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| February 24, 2006 | Friday | Muharram 25, 1427 |
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Waziristan action suspended
PESHAWAR, Feb 23: NWFP Governor Khalil-ur-Rehman has said the government has suspended operations in North Waziristan Agency because it believes that tribesmen are able to restore peace and normalcy through their own customs and traditions.... 
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130 killed in two days of violence
BAGHDAD, Feb 23: Gunmen have shot dead 130 people in two days of violence in Iraq after the bombing of a revered shrine, prompting renewed political paralysis and warnings of civil war....
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UN move to defuse new crisis in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Feb 23: United Nations envoy to Iraq Ashraf Qazi invited Iraqi political and religious leaders on Thursday to meet and try to overcome spiralling sectarian tensions that have raised the risk of civil war after the bombing of a shrine....
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Opposition refuses to go to Brussels
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The combined opposition on Thursday declined to join a proposed parliamentary delegation to be sent to Brussels for talks with European parliamentarians on blasphemous cartoons....
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Opposition trying to politicise issue: Ijaz: OIC to be briefed on Brussels talks
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Minister for Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Mohammad Ijaz-ul-Haq on Thursday regretted the Opposition’s decision of not joining the parliamentary delegation scheduled to visit Brussels to meet members of the European Parliament....
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Dam renamed as Bhasha-Diamer: PM announces uplift plans for NAs
BASHA, Feb 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, agreeing to the long-standing demand of the people of Diamer district, announced on Thursday renaming of the Bhasha dam as Diamer-Bhasha dam....
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Gas pipeline blown up near Dera Bugti
QUETTA, Feb 23: A gas pipeline between Pir Koh and Dera Bugti was blown up on Thursday morning. There was no gas in the pipeline as supply through it has been temporarily suspended....
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Riyadh to continue Palestine aid
RIYADH, Feb 23: Saudi Arabia has rejected a US demand to stop financial assistance to a Hamas-led Palestinian government. During a news conference on Wednesday night, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud...
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Transport sector declared industry: Trucking fleet to be upgraded
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The government has decided to elevate the transport sector to the status of an industry and formulate an integrated trucking policy whereby ageing trucks would be replaced with...
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Pakistan an emerging economic hub, says Musharraf
CHENGDU, Feb 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf highlighted on Thursday Pakistan’s potential as an emerging economic hub and an attractive destination for foreign investment....
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Stable Pakistan in US interest: report
WASHINGTON, Feb 23: A stable, democratic, economically thriving Pakistan is considered vital to US interests in Asia, says a congressional report released days before President George W....
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31 detained in Islamabad, claims MMA
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Police on Thursday raided homes and arrested 31 activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, a day before the group planned to hold nationwide protests against blasphemous cartoon, a spokesman for the alliance said....
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Annan asks Iraqis to exercise restraint
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday appealed to all communities in Iraq to show maximum restraint after the “provocative” bombing of a Shia shrine, and the top...
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Curfew clamped on Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Feb 23: The Iraqi government will impose a daytime curfew on Baghdad and three surrounding provinces on Friday in an effort to avert sectarian clashes during Friday prayer, sources said on Thursday....
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Death toll in Nigerian riots hits 138
ONITSHA (Nigeria), Feb 23: At least 138 Nigerians died in five days of rioting by Muslims and Christians across Africa’s most populous nation, where uncertainty over the political future is exacerbating ethnic and religious tensions....
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Three refugee camps to close in April
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The government has announced closure of three refugee camps in the North West Frontier Province and Balochistan at the end of April, offering the affected Afghans a choice of repatriation to Afghanistan or relocation within Pakistan....
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Jalalabad bus service deal signed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: The Peshawar-Jalalabad bus service will start on trial basis on March 15 with 11 runs every day, Communications Minister Shamim Siddiqui announced on Thursday....
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Denmark to host religious dialogue
COPENHAGEN, Feb 23: Denmark on Thursday launched a charm offensive towards Muslim countries, pledging to host a conference on religious dialogue and help fund a UN programme aimed at overcoming prejudice between Islam and the West....
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Three dead in Indian ship blast
HYDERABAD (India), Feb 23: Three Indian sailors were killed and 20 injured when discarded ammunition exploded while it was being thrown into the sea from a missile ship off the east coast, police said on Thursday....
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50m pounds gone after UK cash depot heist
LONDON, Feb 23: An armed gang who carried out a daring raid on a British security depot may have escaped with a record amount of cash, possibly up to 50 million pounds, a senior police officer said on Thursday....
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Belgrade in touch with Mladic: FM
THE HAGUE, Feb 23: Serbian authorities are negotiating with Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic about surrendering to the UN war crimes court, Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot told parliament on Thursday....
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PM to leave for UK on March 5
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will leave for the UK on a four-day official visit starting on March 5. He will discuss the issue of sacrilegious caricatures and other important issues with Prime Minister Tony Blair....
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