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| December 20, 2005 | Tuesday | Ziqa’ad 17, 1426 |
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Paramilitary action in Kohlu continues: Over 50 killed, say tribesmen
QUETTA, Dec 19: Paramilitary forces continued their operation on Monday in different areas of the Kohlu district of Balochistan, destroying more ‘hideouts and camps of outlaws’, while the FC camp in the Kohlu township also came under rocket attacks.... 
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Musharraf acts to woo Sindh lawmakers
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Sindh’s parliamentarians belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and Functional League, including two federal ministers, on Monday expressed reservations about dams plan and openly opposed construction of...
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PML leadership backs Kalabagh
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The Pakistan Muslim League leadership on Monday generally endorsed the Kalabagh dam, but tempered it with a call to strike for a broader unanimity of views among all the provinces and by taking all stakeholders into confidence....
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Headway on Siachen likely: FO
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Pakistan on Monday expressed the hope that the third round of Indo-Pakistan Composite Dialogue process would yield positive results on the Siachen issue on which some progress had been made during the last round of talks....
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MMA undecided on NSC meeting issue
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: The strife-stricken Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) on Monday ‘bid farewell’ to Maulana Samiul Haq, head of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, and nominated Pir Abdur Rahim Naqshbandi and...
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Dera Bugti sealed off, alleges JWP
QUETTA, Dec 19: The chief of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has said that Dera Bugti has been sealed off by paramilitary forces equipped with heavy weapons and another operation in the area may be launched any time....
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7 vehicles set on fire in Karachi
KARACHI, Dec 19: At least seven vehicles were set on fire on Monday night in various localities of the city ahead of Tuesday’s strike called by the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM)....
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Kashmir opportunity stressed
RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the October earthquake has provided an opportunity for building further links between the Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, which should not be missed....
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Mass contact drive planned
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has decided to launch a mass contact campaign in occupied Kashmir to project the proposal of demilitarization. The decision was made on Monday a meeting held at the APHC headquarters in Srinagar....
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Pakistanis speak of abduction ordeal
ATHENS, Dec 19: Eight Pakistani immigrants who claim they were illegally abducted and interrogated in Greece after the July London bombings, have given testimony of their ordeal despite an official denial of their story, a prosecutor said on Monday....
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Members of Afghan parliament sworn in
KABUL, Dec 19: Former warlords, ex-communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in on Monday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed....
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Blasts rock 3 Iraq cities: Saddam aides released
BAGHDAD, Dec 19: Bombs exploded in three Iraqi cities and two senior officials survived assassination attempts on Monday as partial election results suggested the new government will be dominated by Shias....
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Bush vows to pursue surveillance
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: US President George W. Bush vowed on Monday to renew a controversial spy effort targeting US citizens with suspected links to Al Qaeda and denounced the “shameful” leak that revealed the secret programme....
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Pakistan clinch ODI series
RAWALPINDI, Dec 19: Pakistan clinched the One-day series against England by winning the fourth match by 13 runs here on Monday. The victory enabled Pakistan to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead...
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Concert raises Rs20m for survivors
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Crown Prince Frederic and Princess Mary of Denmark on Sunday night attended a concert in Copenhagen to raise funds for the earthquake-affected people....
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Four killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 19: Indian troops shot dead four suspected militants in two separate gunbattles in revolt-hit Kashmir, police said on Monday. Three of the militants were killed during a four-hour gunfight...
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Tourism body assessing losses
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 19: A two-member team of consultants from the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation is visiting Azad Jammu and Kashmir to assess the losses caused by the Oct 8 earthquake...
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Pakistani journalist wins award
KARACHI, Dec 19: Shimaila Matri Dawood of Newsline has been declared the runner-up in the print/online category in the CNN Young Journalist Award, with Indian freelancer Anuj Chopra from Pune declared the winner....
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