Qazi Hussain Ahmed, newly-elected member of the Pakistan’s National Assembly (lower house of the parliament) and vice president of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, an alliance of six hardline Islamic and cheif of Jamaat-e-Islami speaks to his supporters in Nowshera A party seen as closest to President Pervez Musharraf emerged as frontrunner yesterday as results came in from Pakistan’s first election since a 1999 army coup, but hardline Islamic parties made surprising gains. Reuters

Three dead, 40 injured in clashes : Inquiry into Trinco incidents

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The government has ordered tight security measures in the East to prevent incidents such as that which left three dead and around 40 injured in Trincomalee yesterday, Defence Ministry Secretary Austin Fernando said last night.
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No compromise on non-aligned stance - PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that the Government will not compromise its non-aligned foreign policy in signing bilateral agreements.
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TU's pledge conditional support for Electricity Reform Bill

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The Federation of Electric Professional Trade Unions which consists of 17 trade unions in the Ceylon Electricity Board pledged its support to the Electricity Reform Bill subjected to certain conditions.
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Mobile IT exhibition visits 50 villages

by Lionel Yodhasinghe

In a bid to inspire and educate the rural youth about Information Technology and to enable them to progress and keep abreast with the times a Rs.10 million Information Technology mobile promotion drive has been started by an IT firm.
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Pro-Musharraf parties surge ahead in Pakistan poll

The chief pro-government party took a massive lead in vote counting Friday in Pakistan's general elections, blazing ahead of secular opposition parties with 54 seats of around 168 counted.
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