India, media reports said.
Maoist rebels bomb Nepal minister's house
Kathmandu: Nepal's Maoist rebels bombed the house of the country's Assistant
Minister for General Administration, local television said on August 31 night
quoting the police.
Pak govt denies hand in rejection of Bhutto's papers
Islamabad: Denying its hand in the rejection of nomination papers of former Premier Benazir Bhutto from contesting the October general elections, Pakistan government on August 31 accused her of trying to stroke differences between Punjab and Sindh provinces.
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