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| December 23, 2005 | Friday | Ziqa’ad 20, 1426 |
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Musharraf warns of Sindh’s desertification: ‘Construction of dams essential’
SUKKUR, Dec 22: President General Pervez Musharraf said here on Thursday that if work on new dams was not taken up now, a process of desertification would start in Sindh after 2010....
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Blasts hit power supply to Kohlu
QUETTA, Dec 22: Three pylons of high-voltage transmission lines were blown up on Thursday disrupting the supply of power of the Kohlu township and several other areas of the tribal district...
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Kalabagh termed threat to national integrity
KARACHI, Dec 22: Rejecting the Kalabagh dam, leaders of various political and nationalist parties on Thursday warned that the controversial project was detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of the country....
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Skardu-Katzarah dam best option: report
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Skardu-Katzarah dam is the best option for the country and Bhasha dam is much better than Kalabagh, says the report of an expert committee on construction of water resources headed by A.N.G...
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Pagara supports Kalabagh dam
KARACHI, Dec 22: Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) chief Pir Pagara on Thursday announced his support for the Kalabagh dam which, he said, would also benefit Hurs....
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Punjab fog disrupts rail, air traffic
LAHORE, Dec 22: Thick fog blanketed plains of Punjab, including Lahore, on Thursday, increasing the intensity of cold and disrupting rail and air traffic....
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Consumer groups condemn gas tariff increase
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) came under scathing criticism on Thursday for allowing more than 15 per cent increase in gas prices through an interim order,...
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Militants clash with extortionists: seven killed
PESHAWAR, Dec 22: Local militants and alleged extortionists clashed in the remote Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday night, leaving seven people dead, sources said....
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Kashmiris hide in govt building
SRINAGAR, Dec 22: Militants took refuge in an official building in occupied Kashmir after ambushing a patrol on Thursday. The militants, believed to be two in number, ran into a government building after the ambush, police said....
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India to free 8 Pakistanis
NEW DELHI, Dec 22: India on Thursday decided to set free eight Pakistani prisoners as part of ongoing peace process. “The government of India has decided to release and repatriate to...
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Iraqi opposition rejects election results
BAGHDAD, Dec 22: Thirty-five Iraqi political groups, including secular Shias and Sunnis, on Thursday rejected early results announced in the wake of last week’s general election, and called for an international probe into alleged vote-rigging....
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Bombing of mosque complex criticized
NEW YORK, Dec 22. More than two dozen religious leaders and public officials gathered at the Islamic Association of Cincinnati Mosque on Wednesday to condemn the Tuesday night bombing of the group’s buildings in Cincinnati....
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NY strikers agree to resume work
NEW YORK, Dec 22: The New York City transit workers union leaders have agreed to a return to work while strike talks continue, a mediator told reporters Thursday morning....
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FRC wants Nato to leave assets behind
ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: The Federal Relief Commission (FRC) is negotiating with French and German authorities to leave their assets, which are presently in the country as part of Nato’s relief mission....
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US army chief arrives
RAWALPINDI, Dec 22: Chief of Staff of the US Army Gen Schoomaker Peter arrived here on an official visit on Thursday. He was received by Director-General at the GHQ Lt-Gen Malik...
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No change in UK visa policy, says official
ISLAMABAD, Dec 21: Dispelling the impression that the United Kingdom was giving tough time to Pakistani visa seekers, the director of UK’s visa and consular services has said there was no change in the visa policy after the 7/7 incident....
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Re-polling decision upheld
QUETTA, Dec 22: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court upheld the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold re-polling in the PB-12 Qila Abdullah II....
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PBA elects office-bearers
KARACHI, Dec 22: The first meeting of the board of directors of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), a representative body comprising both television and radio broadcasters, was held in Karachi on Wednesday, says a press release....
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