Operation in Shakai completed
PESHAWAR, June 14: The Pakistan army said on Monday it had completed its operation in Shakai tribal region and foreign militants there had either been killed or flushed out from the area.
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3 FC men killed in bomb blast
MIRAMSHAH, June 14: Three members of the Frontier Corps were killed and three others seriously wounded when militants blew up an FC truck near Eidak on Mirali road with a remote-controlled bomb on Monday morning.
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Wanted LJ activist arrested
KARACHI, June 14: Dawood Badini, allegedly involved in several terrorist attacks in Balochistan and elsewhere, has been arrested, says Director-General of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), Maj- Gen Javed Zia.
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US cautiously hails Al Qaeda arrests
WASHINGTON, June 14: US officials on Monday reacted cautiously to the news that authorities in Pakistan have arrested a key Al Qaeda suspect, saying that "if true" it's a major catch.
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Body set up to review tax on share purchase
ISLAMABAD, June 14: The government has constituted a committee to formulate recommendations on the proposed levy of 0.1 per cent as Capital Value Tax on the purchase of shares.
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Farm sector growth to remain low
ISLAMABAD, June 14: The agriculture sector is projected to continue with a dismal growth rate of 2.7 per cent during 2004-05 which has compelled the government to fix a conservative target of 6.6 per cent overall GDP growth next year, Dawn has learnt.
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More duty free items in baggage rules allowed
ISLAMABAD, June 14: The government has proposed amendments in the baggage rules to allow the returning overseas workers to bring along a number of additional electronic goods and jewellry.
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Massive water theft in system detected: Billions of rupees' loss feared
LAHORE, June 14: Seven million acre feet of water went missing from the distribution system between April 1 to June 10 if statistics of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) are to be believed.
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Experts find Bhasha dam best choice
ISLAMABAD, June 14: Chairman of the parliamentary committee on water resources Senator Nisar Memon has said that a panel of foreign experts has declared the $6.7 billion Bhasha dam as the 'best choice' on technical grounds
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Irsa reports improvement in water inflows
ISLAMABAD, June 14: An official of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Monday claimed that enough water would be available in water reservoirs of the country to meet requirements in the coming season
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Violence claims 11 lives in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 14: Eleven people were killed in Kashmir, two days after a rebel grenade attack killed five tourists and injured 27 others. A police spokesman on Monday said Mushtaq Ahmed, a former police counter-insurgency official, and his father were shot dead
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Bodies of Chinese flown home
KABUL, June 14: The bodies of 11 Chinese workers killed in a suspected militant attack last week were flown back to China on Monday after a solemn ceremony at Kabul airport.
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22 killed in suicide car bombing, shooting
BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, June 14: At least 22 people were killed and more than 60 injured in different acts of violence in several parts of Iraq on Monday.
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Palestinian leader killed
NABLUS, June 14: A local leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades was killed in an explosion in a car in this West Bank city on Monday, Palestinian medics said.
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Call to link reforms with ME peace: OIC meeting opens
ISTANBUL, June 14: A meeting of foreign ministers from Islamic countries opened here on Monday with a call by the Turkish president for reforms in Muslim countries coupled with a resolution to the Middle East crisis.
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21 policemen die in Nepal landmine blast
KATHMANDU, June 14: At least 21 Nepali policemen were killed and 12 wounded on Monday when Maoist rebels ambushed two police trucks in the west of the country, a police spokesman said.
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