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| March 11, 2006 | Saturday | Safar 10, 1427 |
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PPP, PML-N to evolve joint plan: Benazir, Shahbaz meet in Dubai
LAHORE, March 10: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif met at the Dubai residence of the PPP chairperson on Friday and exchanged views on the political...
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Musharraf renews demilitarisation, autonomy proposals
ISLAMABAD, March 10: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday Pakistan’s proposals for demilitarisation and self-governance offered a practical solution to the Kashmir dispute....
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28 on way to wedding killed: Landmine blast in Dera Bugti
QUETTA, March 10: At least 28 people, most of them women and children, were killed and 7 others injured on Friday morning when a tractor trailer carrying a wedding party hit an anti-tank mine near Bakar area in Dera Bugti district....
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Tribesmen held for laying mines
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Security personnel have arrested several tribesmen for their alleged involvement in laying mines in strife-hit areas of Balochistan, a senior official of the interior ministry told Dawn on Friday....
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Troops kill man in Miramshah; militants mount new attacks
MIRAMSHAH, March 10: Security forces have killed a man said to be mentally retarded and wounded a labourer in Miramshah bazaar in the volatile North Waziristan Agency during curfew hours, sources said....
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MMA secures two more Senate seats
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) gained two new Senate seats on Friday when five senators were elected to complete the election of 50 to replace as many retiring members of the upper house....
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Acquitted doctors detained under MPO
KARACHI, March 10: An Anti-Terrorism Appellate (ATA) bench of Sindh High Court allowed an appeal filed by two brothers Dr Akmal Waheed and Dr Arshad Waheed against their conviction and sentence by an ATC-II for Karachi division....
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Powerful aftershock kills man in Mirpur
MUZAFFARABAD, March 10, 2006: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted northern Pakistan on Friday, killing one person and injuring 22, officials said....
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UN council considering Iran case
UNITED NATIONS, March 10: The UN Security Council is considering a statement listing multiple failures by Iran to meet the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear...
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Eight held for temple city blasts
LUCKNOW, March 10: Police detained eight people on Friday over bomb attacks that killed 15 people in one of Hinduism’s holiest cities and were later claimed by a group which said it was fighting Indian rule in Kashmir....
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Erra chief rules out forced repatriation
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Chief Relief Commissioner Maj-Gen Farooq Ahmad Khan has ruled out forced relocation of quake survivors from relief camps....
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Cash played no role in Senate polls: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday expressed satisfaction over smooth completion of the last stage of senate elections on Friday. However, he rejected any role of money in...
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Opposition plans action from April
ISLAMABAD, March 10: Opposition parties would launch a countrywide movement from April ‘to oust Gen Musharraf through the use of people’s power,” said Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Siddiqul Farooq on Friday....
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Tribal militants make security arrangements
WANA, March 10: Tribal militants have decided to take their own security measures to curb lawlessness in the South Waziristan Agency. Sources said leaders of various militant outfits and Ulema met...
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Indian left has little hope for Iran gas
NEW DELHI, March 10: As Indian officials braced to participate in next week’s crucial tripartite meeting with Iran and Pakistan to specifically discuss the price of gas that Tehran would supply,...
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SC seeks govt view on Hashmi plea
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the attorney-general to give government’s view on Monday when it will hear an appeal against the Lahore High Court’s rejection of a...
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OIC envoys assured of steps against blasphemy
ISLAMABAD, March 10: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has assured OIC ambassadors in Geneva that her Office was taking necessary steps to combat defamation of religions, create a culture...
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BJP to raise Sarabjit issue
NEW DELHI, March 10: India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party said on Friday it would raise in Parliament on Saturday the issue of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, whose petition against death penalty has been rejeced by Pakistan’s Supreme Court....
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US submits nuclear proposal to Congress
WASHINGTON, March 10: The Bush administration has already submitted a proposal to the US Congress, seeking to amend the laws for enabling India to acquire nuclear technology from the United States...
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John Profumo of Keeler scandal fame dies
LONDON, March 10: John Profumo, the former British minister whose liaison with a call girl nearly brought down a government, and who spent more than 40 years redeeming himself with unpaid...
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