| B'desh
into poll gear despite boycott by parties
|
Dhaka,
June 23:
Bangladesh has begun to get into the election mode with the
announcement of civic polls slated for Aug 4, despite a boycott
by major political parties who want early parliamentary elections.
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| Rights
group to demand AQ Khan's release
|
Islamabad,
June 23:
A rights group is to mount pressure on the government to release
from house arrest disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan,
pointing out that the sentences of all men above 65 had been
commuted.
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| Pakistan
raises Supreme Court strength to 29
|
Islamabad,
June 23:
Pakistan has raised the strength of its Supreme Court to 29
to accommodate the judges President Pervez Musharraf had sacked
after imposing an emergency last November.
|
| Lankan
oppn wants details of Indian delegation's visit
|
Colombo,
June 23:
Sri Lanka's opposition parties have urged the ruling coalition
to disclose the reasons behind the 'sudden visit' to Colombo
by a high-powered Indian delegation led by National Security
Advisor M.K. Narayanan, a media report said Monday.
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| 800
missing in Philippine shipwreck
|
Manila,
June 23:
Twenty-eight passengers and crew members of a ferry that sank
in stormy seas in the central Philippines were found alive as
rescuers on Monday continued to search for more than 800 missing
people, a police official said.
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