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| February 2, 2006 | Thursday | Muharram 3, 1427 |
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Accord to boost Pakistan-Saudi cooperation: Abdullah stresses peace in S. Asia
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday agreed to reinforce ties between the two countries through increased cooperation....
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$2bn Saudi oil help expected
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: Pakistan expects to get around $2 billion worth of crude oil per annum from Saudi Arabia under the Special Financing Arrangement (SFA) during the ongoing visit of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, it is learnt....
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Best-ever Test win for Pakistan
KARACHI, Feb 1: Abdul Razzaq and Mohammad Asif shared seven wickets on Wednesday and were responsible for India’s second heaviest ever defeat, on the fourth day of the third and decisive Test....
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Outrage over blasphemous cartoons
DAMASCUS, Feb 1: Syria on Wednesday recalled its ambassador from Denmark over the publication of sacrilegious cartoons in a Danish newspaper that have caused uproar in the Muslim world....
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India desires ‘pragmatic, practical’ solutions: Singh
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he wants to resolve all problems with Pakistan, including the Kashmir issue, with pragmatic and practical solutions but...
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No military threat from India, says ISPR: ‘Kashmiris fighting for freedom’
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan, director-general of ISPR, revealed on Wednesday that the people who carried out suicide attacks on President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s motorcade in Rawalpindi in 2003 had...
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Gun-battle erupts in Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Feb 1: Security forces and Bugti tribesmen fought a heavy gun-battle in the Dera Bugti town, officials said on Wednesday. Firing from both sides lasted several hours during which many government and private buildings were damaged, they said....
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Highest civilian award for king
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: Khadimul Harmain Sharifain King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz was accorded a historic welcome when he arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Pakistan....
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Bush unveils lofty foreign agenda
WASHINGTON, Feb 1: US President George W. Bush’s foreign policy agenda, announced in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, appeared full of lofty ideals but offered little hints on how he planned to implement them....
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Blair defeated in parliament twice
LONDON, Feb 1: British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced fresh questions about his authority on Wednesday after his government suffered a shock double-defeat over a key part of new legislation to combat religious hatred....
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‘3 Pakistanis among 5 held in Afghanistan’
KABUL, Feb 1: Afghan authorities have detained five foreigners suspected of having links with Al Qaeda and planning acts of sabotage including suicide attacks, government officials said on Wednesday....
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Holistic approach on Afghanistan stressed
LONDON, Feb 1: Pakistan has asked the delegates of London Conference to adopt a holistic approach to address various dimensions of the security problem in Afghanistan as military means alone could not be a viable option....
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Annan calls for visionary approach on N-issue
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said that the signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), have the right to develop nuclear energy is conditional on the obligation...
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US softens positions on Iran, Hamas
WASHINGTON, Feb 1: The US has compromised on its hard-line positions on both the Iranian nuclear dispute and the future of aid to Palestinians to broker deals on both the issues....
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Nawab Bugti booked for attacking FC convoy
QUETTA, Feb 1: Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, his grandson Nawabzada Brahmadag Bugti and 11 others have been booked for attacking a Frontier Corps convoy and injuring 11 paramilitary troops....
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PIA-Sats sign collaboration agreement
KARACHI, Feb 1: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) on Wednesday entered into a broad-based collaboration agreement to be implemented in two phases....
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Jaswant visits temple in Balochistan
KARACHI, Feb 1: Jaswant Singh, leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, returned here on Wednesday night after a visit to the temple of Hinglaj Mata in the Uthal area of Balochistan....
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5 held in smuggling bid
RAWALPINDI, Feb 1: The customs’ anti-smuggling staff have arrested five persons for trying to smuggle 1,870gms of heroin to Canada. Following an information that an attempt would be made to smuggle...
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