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| February 15, 2006 | Wednesday | Muharram 16, 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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Arson, violence on day of mob rule in Lahore: Two rioters dead; slow police response alleged
LAHORE, Feb 14: Two young men were killed and 20 suffered injuries when angry mobs, protesting against publication of sacrilegious caricatures of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) in a number of European newspapers turned violent....
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Cartoons: 150 students detained in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Police used batons and fired teargas to break up a demonstration by thousands of students who broke into the highly protected diplomatic enclave during a protest here on Tuesday against the publication of blasphemous cartoons....
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Joint protest march by MPs in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Members of both houses of parliament staged a protest march here on Tuesday to express resentment and anguish on publication of blasphemous cartoons by various European newspapers....
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Singh calls all-party meeting on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Feb 14: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called an all-party meeting next week to search for a solution to the Kashmir issue, and sources said on Tuesday the...
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Settlement of political disputes stressed: Musharraf, Khaleda agree to boost ties
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said that South Asia must overcome its political conflicts to pave the way for progress and prosperity of the one-fifth of humanity living in the region....
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Aziz orders strict action
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday ordered the interior ministry to effectively deal with the law and order situation which was deteriorating because of agitations against the publication...
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Rocket attack disrupts Loti gas supply
QUETTA, Feb 14: Gas supply to Loti gas plant was suspended after another pipeline was damaged by rocket fire on Tuesday. Personnel of law-enforcement agencies are reported to have defused eight...
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National Assembly session: treasury in tight spot
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: The opposition took advantage of absence of a large number of members of the ruling coalition in the National Assembly on Thursday and introduced a number of draft bills and twice defeated the government on vote counts....
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Indian sugar arrives
LAHORE, Feb 14: The first consignment of 19,360 tons of sugar arrived here on Tuesday from India, which might relieve some supply pressure but would not help in reducing the commodity’s price....
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Conspiracy to deprive Hamas of power: US, Israel in talks for re-election
NEW YORK, Feb 14: The United States and Israel are discussing ways to destabilize the Palestinian government so that newly elected Hamas officials will fail and elections will be called again,...
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Israel rules out negotiations
TEL AVIV: Israel will ‘review all contacts’ with the Palestinians if Hamas heads a future government after its recent electoral victory, Israel’s acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday....
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Karzai due today
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to arrive here on Wednesday afternoon on a three-day official visit for consultations with the top Pakistani leadership primarily to keep the growing bilateral relations on track....
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Remarks of McKinnon inappropriate, says FO
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: Pakistan on Tuesday described as ‘inappropriate’ reported remarks of Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon who said that President Gen Pervez Musharraf must give up either the presidency or the post of army chief by 2007....
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No justification for violence: White House
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: The White House has avoided commenting on widespread protests in Pakistan against blasphemous Danish cartoons and instead has Issued a general appeal urging demonstrators to be peaceful....
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Iran confirms resuming enrichment
TEHRAN, Feb 14: Iran confirmed on Tuesday it had resumed limited uranium enrichment. “The work has resumed (at the Natanz enrichment facility),” said Javad Vaidi, a member of Iran’s Supreme...
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Indian troops kill three in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 14: Security forces in occupied Kashmir killed three militants in a fierce gunfight, the army said on Tuesday. The militants were shot in a battle that erupted late on...
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West’s fears delaying democracy: expert
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: The Western fear of militancy has further delayed the process of democratization in Pakistan, argues South Asia expert, Frédéric Grare....
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Rs3.6bn plan for highway project
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14: The government will provide Rs3.6 billion to the communications ministry for improving the inter-provincial highway system....
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Turkmen gas reserves sufficient: official
ASHGABAT, Feb 14: A senior Turkmen energy official said on Tuesday that a key natural gas field in the ex-Soviet nation holds sufficient reserves to fill a planned pipeline to Afghanistan and Pakistan....
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Trade talks precede Bush visit to Delhi
WASHINGTON, Feb 14: US and Indian officials meet in Washington this week for talks on bilateral trade ahead of President George Bush’s visit to India early next month....
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