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| December 22, 2005 | Thursday | Ziqa’ad 19, 1426 |
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Domestic gas tariff raised by 15.87pc
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has determined an average increase of about 15.87 per cent in domestic gas price and 13.06 per cent for the remaining categories of consumers, including commercial, industrial, CNG, cement and power but excluding fertilizer.... 
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Cabinet to address in-house differences: Kalabagh dam
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The federal cabinet which met here on Wednesday with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the chair decided to address reservations of certain sections in the ruling party and coalition partners on the Kalabagh dam....
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Not building dam is tantamount to suicide: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday stressed the need for evolving a consensus on building large water reservoirs and called for an open debate on the issue at the political level....
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‘Punjab ready to extend constitutional guarantees’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Punjab will agree to any constitutional guarantees aimed at removing apprehensions of Sindh and the NWFP about the Kalabagh dam, including the guarantee of adequate supply of water....
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No let-up in Kohlu army action: Two hideouts destroyed
QUETTA, Dec 21: Action against Marri tribesmen allegedly involved in firing rockets, carrying out bomb blasts and attacking forces continued on Wednesday in the district of Kohlu and two more camps...
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Benazir’s proposal termed ‘impractical’
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: President of Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujat Hussain on Wednesday termed the proposal of Benazir Bhutto for the formation of an interim government impractical, saying she had not presented any new proposal....
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Saddam accuses US troops of torturing him in custody
BAGHDAD, Dec 21: Saddam Hussein accused US forces on Wednesday of beating him in custody, after witnesses in his trial gave evidence linking the former Iraqi president and his aides to alleged killings and torture....
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Osama may be unable to command, says US
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden may no longer be able to run the militant network and has not been heard from for nearly a year, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Wednesday....
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Rumsfeld visits quake-hit areas
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a first-hand look at areas that were devastated by the October 8 earthquake....
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Altaf calls for talks with Baloch leaders
KARACHI, Dec 21: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has called for ending the military action in Balochistan in the interest of national integrity and stressed the need for holding dialogue with the Baloch leadership to resolve the contentious issues....
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2 rocket blasts in Quetta
QUETTA, Dec 21: Quetta was rocked on Wednesday night by two rockets, which exploded in different areas of the city. “No causality or loss of property occurred in the rocket attacks,” police sources said....
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German minister arrives
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: German Defence Minister Dr Franz-Josef Jung arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to Pakistan for talks on important issues, including defence cooperation....
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Composite dialogue to resume on Jan 17
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Pakistan and India will start the third round of composite dialogue process on Jan 17 with foreign secretary-level talks on peace and security as well as disputed Kashmir, Dawn learnt through diplomatic sources on Wednesday....
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Croatian to head Unmogip
ZAGREB, Dec 21: Croatian general Dragutin Repinc is to head UN military observers in the disputed Kashmir from Dec 29, officials said on Wednesday. He is to take over command of...
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UN move to prevent re-eruption of fighting: Peace body to be set up
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21: The UN Security Council and the General Assembly on Tuesday decided to establish a Peace Building commission to prevent countries emerging from conflict from falling back into chaos....
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No democracy in Pakistan: Zafar
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Senior lawyer and ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Senator S.M. Zafar has admitted that there is no democracy in Pakistan at present and there is a need to end one- man rule in the country....
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3 killed in Wana attack
WANA (South Waziristan), Dec 21: Three tribesmen were shot dead here on Wednesday. An eyewitness said that masked men opened fire on a barber’s shop in the main bazaar killing two...
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Law enabling president to refer matters to SJC soon
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: The Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights is preparing a draft, framing rules for government to facilitate the president to refer matters to the Supreme Judicial Council and make the Supreme Judicial Council effective....
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