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| January 10, 2006 | Tuesday | Zilhaj 9, 1426 |
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Islamabad rules out unilateral demilitarization: India urged to show flexibility
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Pakistan on Monday made it clear that there would be no unilateral demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir and expressed the hope that India would show flexibility on the issue.... 
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Unity of Ummah stressed; call to shun terrorism: Over 2.5m perform Haj
ARAFAT (Saudi Arabia), Jan 9: Over 2.5 million pilgrims on Monday performed the Waquful Arafat, the central rite of Haj. It was at the plains of Arafat that Prophet Mohammad (Peace...
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Troops search homes in villages near Mirali
MIRAMSHAH, Jan 9: Army helicopters fired rockets on a village in Mirali tehsil of the North Waziristan Agency on Monday, official sources said. People of the area said that two helicopters fired several rockets at residential compounds in Mosaki village, damaging two houses. However, no casualties have been reported....
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Musharraf floats joint management plan for Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has proposed a joint management by India and Pakistan for the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, a move that would leave both countries with reduced sovereignty over the territories they now control....
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Protest lodged with coalition forces in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with the coalition forces in Afghanistan over the incident of firing which had claimed eight lives, according to a Foreign Office spokesperson....
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Nawaz, Benazir likely to meet in London
LAHORE, Jan 9: A rare opportunity offered by the simultaneous presence of former prime ministers Mian Nawaz Sharif and Ms Benazir Bhutto in the UAE to meet each other at lunch...
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Wheat support prices may be frozen for two years
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The government is likely to freeze wheat support prices at Rs415 per 40kg for two years to ensure that domestic prices of the commodity do not exceed the international prices....
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No cracks in ruling coalition: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday denied cracks in the ruling coalition, saying that misunderstandings of an important coalition partner had been removed....
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Rashid says action aimed against ‘absconders’ ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday said action against absconders involved in criminal acts in Balochistan would continue....
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Top Iranian commander killed in air crash
TEHRAN, Jan 9: An Iranian military plane crashed in northwest Iran on Monday, killing 13 on board, including a senior Revolutionary Guard commander, police and news agencies reported....
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Iraq’s ministry blown up: 28 killed
BAGHDAD, Jan 9: Two suicide bombers disguised as senior police officers blew themselves up inside a ministry compound on Monday, killing 28 people in an attack that raises further questions about Iraqi government’s stability....
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APHC ready for second round of talks: Mirwaiz
NEW DELHI, Jan 9: All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Monday said it was ready for second round of talks with New Delhi and expressed hope that the government would do more...
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Taliban reject Karzai offer
KABUL, Jan 9: A deputy for fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar on Monday rejected an offer from Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, to “get in touch” if he wanted peace....
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Western notion of rights rejected by Khamenei
TEHRAN, Jan 9: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Muslims do not need the West’s vision of human rights and democracy, which he said Washington was exploiting to set up puppet regimes....
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Sharon breathes on his own, say doctors
AL QUDS, Jan 9: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon began breathing on his own on Monday, the first positive sign as doctors tried to bring him out of an induced coma to assess brain damage from a massive stroke....
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6 die of cold in Umar Kot
UMAR KOT, Jan 9: At least six people, including four women, have died of cold here....
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Five blasts rock Kalat, Hub areas
QUETTA, Jan 9: Five explosions rocked Kalat and Hub areas of the province on Monday while paramilitary forces and insurgents fought pitched battles in the Margat coalmine area of Bolan district....
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Fact-finding team of HRCP arrives in Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Jan 9: A fact-finding team of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan headed by its chairperson, Asma Jehangir, arrived in Dera Bugti on Monday....
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