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| February 16, 2006 | Thursday | Muharram 17, 1427 |
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Gunfire, rioting mar anti-cartoon protests: Two dead in Peshawar; shops, property set ablaze
PESHAWAR, Feb 15: Two people were killed and over 60 injured in Peshawar on Wednesday in what may be called a repeat of mob violence in Lahore a day earlier during protests against the publication of blasphemous cartoons.... 
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PM seeks opposition’s help
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz appealed in the National Assembly on Wednesday for a halt to violence during protests against blasphemous cartoons published in some European countries and invited...
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3 Chinese engineers killed in ambush
QUETTA, Feb 15: Three Chinese engineers working for a cement plant and their Pakistani driver were killed in an ambush in Hub on Wednesday. Three other Chinese engineers accompanying them escaped unhurt, sources said. The six engineers were on their way to their residence after completing the day’s work at the Attock Cement Factory....
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Security ties with Kabul to get boost: Musharraf-Karzai talks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday resolved to bolster security cooperation and improve coordination at all levels to firmly fight terrorism on both sides of the border....
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Bush visit on course
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The White House has dispelled all speculations about President George Bush’s visit to Pakistan in early March, saying that there’s no question of the trip being cancelled because of the ongoing controversy over the blasphemous caricatures....
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Abuse photos authentic: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Feb 15: The Pentagon has confirmed the authenticity of a set of photographs of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib that were aired for the first time on Wednesday by Australian television, a defence official said....
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Violence blamed on ‘hidden hands’
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the federal cabinet on Wednesday issued stern warning to ‘hidden hands’ behind incidents of violence, arson and destruction of...
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Man killed in Lahore student protests
LAHORE, Feb 15: A man was killed and eight others were injured on Wednesday when students of the Punjab University turned violent while protesting against publication of sacrilegious cartoons in some European newspapers....
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Violence must end, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: President Pervez Musharraf has said that certain anti-social and criminal elements are trying to exploit the sentiments of the nation on the issue of blasphemous cartoons to create law and order problems in the country....
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Sugar price likely to increase
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Sugar prices are expected to increase further next month owing to an overall shortfall in domestic supplies and rising international prices, official and industry sources said....
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Two Uzbeks held in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, Feb 15: Security forces arrested two Uzbek militants at the Khajuri checkpost near Mirali in North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, officials said....
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Yasin meets Singh tomorrow
NEW DELHI, Feb 15: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik said on Wednesday he would meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Feb 17....
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Zaradri’s arrest warrants issued
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: An accountability court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against former senator Asif Ali Zardari in the SGS case. According to the National Accountability Bureau, the court declared Mr...
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Opposition, govt trade allegations in Senate
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Opposition and government senators on Wednesday blamed each other for the violence in Lahore and Peshawar during protests against the publication of blasphemous caricatures by some European newspapers....
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Two nuclear power plants sought from China
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Pakistan wants two more 325-MW nuclear power plants from China to meet its growing energy needs. Sources said on Wednesday that President Gen Pervez Musharraf would take up...
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562 Afghans detained under Foreigners Act released
KARACHI, Feb 15: The government on Wednesday released 562 Afghan nationals, including children, who had been kept in jail for up to a year after violating immigration laws, officials said....
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