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| March 31, 2006 | Friday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1427 |
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Women pilots for PAF fighters
RISALPUR, March 30: Pakistan Air Force on Thursday welcomed the first four women pilots into its cadre with ceremonial pomp and aerial acrobatics at a grand parade watched by the Vice-Chief of Army Staff....
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UNSC gives Iran 30 days to halt enrichment
UNITED NATIONS, March 30: After three weeks of intense negotiations, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a presidential statement on Wednesday evening giving Iran 30 days to halt its uranium enrichment activity....
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Economy will shift from agriculture to industry: President performs ground-breaking of steel mills
KARACHI, March 30: President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday Pakistani economy would gradually shift its focus from agriculture and textile to heavy industry and engineering sector to achieve a quantum jump in the country’s exports....
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Aziz sees $3bn FDI this year
KARACHI, March 30: Pakistan is likely to get about $3 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the current year, the highest-ever in the country’s history....
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Aziz calls for broader accord on Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, March 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that a broader agreement among Pakistan, India and people of Kashmir was a pre-requisite to a long lasting solution of Kashmir problem which could ensure sustainable peace in South Asia....
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Mirwaiz stresses unified leadership
ISLAMABAD, March 30: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday agreed that there was a need for reunification of Kashmiri leadership to help reach consensus on a formula for the settlement of Kashmir issue....
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Sugar cartel likely to trigger new crisis
ISLAMABAD, March 30: A bid by the sugar cartel to take advantage of an impending shortage during the June-November period may trigger another crisis. Official sources said the government estimates showed...
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Witness says he plotted to kill Musharraf
LONDON, March 30: A US informant told a British court on Thursday he was involved in two plots to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf and had bought guns, ammunition and grenades to carry out the killing....
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Curfew in Mirali after clashes
MIRAMSHAH, March 30: Authorities imposed curfew in Mirali town in the North Waziristan Agency on Thursday after overnight clashes between security forces and militants....
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Hizb chief hints at ceasefire
SRINAGAR, March 30: The chief of an alliance of Kashmiri militant groups on Thursday said it would consider a truce if New Delhi recognised the region as ‘disputed’, a report said on Thursday....
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Two ministers get additional portfolios
ISLAMABAD, March 30: Two federal ministers have been given additional charge following departure of two ministers from the cabinet after Senate election held on March 10....
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High courts planned at divisional level
LAHORE, March 30: Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights Chaudhry Mohammad Wasi Zafar said here on Thursday that the government was considering establishment of high courts at the divisional...
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Landmine kills soldier
QUETTA, March 30: One soldier was killed and four others were injured in a landmine explosion in a village of the Nasirabad district on Thursday. Sources said a pick-up carrying security personnel hit a landmine while patrolling in Mullah Bakhsh village....
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Altaf urges provincial autonomy
KARACHI, March 30: Greater provincial autonomy is necessary for the country’s integrity and the rulers must accept this demand without further delay, says leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain....
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Frigate agreement signed with China
SHANGHAI, March 30: Pakistan and China signed an agreement here on Thursday for indigenous manufacturing of fourth F-22P frigate in Karachi. The agreement was signed by Rear Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Rao,...
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Hunt for ‘suicide couple’
PESHAWAR, March 30: Intelligence agencies are looking for a couple on a suicide mission who recently left their home on the University Road, reliable sources told Dawn on Thursday....
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Five killed in Afghan attacks
KANDAHAR, March 30: Militants killed a district chief and three of his staff in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said. Dawlat Shah district chief Qadeer Khan and three...
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India warns of setback in ties with US
WASHINGTON, March 30: Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran warned on Thursday of a setback in US-India ties if Congress refuses to ratify a civilian nuclear deal reached between leaders of the two countries....
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