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| April 9, 2006 | Sunday | Rabi-ul-Awwal 10, 1427 |
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ARD parties back idea of poll alliance
LAHORE, April 8: A majority of the component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD)have indicated support for plans to turn the 16-party grouping into an election alliance... 
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Rebuilding cost will go up, warns Erra
ISLAMABAD, April 8: The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority warned on Saturday that the cost of reconstruction of quake-hit areas would significantly go up due to rising prices of construction material....
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New homes will be better: Musharraf
MANSEHRA, April 8: President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that the nation had faced last October’s devastating earthquake with extraordinary grit and determination and promised to reconstruct the quake-ravaged area on modern lines and better than before....
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Project to clear debris from AJK capital launched
MUZAFFARABAD, April 8: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched its first post-earthquake relief project here on Saturday, a $1.5 million programme that will use heavy machinery and employ...
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Defence ties with Sweden to be boosted
RAWALPINDI, April 8: Pakistan and Sweden on Saturday expressed the desire to further boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the field of defence....
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N-inspectors in Iran, ElBaradei to follow
TEHRAN, April 8: UN atomic watchdog inspectors on Saturday visited a key nuclear facility in Iran ahead of a visit by IAEA chief Mohahamed ElBaradei to persuade Tehran to prove its atomic programme is peaceful....
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10 feared dead in accident
BELA, April 8: At least 10 people were feared dead and six others injured on Saturday when a bus overturned on the RCD Highway at Khakhar Golai....
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Six pilgrims killed in Iraq car bomb blast
BAGHDAD, April 8: A suicide car bomber killed six pilgrims on Saturday as Iraq battled to thwart a fresh outbreak of sectarian bloodshed that killed 79 worshippers near a mosque a day earlier....
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Two Taliban commanders killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, April 8: Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed three Taliban, including two commanders directly linked to deadly attacks, and captured five more in a series of operations, the coalition said on Saturday....
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WHO warns Palestinian health system may collapse
UNITED NATIONS, April 8: The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Friday that Palestinian public health system faces a rapid decline to possible collapse, with limited or no access to...
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‘UN panel review to help all’
MADRID, April 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday expressed confidence that the historic efforts undertaken by the UN high-level panel on system-wide coherence would promote the lofty objectives of a...
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Woman tourist’s body found in held Kashmir
SRINAGAR, April 8: A corpse recovered from a lake in occupied Kashmir was identified on Saturday as that of a missing Taiwanese woman, police said. Police said the body of Huang...
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Musharraf to remain president after 2007: Rashid
RAWALPINDI, April 8: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that President General Pervez Musharraf will remain president of the country after the 2007 elections....
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Mysterious explosions in Karachi
KARACHI, April 8: The sounds of two powerful explosions were heard in and around Civil Hospital locality late Saturday night but the police and fire brigade said no incident was reported....
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Failed N-deal to hit ties with US: New Delhi
NEW DELHI, April 8: A decision by the US Congress to block a nuclear deal between the two countries would hit warming India-US relations, India’s foreign secretary said on Saturday....
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Hospital opened in Kabul
KABUL, April 8: Afghanistan’s most sophisticated children’s hospital was formally opened on Saturday in the presence of President Hamid Karzai and Bernadette Chirac, wife of French President Jacques Chirac....
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Public holiday
ISLAMABAD, April 8: The government has declared Tuesday, April 11 as public holiday on the occasion of the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH). All government offices will observe it as a closed holiday....
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42 militants surrender, says DCO
ISLAMABAD, April 8: Two leaders of militant groups working for Nawab Akbar Bugti surrendered with their 40 followers and weapons before security forces in the Sui area of Dera Bugti district on Saturday, according to an official....
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