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| March 23, 2006 | Thursday | Safar 22, 1427 |
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Cleric killed, exchange blown up in S. Waziristan
WANA, March 22: A pro-government cleric was killed by gunmen in the Laddah subdivision of the South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday and a telephone exchange was blown up in the Shakai area.... 
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Door opens for talks: president: Balochistan, Waziristan
RAWALPINDI, March 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz discussed the country’s political environment, law and order situation in Balochistan and tribal areas, response to Afghan allegations and...
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Karzai to replace foreign minister
KABUL, March 22: Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced a limited cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday that included the appointment of an adviser on foreign affairs, Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, as foreign minister in place of Abdullah Abdullah....
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Pakistan to command Multinational Interdiction Force from April
ISLAMABAD, March 22: Pakistan from next month will take command of the Multinational Interdiction Force (MIF) that operates in the international waters from the coast of Makran to Somalia for one year....
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Accord with India to jointly fight crime: Dealing with Interpol references
NEW DELHI, March 22: India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to jointly fight human trafficking, counterfeit currency trade and illegal immigration amid indications that the mandate for their criminal investigators, meeting after 17 years, could eventually cover organised crime....
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Pakistan Day being observed today
ISLAMABAD, March 22: Pakistan Day is being observed today (Thursday) with determination to strive harder for the country’s prosperity, stability and security. The day will dawn with 21-gun salute in the federal capital and 19- gun salute in provincial capitals....
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Property of Asif confiscated
ISLAMABAD, March 22: The district coordination officers of Nawabshah, Sanghar and Hyderabad have confiscated the properties of PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari as ordered last month by the Accountability Court No....
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Irsa begins saving water in reservoirs
ISLAMABAD, March 22: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has started saving water in reservoirs for Kharif season starting from April 1 owing to favourable impact of the current rainy trend....
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Five troops injured by landmine
QUETTA, March 22: Five personnel of security forces were injured seriously in a landmine explosion in Lehri area while a heavy exchange of fire was reported between armed tribesmen and forces on Wednesday....
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Afghan army claims killing 20 Taliban fighters
SPIN BOLDAK, March 22: Afghan government forces killed 16 Taliban insurgents after surrounding them in mountains near the border with Pakistan, an Afghan army officer said on Wednesday....
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Ogra directed to take note of high gas bills
ISLAMABAD, March 22: The cabinet committee on regulatory bodies on Wednesday directed the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to take notice of high-valued bills of gas during the current month...
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Muzaffarabad ‘hazard zones’ identified
MUZAFFARABAD, March 22: The much-awaited Turkish seismic report has found 7 and 30 per cent of Muzaffarabad and its suburbs as ‘low hazard’ and ‘medium hazard’ zones whereas 31 and 32...
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Schoolgirl loses case to wear Islamic dress
LONDON, March 22: A British girl lost a legal battle on Wednesday to be allowed to wear full Islamic dress in school in a case which has been likened to the row in France over the wearing of Muslim headscarves....
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Man held for tossing package at White House
WASHINGTON, March 22: A man was taken into custody on Wednesday after throwing over the White House fence an object that triggered a bomb investigation, but no explosives were found....
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Afghanistan says fate of convert up to the court
KABUL, March 22: Under mounting international pressure over the case of a man facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity, Afghanistan said on Wednesday the judiciary would decide the case....
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Singh to flag off Nankana bus
NEW DELHI, March 22: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate a bus service on Friday between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, the birthplace of Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak, the Press Trust of India said on Wednesday....
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