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| January 5, 2006 | Thursday | Zilhaj 4, 1426 |
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Funds arranged for 3 big dams: adviser
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: The government has arranged substantial amount of rupee component to finance three big dams, including Kalabagh and Bhasha, according to a senior official.... 
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15pc duty on wheat export abolished
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday removed 15 per cent regulatory duty on export of wheat in order to consume surplus stocks in the country....
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Three killed in clash near Sui
QUETTA, Jan 4: Three people were killed and four others suffered injuries during a skirmish between security forces and tribesmen around the Sui area on Wednesday....
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Dubai ruler Shaikh Maktoum passes away
DUBAI, Jan 4: Shaikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, died on Wednesday in Australia at the age of 62....
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Copters resume relief work
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 4: Helicopters resumed relief work in quake-hit areas on Wednesday after a suspension of three days owing to bad weather, but meteorological department said that cold snap might grip the region again in next three to five days....
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Kalat freezes at -14°C, Punjab in grip of fog
KARACHI, Jan 4: Intense cold weather persisted all over the country on Wednesday, especially the Quetta Valley and other parts of Balochistan experiencing frosty weather for the third consecutive day....
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Pakistan stopped from opening consulate in Mumbai
MUMBAI, Jan 4: Tenants of a high-rise office building in India’s financial capital have stopped Pakistan from reopening a long-delayed consulate there, saying crowds of visa seekers would present a security threat....
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300 feared dead in Indonesia landslide
SIJERUK (Indonesia), Jan 4: A landslide unleashed by heavy rains in Indonesia’s Central Java on Wednesday has killed 16 people but a UN official said 300 people were feared dead in one village alone....
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Suicide bombing, ambush leave over 50 dead in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Jan 4: A suicide bomber caused carnage at a Shia funeral and gunmen ambushed a vital fuel convoy outside Baghdad amid a wave of attacks that killed more than 50 people on Wednesday, the bloodiest day in Iraq for weeks....
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Singh may reciprocate cricket diplomacy
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to reciprocate President Musharraf’s cricket diplomacy by making an appearance at the second One Day International to be hosted at Rawalpindi on Feb 11, signals from across the border indicate....
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‘Mediation must for Kashmir solution’
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 4: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that international mediation and guarantee are imperative for achieving a solution of the Kashmir dispute....
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APHC team to meet president, PM today
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: The visiting All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) delegation led by its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will call on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday, it is learnt....
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Tendering to take 6 months: Wapda: Kalabagh dam
ISLAMABAD, Jan 4: Chairman of Water and Power Development Authority Tariq Hameed on Wednesday said at least six months would be required for completing the process of international tendering for Kalabagh dam, its drawing and other technicalities....
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Saudi offer for Delhi mosque
NEW DELHI, Jan 4: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, who plans to visit India this month, has offered to renovate country’s largest mosque, India’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday....
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TV shows kidnapped Iranian soldiers
DUBAI, Jan 4: Al Arabiya television aired a video on Wednesday which showed Iranian soldiers being held hostage by militants who are pressing Tehran to free 16 jailed members of the Sunni Muslim group....
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Troop cut in Iraq possible this year: Bush
WASHINGTON, Jan 4: President George Bush, anxious to show progress in Iraq to disenchanted Americans, said reducing US troops later this year may be possible....
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Israel’s terms for talks with Hamas
TEL AVIV, Jan 4: Israel is ready to open talks with Hamas if it wins the Palestinian general election as long as the radical group disarms, Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Wednesday....
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Kalabagh dam canals
LAHORE, Jan 4: A spokesman for the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, commenting on a news item published in Dawn on Jan 4 entitled “Munda dam should follow Kalabagh dam”...
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