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| January 2, 2006 | Monday | Zilhaj 1, 1426 |
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Heavy fighting erupts near Dera Bugti: Four killed in Kharan blast
QUETTA, Jan 1: Heavy fighting erupted between security forces and tribesmen on the Dera Bugti-Sui Road on Saturday afternoon. A government official said a militiaman was injured during the exchange of fire.... 
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Rainfall, snow hit quake areas: Relief flights grounded
MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 1: Snow and rain across northern areas grounded relief flights on Sunday, giving earthquake survivors and rescuers their first big test of the winter....
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NFC: provinces not satisfied
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Provinces have expressed reservations about the new resource distribution formula presented by the centre for the finalization of next National Finance Commission (NFC) award and have sought clarifications....
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Dams vital to curb poverty, says Aziz
LAHORE, Jan 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday stressed the need for constructing “maximum number” of water reservoirs to check poverty and “usher in an era of prosperity and economic development”....
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WCD stresses trust building for dams: Big reservoirs termed disadvantageous
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The World Commission on Dams (WCD) says that large dams built round the globe have produced more disadvantages than benefits. It calls for trust building and consensus among...
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Indian troops kill Harkat leader
SRINAGAR, Jan 1: Indian troops on Sunday shot dead a most-wanted militant during a gunbattle in occupied Kashmir, police here said. Ghulam Qadir Mughal, a resident of Azad Kashmir, was killed when troops raided a rebel hideout early on Sunday....
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Haneef Ramay dies
LAHORE, Jan 1: Former Punjab chief minister Muhammad Haneef Ramay passed away here on Sunday afternoon. He was 75. Mr Ramay was admitted to a hospital on Nov 28 after he fell in his home and hurt himself....
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60 hurt in BD clashes
DHAKA, Jan 1: Some 60 people were injured in clashes between police and activists from rival political groups in Dhaka on Sunday. Most of the injuries occurred when militant supporters of...
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N-facilities’ list swapped with India
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in line with an agreement to swap such information annually on New Year’s Day, the foreign ministry said....
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US troops detain Jazeera TV team
DUBAI, Jan 1: US and Afghan forces released the Kabul correspondent of the Arab television station Al Jazeera, his driver and a cameraman on Sunday hours after holding and questioning them, the station said....
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Iran probes kidnapping of border soldiers
TEHRAN, Jan 1: Iranian border officials are investigating a television report that several of its soldiers have been kidnapped by a Sunni Muslim group in the southeast of the country, the foreign ministry said on Sunday....
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Four shot dead in Iraq fuel protests
RAHINAWA, Jan 1: Security forces in Iraq shot dead four people protesting a recent hike in fuel prices on Sunday, after rioters set cars and petrol stations on fire near the northern oil city of Kirkuk....
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Italian kidnapped in Gaza, freed
GAZA, Jan 1: Masked Palestinian gunmen briefly kidnapped an Italian peace activist in the Gaza Strip and blew up a United Nations club on Sunday in separate incidents that underscored growing internal unrest....
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Tribesmen kidnap five Italians in Yemen
SANAA, Jan 1: Five Italian men were taken hostage by Yemeni tribesmen on Sunday, the day after a German family of five was freed after a hostage ordeal, a security source said....
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Zilhaj moon sighted
KARACHI, Jan 1: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman on Sunday announced the sighting of the moon of Zilhaj. The announcement follows a meeting of the committee held with Mufti...
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No PTCL telegram, telex service from 7th
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) has decided to close down its telegram/telex service from January 7. A PTCL spokesman said the decision had been taken in the backdrop of drastic technological advancements in the telecom sector....
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UNHCR for solidarity with quake victims
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The international community should show solidarity with Pakistan in the hour of need, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said while talking to BBC....
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NAB accused of double standards
ISLAMABAD, Jan 1: The Pakistan People’s Party has criticized the National Accountability Bureau for what it said pursuing cases against some and hushing up those against others....
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