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| January 23, 2006 | Monday | Zilhaj 22, 1426 |
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Aziz urges flexibility, courage on Kashmir
NEW YORK, Jan 22: Reaffirming his belief that ‘courage, magnanimity, flexibility and a passion for peace’ were essential for resolving the Kashmir dispute, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan... 
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Musharraf holds talks with ruler of Dubai
DUBAI, Jan 22: Pakistan and Dubai have reaffirmed their desire to expand and enhance ties in various fields and expressed a firm resolve to step up efforts to that end....
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Guns fall silent in Dera Bugti and Kohlu
QUETTA, Jan 22: An unannounced cessation of hostilities between security agencies and armed tribesmen on Sunday brought uneasy calm to the battle-scarred towns of Dera Bugti and Kohlu....
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HRCP seeks ceasefire, talks on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The HRCP has called for an immediate ceasefire in the strife-stricken Balochistan and urged parliament to convene a special session to ensure a sustained process of negotiations which...
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Quake relief helicopter missing
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: A helicopter chartered by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for relief operations in Azad Kashmir has been missing for two days after taking off from Peshawar, the Red Cross said on Sunday....
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Dam decision ‘can be challenged’
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: The decision taken by the federal cabinet last week to construct five major dams by 2016 was taken without following the rules and procedures defined in the constitution, according to senior government officials....
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Recent events to figure at Aziz-Bush meeting
WASHINGTON, Jan 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will have no set agenda when he meets President George W. Bush at the White House but two recent developments are likely to figure...
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Reconstruction a priority task, says ERRA chief
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22: President General Pervez Musharraf has directed to give highest priority in reconstruction and rehabilitation to the housing sector. This was stated by the chairman, Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction...
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Nawaz to leave for London on 29th: Shahbaz
LAHORE, Jan 22: PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that exiled former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to leave Jeddah for London on Jan 29....
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Afghan suicide bombings worrying: UK official: ‘Pakistan actively fighting Al Qaeda’
LONDON, Jan 22: The British defence ministry will try to ascertain if actions taken by Pakistani security agencies were pushing terrorists into Afghanistan and having a detrimental or positive effect on the security situation in the region....
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OIC: Saudi king hopes Pakistan will sponsor India
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has expressed the hope that Pakistan would sponsor India’s membership as an observer of the OIC even as he called on the two countries to resolve their differences....
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Indian Congress urges pressure on Pakistan: Peace process
HYDERABAD (India), Jan 22: India’s ruling Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the Pakistan and urged the government to put pressure on Islamabad to curb anti-Indian militants....
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Hindu festival opposed
NEW DELHI, Jan 22: Activists on Sunday called on the Indian government to ban a Hindu festival which they allege is aimed at intimidating the Christian minority and converting tribals in the western state of Gujarat....
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BD ready to accept US offer on terror
DHAKA, Jan 22: Foreign minister of Bangladesh, M. Morshed Khan, on Sunday said that the country was ready to accept the US offer to establish a structured cooperation in counter-terrorism activity for enhancing the country’s capability to effectively combat terrorism....
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Iran says not worried about UN referral
TEHRAN, Jan 22: Iran on Sunday denounced next month’s emergency meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog as “political” but said it was not worried if the crisis over its disputed atomic drive ended up at the Security Council....
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Maoist rebels, Nepal security clash leaves 20 dead
KATHMANDU, Jan 22: A weekend clash between Maoist rebels and Nepalese security forces has left 14 rebels, five soldiers and one police officer dead, the army said on Sunday....
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Abdullah in China for energy talks
BEIJING, Jan 22: Saudi King Abdullah arrived in China on Sunday to begin a four-day visit in which he will discuss oil and energy security with leaders of the world’s top oil consuming nation....
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Pirate ship seized in Indian Ocean
DUBAI, Jan 22: The US Navy boarded an apparent pirate ship in the Indian Ocean and detained 26 men for questioning, a navy official said on Sunday....
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