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Pak describes LoC conversion as 'speculative'
Islamabad: Pakistan on September 9 termed as "speculative" reports that President Pervez Musharraf planned to discuss conversion of line of control (LoC) in Kashmir into border between India and Pakistan during his talks with US President George W Bush in New York this week.
Pak denies reports of Karachi being al-Qaida base
Islamabad: Pakistan on September 9 brushed aside the US reports suggesting that top al-Qaida leaders have converted Karachi into their major operational base and American forces, chasing Islamic militants, freely cross back and forth at the Pak-Afghan border without valid permits.
Qayyum hails KC's support to Hurriyat's demand
Islamabad: Pakistan government sponsored Kashmir Committee (KC) is following
with "positive frame of mind" the discussions held between Ram Jethmalani led
Kashmir Committee and Hurriyat Conference and is ready to meet them to discuss ways and means to resolve the Kashmir issue.
85 killed as Nepal Maoists attack security posts
Kathmandu: In yet another massive strike, Maoist rebels attacked security posts in district headquarters of Sandhikhark, killing 85 security personnel and injuring 22 even as 2,000 rebels virtually seized the area and set ablaze various government offices.
Armed culprit attempts hijack; overpowered, held
Colombo: A man armed with a knife tried to hijack an Air Seychelles (AS) Boeing 737 on September 9, but he was overpowered and later arrested when the plane landed in the Maldives, officials said.
Pak's 'terror hub' suffers backlash of 9/11
Karachi: Thousands of police and paramilitaries guard consulates, hotels and key
installations as Pakistan's largest city, dubbed by police a "hub of terrorists",
grapples with the fallout from the September 11 terror attacks.
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