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U.S. equipment for Pak. to fight terrorism
ISLAMABAD, DEC. 17. The visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Christina Rocca, today praised Pakistan as a ``reliable ally'' in the war against terrorism and said it was extending full cooperation to the U.S.-led coalition. In a brief ...

Pak. withdraws aircraft from forward operating bases
ISLAMABAD, DEC. 17. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has withdrawn `war assets' from its forward operating bases, the Chief of the Pakistan Air Staff, Mushaf Ali Mir, has said. In an informal talk with correspondents here at the inaugural function ...

Russia reiterates support for Iraq
MOSCOW, DEC. 17.The United Nations alone can decide the fate of Iraq, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said. ``The Iraq crisis must be resolved only on the basis of the United Nations Charter and Security Council mechanisms,'' Mr. Putin ...

Britain calls Arab meet on Palestine
LONDON, DEC. 17. Britain has called a summit of Arab leaders here next month in what is being talked up as a major new diplomatic initiative by the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to push the Palestinian peace process, but critics dismissed ...