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| March 21, 2006 | Tuesday | Safar 20, 1427 |
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Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
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Consensus in Senate on ending operation: Call for reconciliation
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Senators belonging to the opposition and treasury benches have developed consensus on bringing a halt to ongoing operations in Waziristan and Balochistan and proposed renewed reconciliation efforts to achieve durable peace.... 
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Broadcast halted as booster in Wana is blown up
WANA, March 20: A radio booster was blown up in this South Waziristan Agency headquarters town on Sunday night. Officials said the explosion, which took place at about 1:30am, had destroyed the aerial transmission unit and antenna of the radio station....
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Gas pipeline blown up near Sariab
QUETTA, March 20: Gas supply to several localities in Sariab area was disrupted after a gas pipeline was blown up on the Quetta-Mastung road late on Monday night....
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Pakistan rejects solution based on status quo
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Pakistan on Monday called upon India to engage seriously in the composite dialogue process to find an acceptable solution to the Kashmir dispute and completely ruled out any solution based on the status quo....
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Aziz launches ‘support a family’ programme
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday launched the “Support a family” programme to help quake-affected people and reaffirmed that the government will use all resources to help their speedy return to normal life....
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Funds should not be diverted: Erra
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Chairman Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) Altaf M. Saleem has said the reconstruction funds will not be used for defence purposes....
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Pakistan to keep pressing for N-energy, says Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, March 20: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Monday said the visit of US President George W Bush to Pakistan was a success, but Islamabad had the right to disagree...
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Growth rate promoting FDI, says president
KARACHI, March 20: President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that the country’s vibrant economy and unprecedented growth were encouraging foreign direct investment. The president was speaking at a gala dinner of Textile Asia 2006 exhibition held at the Governor’s House here....
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BNP rejects proposal on voting rights in Gwadar
QUETTA, March 20: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) has rejected PML leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s suggestion that non-locals in Gwadar should be allowed to exercise the right to vote after 15 years....
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S.H. Hashmi passes away
KARACHI, March 20: S.H. Hashmi, one of the pioneers of advertising industry in the country and managing director of Orient McCan Ericson, died at a hospital here on Monday....
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Joint body meets today
ISLAMABAD, March 20: The revived Pakistan-India Joint Commission (JC) will begin its meetings here on Tuesday....
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Aftershock
ISLAMABAD, March 20: An aftershock measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale once again rocked the quake-hit areas on Monday night, forcing the residents of the areas to run outside from their homes....
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US will defend Israel, Bush warns Iran
CLEVELAND, March 20: US President George Bush said on Monday he hoped to resolve the nuclear dispute with Iran with diplomacy, but warned Tehran he would ‘use military might’ if necessary to defend Israel....
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Iran’s move
VIENNA, March 20: Iran is about to run a 164-centrifuge cascade to enrich uranium, a step that would increase urgency for UN action on Tehran’s N-plan, diplomats told AFP on Monday....
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Stinger missiles in Afghanistan a threat: US
KABUL, March 20: US-made Stinger missiles will pose a threat to military and commercial aircraft across the region if they fall into the hands of Taliban rebels in Afghanistan, the US-led coalition said on Monday....
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Poultry ban extended
ISLAMABAD, March 20: The government on Monday banned import of poultry and its products from Slovakia, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Germany to avoid spread of the deadly bird flu virus....
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