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| January 22, 2006 | Sunday | Zilhaj 21, 1426 |
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Aziz calls for progress on Kashmir dispute
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said India and Pakistan should now move forward from confidence-building measures towards substantive dispute resolution.... 
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Pakistan stresses liaison with US
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Pakistan on Saturday called for more coordination with the United States to avoid any repetition of last week’s US airstrike in Bajaur Agency that killed 18 people and triggered outrage across the country....
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‘Seven die in Dera Bugti shelling’
QUETTA, Jan 21: Paramilitary troops and armed tribesmen were engaged in heavy artillery duels in and around Dera Bugti for the second consecutive day on Saturday....
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Opening of consulates delayed
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: Last April’s agreement between Pakistani and Indian leaders to open their countries’ consulates in Mumbai and Karachi in January has been set back by several months, officials said on Saturday....
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Bush’s visit to boost ties, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Pakistan was looking forward to a visit by US President George Bush with hopes that it would strengthen ties between the two countries....
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President flies to Norway tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: President Pervez Musharraf will pay an official visit to Norway from Jan 23-25 for talks on boosting bilateral ties and issues of international concern, a Foreign Office spokesman said on Saturday....
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UN promises full relief assistance
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21: The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Jan Eliasson, on Friday assured Pakistan of the international community’s consistent support in meeting the relief and recovery needs of Pakistan....
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‘20 small dams to be built in NWFP by 2010’
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: The government has decided to construct 20 small dams in the NWFP by 2010 at a cost of Rs3.6 billion, it is learnt....
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Opposition leaders plan Bajaur march
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Opposition leaders on Saturday announced that they would hold a march from Peshawar to Bajaur Agency on Monday to express solidarity with the tribal people and offer condolences over the deaths of 18 villagers in a US air-strike....
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Jaswant due on Feb 1
KARACHI, Jan 21: Leader of opposition in the upper house of Indian parliament Jaswant Singh will lead the Indian delegation travelling by the inaugural train service between Monabao and Khokhrapar from Feb 1, it is learnt....
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Pakistan assumes G-77 leadership
GENEVA, Jan 21: Pakistan has assumed the chairmanship of the G-77 and China for 2006. The G-77, a group comprising 134 developing countries, forms the largest bloc in the UN system....
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Cabinet’s move to remove Kuwaiti amir
KUWAIT, Jan 21: Kuwait’s cabinet said on Saturday it was starting a constitutional process that could lead to the removal of the new ailing amir nearly a week after he was proclaimed ruler....
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Pakistani facing terror charges in US returns
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: A Pakistani physician accused of having ties to terrorism by the US Department of Homeland Security chose to return home rather than face indefinite detention in the US and likely deportation....
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Islamabad blamed for attacks
GHAZNI, Jan 21: Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest on Saturday to denounce a wave of suicide bomb attacks, with many of the protesters blaming Pakistan for the violence....
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Friendship bus hits truck
AMRITSAR, Jan 21: A bus headed to New Delhi from Lahore collided with an army truck in the Indian state of Punjab but there were no injuries, police said....
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Indian pilgrims
NEW DELHI, Jan 21: At least 22 pilgrims were killed and 40 others injured in a bus accident on Saturday as they returned from a shrine in western India, a report said.—AFP...
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Oman, Qatar to assist in reconstruction
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Oman and Qatar have expressed their desire to participate in the reconstruction of the earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan. A high-level delegation from Muscat would visit Pakistan in the...
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PM arrives in Washington today
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrives in Washington on Sunday for a series of meetings with the Bush administration after a turbulent week at home in which a US...
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