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| March 13, 2006 | Monday | Safar 12, 1427 |
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Smooth Senate poll followed by rumpus
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The first session of the Senate after the induction of newly-elected members witnessed an unprecedented rumpus, exchange of harsh words between the re-elected chairman, Mohammedmian Soomro, and members,... 
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Opposition may boycott Senate
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The opposition in Senate on Sunday threatened to boycott the ongoing session of the upper house and decided to hold a joint parliamentary meeting on Tuesday to finalise its strategy....
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Alternative sources of energy to be explored: Talks with US today
WASHINGTON, March 12: The US-Pakistan energy talks, which begin in Islamabad on Monday, are likely to focus on developing alternative sources of energy for the country, says the US State Department....
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1,500 held as Basant passes under ban
LAHORE, March 12: Around 1,500 people were picked up in different parts of Punjab — 857 of them in Lahore, on Sunday on the charge of violating the ban on kite flying....
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Deal signed to give Etisalat PTCL control
ISLAMABAD, March 12: Pakistan signed a landmark deal with Etisalat on Sunday giving the UAE’s telecom giant 26 per cent shares of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) at a cost of $2.6...
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Economic growth figures revised downwards
ISLAMABAD, March 12: The government has significantly lowered economic growth forecasts made in the annual plan of the federal budget for 2005-06 because of lower than expected growth in agriculture and manufacturing sectors....
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80 killed in Iraq bomb blasts, mortar attacks
BAGHDAD, March 12: Iraq saw one of its bloodiest days for weeks as 80 people were killed on Sunday in bomb explosions and mortar attacks. Forty of the deaths occurred in...
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Mujaddedi escapes attack on life
KABUL, March 12: A former Afghan president who heads a commission trying to encourage Taliban defections was slightly wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on Sunday that officials said killed two bombers and two civilians....
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MoU signed to curb human trafficking
GUJRAT, March 12: Oman has signed a memorandum with Pakistan to boost cooperation in fighting organised crime and human trafficking....
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Relaxation in curfew triggers exodus
MIRAMSHAH, March 12: Officials on Sunday relaxed a curfew in the North Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan but residents of Miranshah used the opportunity to flee their homes....
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UK soldier accuses US troops of illegal tactics
LONDON, March 12: An elite British soldier revealed on Sunday that he quit the army after refusing to fight in Iraq anymore on moral grounds because of the ‘illegal’ tactics used by US troops on the ground....
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India hopeful of resolving border row with China
NEW DELHI, March 12: India is optimistic about settling a decades-old border dispute with China, a top official said on Sunday as the two sides held talks on the issue for a second day....
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PML names NALC candidates
GILGIT, March 12: Lobbying intensified on Sunday ahead of the March 22 polls for 12 reserved seats for technocrats and women in the NALC....
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Milosevic blood had foreign substance traces
THE HAGUE, March 12: Traces of a drug used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis were found in a blood sample taken in recent months from former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, a...
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A day of incredible cricket records
JOHANNESBURG, March 12: South Africa hit a world record 438 for nine in the highest-scoring One-day International in history to beat Australia by one wicket and win the series 3-2 on Sunday....
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China invites Musharraf to SCO summit
BEIJING, March 12: Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent a formal letter to President Pervez Musharraf inviting him to attend the sixth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)....
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Landmines planted by troops, says Bugti
QUETTA, March 12: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti has alleged that security forces have planted landmines from Pakeel to Barkhan in areas controlled by them....
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India to free 124 Pakistanis by 31st: Kashmiri leader
ISLAMABAD, March 12: India will free 124 Pakistanis detained in different jails of the Occupied Kashmir by March 31, disclosed Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party chief Bhem Singh....
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