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Government and ILO take a stand against child labourIslamabad, Pakistan - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a project in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour to support street urchins. |
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Singh offers olive branch to PakistanNew Delhi, India - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Friday for a "treaty of peace, security and friendship" with Pakistan that would replace decades of hostility. |
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World Bank to fund restoration of historic LahoreLondon, England, UK - The World Bank is to give $10 million towards the conservation and restoration of the infrastructure of the walled city of Lahore, which despite its historical significance, has been crumbling for decades |
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Second India-Pakistan rail link opens after four decadesNew Delhi/Islamabad - A second rail link between India and Pakistan was reopened Saturday in yet another move aimed at improving relations between the neighbours that have fought three wars in the past. |
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India withdraws 5,000 troops from KashmirNew Delhi, India - India has claimed to have withdrawn nearly 5,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir following an improvement in the security situation in the state. |
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PAKISTAN: ‘Adopt a village’ programme in quake zonePurrak, Pakistan - A villager in a metal basket dangles above the Jhelum River as two boys tug at pulley ropes, edging him towards the riverbank. |
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Quake-hit Pakistan exceeds aid targetIslamabad, Pakistan - The world boosted aid pledges for quake-devastated Pakistan to $5.8 billion (3.4 billion pounds) on Saturday after the United Nations warned there could be a second disaster as survivors face the bitter Himalayan winter. |
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From India with love: $25millon for PakNew Delhi - India has pledged $25 million for relief to quake-hit Pakistan at a United Nations international donors meet in Geneva. The pledge was made by Union minister of state Oscar Fernandes. |
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Turkey pledges US$150 million for Pakistan quake reliefMuzaffarabad, Pakistan - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged US$150 million in aid, the biggest donation yet by one nation for Pakistan quake relief, an official said on Friday. |
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Round 3: India, Pak agree on fresh dialogueIslamabad, Pakistan - India and Pakistan have committed themselves to a third round of composite dialogue to be held in December. |
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