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| December 31, 2005 | Saturday | Ziqa’ad 28, 1426 |
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Musharraf asks people to reject agitation: ‘IMF approved KBD feasibility’
MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Dec 30: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday urged people to reject calls for strikes and agitation and said a decision on water resources would be made in the best national interest.... 
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Chaos continues to reign in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Scenes of pandemonium were once again witnessed in the Senate as members continued their fiery debate on Kalabagh dam on Friday....
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17 hurt in ‘attack’ on Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Dec 30: Security forces on Friday allegedly attacked the residence of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and Dera Bugti town, leaving 17 people injured....
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Opposition to mount pressure
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Opposition parties have decided to mount pressure on the government to prevent what was termed systematic militarisation of the democratic system, following a crucial meeting on Friday....
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3 provinces agree on Bhasha dam: Arbab
PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf has been empowered to take a decision about the National Finance Commission (NFC) award and not on the construction of Kalabagh Dam....
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NALC legislators oppose Skardu, Bhasha dams
GILGIT, Dec 30: Public representatives have opposed Skardu or Bhasha dam plans as the construction will destroy the historical monuments and cultural heritage of the region....
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Minister apologizes at HR abuse
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Friday tendered an apology before a Senate committee on behalf of the government over a Karachi incident in which officers and...
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23 killed as Sudanese protest broken up
CAIRO, Dec 30: Some 2,000 Egyptian riot police stormed a camp of Sudanese refugees on Friday, sparking clashes that left at least 23 Sudanese dead and more than 100 policemen and others injured, officials and witnesses said....
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Blasts in Baghdad claim five lives
BAGHDAD, Dec 30: At least five people were killed and 12 wounded when two blasts rocked central Baghdad on Friday, officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks after largely peaceful elections earlier this month....
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Eight die in accident near Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Dec 30: Eight people were killed and at least 32 injured when three speeding passenger vans collided with each other on the Charsadda-Mardan Road near Sardheri village on Friday morning....
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UN relief chief pleads for more contributions
MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 30: The head of UN relief operations in Pakistan Andrew Macleod on Friday said the quake-affected region needed more help and urged donors to keep making generous contributions....
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N. Areas uplift linked to peace
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said that peace was a prerequisite for development in Northern Areas and added that law and order could not be maintained by security agencies alone....
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Khokhrapar rail talks on Jan 5
NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Pakistan and India will hold two-day-long technical talks here from Jan 5 for the resumption of rail link between Khokhrapar and Munabao....
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Security alert shuts down US mission in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30: The United States embassy in the Malaysian capital was shut down on Friday due to an unspecified security threat and the police presence around the building was beefed up, officials said....
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Extremist group plans base in Japan: report
TOKYO, Dec 30: Police believe a member of an extremist group based in Pakistan has entered Japan with the aim of setting up a base in Washington’s closest Asian ally, a newspaper report said on Friday....
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Cabinet to discuss water reports today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 30: The federal cabinet on Saturday will review reports of parliamentary, technical and Kotri downstream studies on construction of reservoirs....
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PAF worker hanged for killing six colleagues
MULTAN, Dec 30: A Pakistan Air Force technician was hanged on Friday after being convicted of killing six colleagues more than three years ago. Nasir Ali Bangash was executed in a...
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NA speaker favours reservoirs
SIALKOT, Dec 30: National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Ameer Husain has said the early construction of Kalabagh dam and other water reservoirs is in the national interest....
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