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| March 28, 2006 | Tuesday | Safar 27, 1427 |
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Treaty possible after Kashmir settlement: FO
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Pakistan on Monday expressed optimism that Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s offer of a ‘friendship treaty’ would give impetus to the sluggish peace process between the two countries.... 
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Accord on removal of trade barriers
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Pakistan and India on Monday agreed to identify and remove non-tariff barriers (NTBs), which restrict the smooth flow of trade between the two countries....
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Musharraf says Islam, modernity compatible
ISLAMABAD, March 27: President Pervez Musharraf has stated that Islam is compatible with modernity as modernization means access to good education, civic government, development, justice and democracy....
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Human capital real strength, says PM
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday that the government was focussing on human resource development which was essential to achieve success in research and technology advancement....
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Persistent Kashmir talks urged
KARACHI, March 27: Kashmiris from across the Line of Control on Monday emphasised the need for persistent dialogue for removing misunderstandings and resolving the Kashmir issue....
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Boucher due next week
WASHINGTON, March 27: US State Department’s new head for South and Central Asia will visit Pakistan next week as part of the ongoing consultations between the two countries to build up on the understanding reached during President Bush’s visit, officials said....
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PML-N authorises Nawaz to decide on resignation
LAHORE, March 27: The PML-N central working committee in a meeting in London has authorised Mian Nawaz Sharif to take a decision about party legislators’ resignations from assemblies to mount pressure on the rulers....
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Man convicted by ‘Taliban’ executed in S. Waziristan
PESHAWAR, March 27: The local Taliban in the South Waziristan tribal region sentenced a man to death for murdering a taxi- driver and the execution was carried out by the cabby’s father....
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Suicide bomber kills 40 at Iraq army centre
BAGHDAD, March 27: A suicide bomber killed 40 people waiting outside an Iraqi army recruitment centre as tension rose on Monday between Shia leaders and US forces over a deadly night raid in Baghdad....
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Indian troops kill five in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, March 27: Five militants were shot dead by Indian troops during gunbattles in occupied Kashmir on Monday, a police spokesman said. He said four were killed in three separate gunbattles in the northern district of Kupwara....
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US Consulate remains closed in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, March 27: The heavily-protected US Consulate in Peshawar was closed on Monday due to security reasons, a senior police official confirmed to Dawn. The official, requesting he not be named,...
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Punjab told to release water
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Monday directed the Punjab Irrigation Department to release 3,500 cusecs water daily from the Punjnad Headworks to compensate Sindh and Balochistan for utilising higher than allocated share....
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US rejects Hamas dialogue offer
WASHINGTON, March 27: The United States on Monday rejected an offer by the Hamas of a dialogue with the West, saying it first had to meet conditions laid out by the international community....
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6 children injured in blast
WANA, March 27: Six young children were injured when a school bus hit a landmine in tribal area early on Monday, officials said. Two of the victims aged between five and eight were seriously hurt....
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Pakistan didn’t seek visa cancellation
WASHINGTON, March 27: The decision to revoke a US visa issued earlier to Senator Sanaullah Baloch had nothing to do with the government of Pakistan, the US State Department said on Monday....
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Aziz orders work on improving KKH
ISLAMABAD, March 27: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is focusing on building a network of roads to improve the logistics chain. Presiding over a meeting on road...
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Bush was determined to invade Iraq: NYT
NEW YORK, March 27: President George Bush made clear to British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he was determined to invade Iraq without the second resolution, or even if international arms...
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US govt under pressure to attack Iran: expert
WASHINGTON, March 27: A retired US Air Force colonel and well-known war gaming expert said on Monday the United States was under increasing pressure to use military force to destroy Iran’s...
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