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| February 6, 2006 | Monday | Muharram 7, 1427 |
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Musharraf says peace linked to Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 5: President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called upon the Indian leadership to take advantage of the atmosphere in the wake of the Oct 8 earthquake and resolve the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris....
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Solidarity Day observed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed all over the country and in Azad Kashmir on Sunday to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir in their struggle for freedom....
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13 killed by bomb blast on Lahore-bound bus
QUETTA, Feb 5: At least 13 people, including three army personnel, were killed and 18 others injured on Sunday when a bomb exploded in a Lahore-bound passenger bus near Kolpur, some 50 kilometres south-east of here....
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Six killed in missile attack on Sui town
QUETTA, Feb 5: Six people, including two security guards, were killed and over a dozen others, including women and children, were injured in an overnight missile attack on Sui town while...
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Time ripe to settle disputes: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that there was no threat to country’s security interests. “The government will not take any step that is detrimental to the...
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SECP move to ease row with KSE: Continuous Funding System to be reviewed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to review the controversial Continuous Funding System (CFS) by the end of May....
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Iran blocks N-inspections
TEHRAN, Feb 5: A defiant Iran moved on Sunday to block snap United Nations nuclear inspections and kick-start sensitive fuel work after being reported to Security Council, deepening a crisis over its disputed atomic ambitions....
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Talks will resolve Iran dispute, hopes FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Pakistan has expressed hope that the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme will be peacefully resolved through negotiations before next meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in March....
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Efficacy of regulatory bodies to be evaluated
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Pakistan and international lenders have agreed to critically evaluate the role of regulatory authorities through a detailed impact assessment exercise to improve their performance and create a competitive environment in the country, it is learnt....
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170 militants surrender in Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb 5: More than 170 Taliban and other fighters surrendered on Sunday as part of a government amnesty scheme, vowing to lay down arms and work to rebuild war-ravaged Afghanistan, officials said....
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Danes told to leave Lebanon amid widespread protests
BEIRUT, Feb 5: The Danish consulate building in Beirut was set ablaze on Sunday in clashes that left at least 28 people injured, as the row over controversial cartoons of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him) spiralled out of control....
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Iran recalls envoy from Denmark over cartoon row
TEHRAN, Feb 5: Iran said on Sunday it had recalled its ambassador to Denmark over the publication of cartoons depicting Islam’s Prophet Mohammad (SAW)....
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Indian PM considers talks with leftists
NEW DELHI, Feb 5: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was mulling on Sunday whether to hold crisis talks with leftwing allies that are angry at his government’s vote against Iran over its nuclear programme and its airport privatisation plans....
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Israeli air attack on car in Gaza kills three
GAZA, Feb 5: Israeli forces killed three members of an armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement and wounded five others in an air strike which targeted a car in Gaza City early on Sunday, medics and witnesses said....
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Bomb blast near Tank procession
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Feb 5: Seven people, including a policeman, were injured on Sunday when an explosive device went off during a Muharram procession in the town of Tank....
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Interpol issues global alert
PARIS, Feb 5: Interpol issued a worldwide alert on Sunday after the escape from a prison in Yemen of 23 suspected Al Qaeda members, all of whom were considered to be “a clear and present danger to all countries”....
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US and Russia differ on action against Iran
MUNICH, Feb 5: Alarm over Iran’s nuclear programme dominated a three-day security conference which ended here on Sunday as top officials struggled in vain to find common ground on further action to force a shift in Tehran’s nuclear stance....
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PM vows to enhance ties with Qatar
ISLAMABAD, Feb 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday said the Muslim Ummah’s help to Pakistan in recovering from the catastrophic Oct 8 earthquake last year had won the hearts of the quake victims as well as the people of Pakistan....
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