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| February 14, 2006 | Tuesday | Muharram 15, 1427 |
Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper
Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
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FTA by Sept 30 with Bangladesh: Aziz, Khaleda hold talks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Pakistan and Bangladesh on Monday signed four MoUs and agreed to finalise the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by Sept 30 aimed at enhancing bilateral trade.... 
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Musharraf backs Iran gas pipeline: US asked to help on Kashmir
RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that he supported plans to build a gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and India, despite opposition from the United States....
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PC told to expedite steel mills sell-off
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked the Privatization Commission to expedite the disinvestment of Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation as the issue is causing unrest among potential bidders and employees of the organization....
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Lawmakers agree to hold joint protest: Blasphemous cartoons
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Treasury and opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly on Monday agreed to hold joint protest against the publication of blasphemous cartoons by various European newspapers, triggering resentment among the Muslims around the world....
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Senate resolution condemns cartoons: Abuse of Iraqi children by UK troops denounced
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Senate on Monday discussed the publication of blasphemous cartoons by some European newspapers after discarding private members’ business, with most senators demanding a boycott of European goods...
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Violations of border to be discussed with Karzai
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Foreign Office on Monday declared that Pakistan would raise the issue of recurring border violations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his visit here and at the upcoming Tripartite Commission meeting....
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Tehran ‘resumes’ enrichment
VIENNA, Feb 13: Diplomats said on Monday Iran had resumed some uranium enrichment work in defiance of a vote to engage the UN Security Council. Iran said earlier in the day...
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‘Parliament can delay election by a year’
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The acting Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Rana Bhagwandas, on Monday said that parliament under the Constitution had powers to delay the general election for a year....
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Musharraf must quit one office by 2007, says McKinnon
NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Commonwealth chief Don Mckinnon said on Monday that Pervez Musharraf must give up either the presidency or control over Pakistan’s armed forces by 2007, when his current presidential term ends....
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Singh to hold talks with Yasin Malik
NEW DELHI, Feb 13: Indian premier Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik on ending a decades-old dispute over the Himalayan region, an official said on Monday....
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Four killed in Kashmir clashes
SRINAGAR, Feb 13: Four suspected militants have been shot dead by security forces in occupied Kashmir, police said on Monday. Two militants died in a gunbattle on Monday in Yaripora village in southern Anantnag district, a police official said....
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4 US troops among 10 killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb 13: Four US soldiers were killed in a bomb blast in insurgency-plagued Afghanistan on Monday as five militia troops contracted to the US-led coalition and an Afghan soldier also died in attacks, officials said....
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Docotor once linked with Al Qaeda shot dead
LAHORE, Feb 13: Dr Ahmad Javed Khwaja, who had been detained for four months in the year 2002 on charges of having links with Al Qaeda, was shot dead in Manawan on Monday....
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‘Fisherman shot dead’
AHMEDABAD, Feb 13: An Indian fisherman was shot dead and four were detained by Pakistani coastguards on the high seas off western Gujarat state, the fishermens’ association and an official said on Monday....
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Civilian to replace Gen Zubair as Erra chairman
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: With the commencement of reconstruction phase in the quake-hit areas just a month away, Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) Chairman Lt-Gen Muhammad Zubair is being replaced by a civilian, official sources told Dawn here on Monday....
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‘Muzaffarabad needs more aid’
MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 13: The administrator of the Municipal Corporation of Muzaffarabad has urged national and international NGOs and UN agencies to shift their focus to the AJK capital and help mitigate sufferings of its residents....
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