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Lahore, Oct 13 : Even as the US and the UK have been encouraging the Afghan Government to hold talks with the moderate Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai had recently offered cabinet berths to the Taliban leaders in his government if they agreed to a peace deal which could bring fighting to an end.

Karzai reportedly made the offer through his brother Qayoun at a secret meeting in Saudi Arabia of which Britain was aware.

Washington, Oct 13 : The Pakistan Government’s declared ‘austerity’ programme, particularly initiated by President Asif Ali Zardari amid the prevailing economic crisis, has reportedly received a lot, as a 15-strong delegation of Pakistani parliamentarians gets ready to fly to the US to ‘study and witness’ the November 4 US presidential election.

The move assumes significance in the wake of the financial crunch worsening and Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves dwindling.

London, Oct 11 : Entry to an Argentine disco might prove to be your ticket to a bigger bustline, literally, for partygoers in the country are being lured into clubs with the jackpot being a free breast enlargement operation.

Club bosses in the country are putting up signs with slogans such as “I want my breasts” as a new way of attracting women to the discos.

However, many Argentinians have sardonically dubbed the phenomenon as Bailando por las lolas, or Dancing for the Breasts.

On the other hand, the move has been condemned by plastic surgeons, saying that cosmetic surgery involves serious medical procedures.

Islamabad, Oct 11 : The US is learnt to have supported the UK’s idea of having a negotiated settlement with the moderate Taliban and once again give them the reins of Afghan government after they lay down arms, British high commissioner in Islamabad Robert Edward Brinkley said last evening.

Both the US and the UK are following a multi-pronged policy for bringing sustainable peace to Afghanistan.

Washington , Oct 11 : A new FOX News poll has claimed that a majority of Americans are not supportive or enthused about the Bush Administration’s 700 billion dollar bail out package to stop the meltdown on Wall Street.

A 53 percent majority thinks government involvement is not part of the solution at all, but part of the problem. This view is more intense among Republicans (69 percent) and independents (59 percent)—though a large minority of Democrats (40 percent) also views government involvement in a negative light.