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LONDON: Britain has announced that Gurkhas who served in its army would be able to apply for settlement and British citizenship on completion of their service.
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BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has declared that he will retain the office of Chief of the Army Staff as mandated by the parliament for continuity of national policies.
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Soldiers who staged a mutiny last week in Guinea-Bissau agreed on Sunday to return to their barracks after striking a deal with the government to end a five-day standoff in the West African country.
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Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets on Nepal&#39;s capital on Monday after the government lifted a curfew imposed after deadly anti-Muslim riots erupted last week.
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The government is expected to announce improvements to the terms and conditions of Gurkhas in the British army.
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Pakistan's parliament passes a bill allowing Gen Pervez Musharraf to remain as both president and head of the army.
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Naturalisation rules for Commonwealth troops serving in the armed forces who want to become British citizens are to be relaxed.
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Pakistan&#39;s Senate on Friday passed a bill to allow President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as army chief despite his promise to quit as army chief by December 31st, 2004.
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Britain&#39;s Home Office said Friday it has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a veteran Nepalese Gurkha soldier who won Britain&#39;s highest military honour for valour.
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Israel is keeping some army units in the Gaza Strip after completing a 17-day operation to stop Palestinian rocket attacks, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said.
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Pakistan passed a law on Tuesday that  will allow President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as army chief  despite his pledge that he would quit his military post by the  end of the year.
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Pakistan&#39;s lawmaking National Assembly has passed a bill to allow dictator Pervez Musharraf to stay on as chief of the military.
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"After reaching Britain I will request British friends and the public to grant all Gurkhas equal rights"  KATHMANDU: A Nepali Gurkha who won Britain's highest military honour left Kathmandu for Britain on Tuesday after British officials reversed a decision and allowed him to settle in the country. via Daily Times
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 17 -- Pakistan's election commission announced a rule change Monday that could allow Gen. Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief even as he seeks another term as president.
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Pakistan's acting president signed a  bill on Tuesday that will allow military ruler Pervez Musharraf  to stay on as army chief despite his pledge to quit the office  by the end of the year.
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The U.N. Security Council authorized NATO-led troops to stay in Afghanistan for another year on Wednesday and gave the Japanese government support in its domestic dispute over refueling American and other ships in the Indian Ocean.
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Former Nepalese-born Gurkha soldiers who helped defend Hong Kong under British rule are fuming at London's decision to exclude them from a new law giving the crack fighters British citizenship.