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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will make amendments to the 1973 constitution by August 24, Pakistani Law Minister Khalid Ranjha said yesterday.

India has smuggled out 30 Pakistani prisoners from northern Afghanistan to use them as tools in propaganda against Pakistan, intelligence officials here said yesterday.

Khalid Ranjah took oath yesterday as Pakistan's new law and justice minister replacing Shahida Jamil who has been retained in the cabinet and given charge of other ministries.

The United Nations yesterday said that in view of the increasing threat to the safety of its workers in the Taliban-ruled territory, the United Nations "may be forced to close its humanitarian operations."

A 70-member official delegation will accompany President General Pervez Musharraf on his visit to India from July 14 to 16, official sources said yesterday.