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| December 29, 2005 | Thursday | Ziqa’ad 26, 1426 |
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Two water reports formally released: PM endorses 1991-accord
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday said Kalabagh was a natural location for the construction of a water reservoir, adding that a final decision about selection of one... 
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Move on Kalabagh dam slammed: Govt fails to allay senators’ fears
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The opposition launched a strong parliamentary offensive against the proposed Kalabagh dam on Wednesday at the start of a Senate debate....
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More nuclear power plants planned:PM
CHASHMA, Dec 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has warned against failure in construction of water storages, saying Pakistan will be loosing existing storage capacity of six million acre feet (MAF) by...
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Action against ‘terrorists’ in Kohlu continues: minister
QUETTA, Dec 28: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Mohammad Shoaib Nausherwani has said many outlaws’ camps have been eliminated during paramilitary forces’ operation in different regions of Kohlu district and action was in progress against the terrorist network....
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Mach rocked by 2 blasts
QUETTA, Dec 28: Mach town was rocked on Wednesday night when two explosions occurred in different areas in a span of 10 minutes, police sources said....
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Pakistanis sue Greek, UK agents over kidnappings
ATHENS, Dec 28: Greek and British intelligence agents may be called to appear before a Greek court to answer a lawsuit alleging 28 Pakistanis were kidnapped and tortured in Greece after the July bombings in London....
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Naib nazims elected: Polls in some areas stayed
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: Fourth and final phase of the local government elections-2005 was completed in the four provinces on Wednesday when the councillors chose from among themselves 267 naib nazims of district, tehsil and town councils....
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$305m funding for quake relief received so far
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The government has received $305 million in cash of the $6.2 billion committed for the rehabilitation and reconstruction in the quake-hit areas....
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India, Iran discuss pipeline
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: India and Iran began a new round of talks on Wednesday to review progress on a tri-partite deal to build a gas pipeline project through Pakistan that...
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India tests new missile
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: India successfully tested its nuclear-capable, short-range Dhanush ballistic missile on Wednesday, defence officials said....
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Israel bombs Gaza Strip security zone
GAZA CITY, Dec 28: Israeli artillery batteries bombarded the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday after a deadline expired for Palestinians to evacuate a new security zone which is intended to stop rocket attacks....
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Water body report put on website
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The government has released the report of the Technical Committee on Water Resources headed by A.N.G. Abbasi. The report, being serialized in Dawn, is available at the government website www.pakistan.gov.pk....
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India refrains from reacting to Pakistan’s statement
NEW DELHI, Dec 28: A day after expressing concern at Pakistan army’s alleged high-handedness in Balochistan, India on Wednesday declined to join issue with Pakistan which has reacted sharply to the comments....
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Nine die in Iraqi jail break bid
BAGHDAD, Dec 28: Nine people were killed in exchanges of gunfire on Wednesday when a group of Iraqi prisoners attempted to break out of a prison in northern Baghdad, the US military said in a statement....
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Militant killed in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Dec 28: Saudi police on Wednesday shot dead a militant, Abdulrahman al-Motaeb, believed to be involved in the killing of five policemen in the Qassim province of the Kingdom on Tuesday, it was reported here on Wednesday....
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Madressahs not to expel foreign students: ITM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The Ittehad Tanzeemat Madaris (ITM) said on Wednesday that it would not meet a government deadline to expel foreign students from religious schools by the end of the year....
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Most naib nazim seats go to PML, allies
QUETTA, Dec 28: Candidates backed by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and its allies for the post of naib nazim won in most of the districts, tehsils and union councils...
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Demo against detention of Baloch leaders
QUETTA, Dec 28: Women staged a protest demonstration against the detention of Ali Asghar Bungulzai and Saeedur Rehman Bungulzai and demanded that the government should produce them before a court to prove charges against them....
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