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| February 17, 2006 | Friday | Muharram 18, 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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Peaceful protest rally in Karachi
KARACHI, Feb 16: Parts of Karachi remained closed and tens of thousands of people rallied here on Thursday in protest against blasphemous cartoons published in some European Newspapers....
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Blasphemy: call in NA for firm steps
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The issue of blasphemous cartoons dominated the National Assembly proceedings on Thursday with the opposition lawmakers asking the government to take ‘firm steps’ to force those responsible to...
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China not to withdraw experts from Pakistan: Beijing seeks protection of nationals
BEIJING, Feb 16: China has announced that it will not evacuate engineers and technicians from Pakistan after three Chinese engineers were shot dead in Balochistan on Wednesday....
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Gas pipeline, railway track blown up
QUETTA, Feb 16: The Pir Koh and Loti gas plants stopped functioning on Thursday following explosion in the main pipeline. In another incident, the main Quetta-Sibi railway track was blown up near Mach late on Thursday evening....
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UN urges closure of Guantanamo: US rejects demand
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16: The United Nations on Thursday called upon the United States to shut down its detention centre at Guantanamo Bay “without further delay.”...
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Strategic ties with Kabul discussed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday discussed steps to raise bilateral relations to ‘strategic level’ through increased security and diplomatic and economic cooperation....
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Govt criticised over law and order, sugar crisis
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The government faced harsh criticism in the Senate on Thursday mainly from opposition benches over the deteriorating law and order, the Balochistan situation and the prevailing sugar crisis....
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PML, allies condemn blasphemy
ISLAMABAD Feb 16: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League and its allied parliamentary groups met here on Thursday to discuss the wave of violent protests against the publication of blasphemous cartoons and...
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Supply for 30 years assured: TAP gas plan moves ahead
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Turkmenistan will provide sovereign guarantees to Pakistan to supply 3.2 billion cubic feet of gas per day (BCFD) for 30 years....
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Jadoon in India for pipeline talks
NEW DELHI, Feb 16: Petroleum Minister Amanullah Khan Jadoon arrived here on Thursday for talks with his new Indian counterpart Murli Deora that would include discussions on a possible trilateral meeting with Iran to push for the three-nation gas pipeline project....
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Killers will be brought to book, China assured
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Pakistan has assured the Chinese leadership of swift and severe action against all those behind the killing of three Chinese engineers in a terrorist attack in Hub on...
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Bush visit sign of strong ties, says US
WASHINGTON, Feb 16: President George Bush’s visit to Pakistan next month underscores the US desire to broaden its relations with this key ally in the war on terror, a senior State Department official told a Senate committee on Thursday....
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Cartoon row: minister told to quit
ROME, Feb 16: Italy’s Reforms Minister Roberto Calderoli said on Wednesday he had been asked to resign after he had a T-shirt made emblazoned with the anti-Islam cartoons....
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Women from Dera Bugti stage protest
QUETTA, Feb 16: About 40 women and children from Dera Bugti on Thursday staged a demonstration here to condemn the ongoing operation and called for immediate halt to hostilities....
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Army has 7-day ration in quake-hit areas, says Farooq
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: Chief Relief Commissioner Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmad Khan says army formations in the quake-hit areas have a seven-day ration in order to meet any emergency....
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Prisoners’ abuse condemned
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: The Senate on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution condemning the abuse of prisoners by the US forces in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and demanding that those responsible...
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