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| March 8, 2006 | Wednesday | Safar 7, 1427 |
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Military action against Iran opposed: Aziz calls for diplomatic solution
LONDON, March 7: Pakistan will oppose any military action taken by the United States against Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, according to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.... 
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Cheney warns Iran of ‘consequences’
WASHINGTON, March 7: US Vice President Dick Cheney told Iran on Tuesday that enrichment of nuclear fuel on Iranian territory was unacceptable and warned that Tehran would face “meaningful consequences” if it continued to pursue its nuclear programme....
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Militant cleric’s school destroyed in Miramshah MIRAMSHAH, March 7: Security forces have destroyed a school run by a wanted cleric in the tribal headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, while an uneasy calm prevailed elsewhere in the restive area, residents and officials said on Tuesday....
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Bush visit exposed govt failure: ARD
ISLAMABAD, March 7: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) said on Tuesday that US President George Bush’s visit to Islamabad had exposed President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s ‘failure’ and demanded elections under a neutral set-up....
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Aviation talks end without headway
NEW DELHI, March 7: Talks between civil aviation officials from India and Pakistan ended inconclusively on Tuesday with both sides agreeing to meet again for further consultations on increasing air links and passenger flights between the South Asian neighbours....
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Spain backs initiatives for action at UN: Blasphemous cartoons
ISLAMABAD, March 7: Spain on Tuesday said it would work with Pakistan for drafting a resolution at the United Nations against defamation of religions and religious symbols and supported Islamabad’s offer...
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21 killed in Indian temple city blasts
LUCKNOW, March 7: Three separate bomb blasts ripped through the holy Hindu city of Varanasi in India on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 62 at a crowded temple and a railway station....
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Pentagon views Pakistan as key partner
WASHINGTON, March 7: Pakistan remains a key US partner in the war on terror and its military is playing an important role in providing intelligence and support to the forces of the US-coalition in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said here....
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Gen Abizaid arrives in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, March 7: US General John Abizaid, Commander of US Central Command, arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for talks with President Pervez Musharraf days after President George W....
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Three gas pipelines blown up
QUETTA, March 7: Three gas pipelines were blown up in the Pir Koh gas field area and Mastung township, while a bomb exploded in Quetta and around 28 rockets were fired...
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Kabul says its list is ‘accurate very strong’
KABUL, March 7: A rift between Afghanistan and Pakistan deepened on Tuesday as President Hamid Karzai’s office said intelligence about Taliban and Al Qaeda fugitives allegedly hiding in Pakistan was ‘very strong and accurate’....
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Bush visit to Pakistan, India may have done harm: NYT
NEW YORK, March 7: Saying that President Bush’s visit to “Pakistan and India may have done real harm”, the New York Times chided Mr Bush for “sticking” President Musharraf with the...
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Congress approval to be sought before mid-term polls: US-India nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, March 7: The Bush administration will try to seek congressional endorsement for the nuclear deal it signed with India last week before this fall’s midterm congressional elections, diplomatic sources said....
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Separation of N-units by 2014: Singh
NEW DELHI, March 7: India will open 14 of its 22 nuclear plants for international inspections by 2014 as part of a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday....
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US still opposed to Iran pipeline
WASHINGTON, March 7: The United States still opposes a proposed gas pipeline linking Iran, Pakistan and India because of the ongoing concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme and support for terrorism, the White House said on Tuesday....
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India protests over ‘bunkers’
NEW DELHI, March 7: India has registered “strong protests” with Pakistan over the construction of new bunkers on their heavily-militarised border, a minister said on Tuesday....
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Iraq’s Shia bloc to seek parliament delay
BAGHDAD, March 7: Iraq’s ruling Shia alliance will ask President Jalal Talabani to postpone Sunday’s opening of parliament for “a few days,” a senior member of the SCIRI Shia party told Reuters on Tuesday....
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Mudslide kills seven
PAKPATTAN, March 7: A mudslide killed seven people who were carrying out repair work on a well near Chak Faropur, Chistian, 10km off here on Tuesday....
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Senate to meet on Friday
ISLAMABAD, March 7: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday called the Senate to meet on Friday for a session that would bid farewell to members retiring after a three-year term and welcom their successors....
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‘LT commander’ killed: India
SRINAGAR, March 7: Indian troops killed a top commander of a hardline rebel group in revolt-hit Kashmir in a gunbattle early Tuesday, the army said. The commander belonged to Lashkar-i-Toiba, the army said....
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