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| March 24, 2006 | Friday | Safar 23, 1427 |
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Musharraf warns of harsher action: Militancy and terror to be crushed; address at Lahore public meeting
LAHORE, March 23: President Musharraf here on Thursday warned extremists, foreign militants in Waziristan, sardars of Balochistan and exiled leaders in London against their anti-state activities....
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Strong protest over killings lodged: Afghan ambassador summoned by FO
ISLAMABAD, March 23: Islamabad on Thursday lodged a strong protest with Kabul over the killing of 16 Pakistani civilians by Afghan security forces in Spin Boldak and demanded an immediate and thorough investigation into the incident....
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‘Spin Boldak victims weren’t Taliban’
QUETTA, March 23: Relatives of the three killed among 17 by Afghan security forces have claimed that the victims were not Taliban. Speaking to newsmen, the brothers of the three accused,...
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Man killed in blast; Kohlu pounded by security men
QUETTA, March 23: A man was killed and nine people, including two children, were injured in a bomb blast in Kohlu town on Thursday when gunship helicopters pounded different areas of Kohlu district in a new operation launched by security forces....
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Import of red meat from India increases
KARACHI, March 23: Pakistan’s imports of red meat, including beef from India, have shot up in the wake up of the bird flu scare to make up for a slump in consumption of locally produced poultry, industry officials said on Thursday....
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Islamabad was told about N-deal: US
WASHINGTON, March 23: The United States has kept Pakistan “very fully” informed on negotiations with India over the nuclear deal, says a senior US official who also asserted the accord will cause no arms race in South Asia....
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56 die as violence rages on in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 23: At least 56 Iraqis died on Thursday in violence, including a car bombing, in the capital that marked the third major attack on a police lockup in three days....
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3 Western hostages rescued in Iraq
BAGHDAD, March 23: US and British forces Thursday rescued three Western hostages held captive in Iraq for almost four months, amid a string of car bombings that left at least two dozen people dead....
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S. Arabia restricts employment age
RIYADH, March 23: The work contract of expatriate male employees above the age of 60 will not be renewed further in Saudi Arabia under the new labour laws to be implemented from April 13....
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Sonia quits as MP amid job controversy
NEW DELHI, March 23: Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the governing coalition, stepped down on Thursday as a member of Parliament amid inter-party feuding over whether she violated a once-obscure election law by holding another government job....
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Book with Prophet’s sketch withdrawn
KOLKATA, March 23: An Indian state government and one of the country’s leading bookstore chains have withdrawn a US-published book from stores because it included a sketch of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)....
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Indian court warrant for M.F. Hussain
NEW DELHI, March 23: A court in central India has issued an arrest warrant for internationally acclaimed painter M. F. Husain for allegedly offending Hindus with his nude painting titled “Mother India,” media reported on Thursday....
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Cars burnt in Paris during jobs demo
PARIS, March 23: Several cars and a shop were on fire on Thursday near the Invalides esplanade in central Paris after disturbances during a march against the government’s youth jobs plan....
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Almost 130 missing in shipwreck off Cameroon
YAOUNDE, March 23: About 130 west Africans were feared drowned on Thursday after a boat sank off Cameroon, Cameroonian naval and government officials said. According to the first accounts that sailors...
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First woman appointed as Syrian VP
DAMASCUS, March 23: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday appointed former culture minister Najah al-Attar as a second vice president, the official news agency SANA reported....
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US warning fuels anger in Italy
ROME, March 23: A U.S. security alert advising Americans of possible pre-election violence in Italy set off a storm of controversy on Thursday with the centre-left opposition saying it created a “climate of fear”....
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US citizen testifies against UK gang
LONDON, March 23: A supergrass with links to Al Qaeda gave evidence in a court on Thursday against seven men accused of planning a bombing campaign across Britain....
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Impasse on Iran issue continues
UNITED NATIONS, March 23: The impasse among the permanent five members of the UN Security Council over a statement on Iranian nuclear programme, calling on Tehran to immediately stop enrichment activities,...
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French held for W. House alert
WASHINGTON, March 23: A French national was arrested after tossing a package over a White House gate, sparking a security alert, although the object was found to be harmless, the US Secret Service said on Thursday....
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Algeria urges coexistence after strife
ALGIERS, March 23: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika hit back on Thursday at critics who have slammed a new amnesty law as too sweeping, saying reconciliation was the only way to draw a line under years of bloodshed....
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