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| March 30, 2006 | Thursday | Safar 29, 1427 |
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Exports to reach $18bn: president: Expo Pakistan 2006 opens in Karachi
KARACHI, March 29: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday Pakistan hoped to make $18 billion of exports this year and the target for next year would be $20 billion....
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Gwadar gas pipeline project inaugurated
GWADAR, March 29: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Rs120 to Rs140 billion was being spent on various mega-projects in Balochistan, including Gwadar port, coastal highway and Mirani dam....
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Eclipse seen across Pakistan
LAHORE, March 29: A partial solar eclipse was witnessed in different parts of the country, including Lahore, Islamabad and Quetta, on Wednesday. Chief Meteorologist Shaukat Ali Awan told APP that the surface of sun remained partially opaque from 3.44pm...
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Spin Boldak commander detained over killings
QUETTA, March 29: The Afghan government has placed commander of Spin Boldak district Abdul Raziq under house arrest in connection with last week’s killing of 17 Pakistanis in Afghan area near Pakistan border....
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Trade talks termed satisfactory
ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan and India on Wednesday declared that satisfactory progress had been made on initiatives taken to promote bilateral trade. The announcement came at the conclusion of the third...
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30-year tariff regime for IPPs
ISLAMABAD, March 29: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday announced a 30-year indicative and upfront tariff for new private thermal power projects that goes up to 17.56...
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Irsa fails to estimate water availability
ISLAMABAD, March 29: The technical committee of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) failed on Wednesday to finalize water availability estimates for the Kharif season but said there would be no water shortage during the season....
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US Consulate received no threat, says Sherpao ISLAMABAD, March 29: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday that the US Consulate in Peshawar had not received any threat and it was closed down for ‘other reasons’....
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34 die in clash at Afghan base
KANDAHAR, March 29: US-led troops battled Taliban rebels who attacked a base in south Afghanistan on Wednesday, leaving an American and a Canadian soldier dead along with at least 32 insurgents, officials said....
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40 militants detained in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, March 29: Forty suspected militants have been arrested in the country over the past few days, a spokesman of the interior ministry said here on Wednesday....
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Israel’s move to fix borders rejected
KHARTOUM, March 29: Arab leaders on Wednesday rejected any attempt by the government of Israeli premier-elect Ehud Olmert to fix the Jewish state’s borders if it is unable to negotiate for peace with the Palestinians....
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US panel begins N-deal debate
WASHINGTON, March 29: As the US Congress began a crucial, closed briefing on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Wednesday, India’s Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran took charge of his country’s efforts to win over congressional endorsement for the pact....
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Man dies in landmine explosion
QUETTA, March 29: A villager was killed when a landmine exploded in Dera Murad Jamali on Wednesday, while rocket attacks and clashes continued in Kohlu and Dera Bugti....
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Hizb denies arrest of members
ISLAMABAD, March 29: Hizbul Mujahideen denied on Wednesday that three of its members were arrested while leaving the tribal area. Police in Tank said the three, who were carrying explosives and...
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Pakistan seeks oil spill compensation from Greece
ISLAMABAD, March 29: Pakistan on Wednesday called for early finalisation of compensation for oil spill caused after an oil tanker, Tasman Spirit, beached off Karachi coast....
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‘US, Pakistan to continue fight against terror’
WASHINGTON, March 29: Chairman, US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Peter Pace, who was in Islamabad last week, is believed to have discussed various proposals with his Pakistani counterparts for effectively...
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Militant leader beaten up
RAWALPINDI, March 29: Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil, the chief of the banned militant outfit Harkatul Mujahideen and his driver were abducted by some people from Tarnol and later left at a deserted place on Wednesday, police and hospital authorities said....
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No N-help to S. Arabia, says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, March 29: The government on Wednesday rejected as ‘fabricated’ a German magazine report that said Saudi Arabia was working secretly on a nuclear programme with help from Pakistani experts....
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