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| February 12, 2006 | Sunday | Muharram 13, 1427 |
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Don’t push us to the limit, Ahmedinejad tells West: Iran threatens to quit NPT
TEHRAN, Feb 11: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Saturday the country could quit the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if forced by the West to limit its disputed nuclear programme.... 
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Bajaur raid killed five foreigners: Musharraf
CHARSADDA, Feb 11: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said that five foreign militants were among those killed in the US air-strike on a Bajaur Agency village last month....
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3 FC men among 4 killed in attacks
QUETTA, Feb 11: Three paramilitary personnel and a civilian were killed and 12 others seriously injured in two separate incidents on Saturday in the Tump and Kahan areas of Balochistan, officials said....
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Truce brokered in Hangu
HANGU, Feb 11: A ceasefire was brokered in the troubled Hangu on Saturday after three days of intense clashes between the two Muslim sects, officials said....
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Call for countrywide strike on March 3
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The National Consultative meeting titled ‘Tahaffuz Namoos-i-Risalat’ held here on Saturday announced a countrywide shutter-down strike on March 3, a series of rallies and seminars....
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25 submit papers for Senate seats
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Twenty-five candidates aspiring for Senate seats filed their papers on Saturday from the federal capital, Fata as well as the three provinces, except for Balochistan, on the first day of the three-day process of filing of nominations....
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Shujaat calls PML polls ahead of schedule
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The Pakistan Muslim League will hold intra-party polls in its centenary year ahead of schedule and complete the exercise by Aug 14, the party’s president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain announced here on Saturday....
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Eight killed in held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 11: Eight people, including three security personnel, were killed in separate overnight clashes and militant attacks in held Kashmir, police said on Saturday....
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Bush lauds Pakistan’s role
WASHINGTON, Feb 11: Pakistan’s role in the war on terror and President Pervez Musharraf’s ‘courageous decision’ to join forces with the US in the effort came in for renewed praise by President George W....
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FO to check veracity of US security drill
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The Foreign Office on Saturday said it would look into the authenticity of media reports claiming that US security personnel had frisked members of the prime minister’s entourage at the behest of a Pakistani army general....
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‘Pakistan playing vital role in region’
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan on account of its geo-strategic location is playing a vital role in maintaining peace and stability in the region....
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14 killed in Assam, Chattisgarh
GUWAHATI (India), Feb 11: Fourteen people were killed in Maoist rebel-related incidents in Indian states of Assam and Chattisgarh....
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Steel mills’ CBA rejects privatisation
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: Pakistan Steel Employees Action Committee has turned down various Privatization Commission proposals to disinvest the Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation....
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Burns likely to visit India again: Differences over nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, Feb 11: US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns, the chief negotiator for the Indo-US nuclear deal, is expected to visit New Delhi later this month for talks on the troubled...
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Senate polls: PPP issues three tickets for Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 11: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) leadership on Saturday issued party tickets for the forthcoming Senate polls to three candidates from Islamabad, a PPP spokesman Nazir Dhoki told Dawn....
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Cleric injured in Gilgit
GILGIT, Feb 11: A cleric was shot at and injured by unidentified assailants here on Saturday. Police reached the scene after an hour and said that the unknown assailants ambushed Qari...
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Six file papers for Senate from Punjab
LAHORE, Feb 11: Six candidates for the Senate from Punjab filed their nominations with the election commission here on Saturday. Provincial election commissioner Ayaz Beg received the papers which could be filed for two more days, till Feb 13....
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PPP candidates for Senate polls
LAHORE, Feb 11: The PPP on Saturday announced fielding of advocate Babar Awan, Sajida Mir and Israr Shah in the Senate polls for general, women and technocrats seats respectively....
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