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| May 2, 2006 | Tuesday | Rabi-us-Sani 3, 1427 |
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PM hints at gradual cut in defence expenses: Minimum deterrence to be retained at all costs ISLAMABAD, May 1: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday that Pakistan neither had any aggressive designs against anyone nor its 160 million people were interested in the arms race, adding that its defence expenditures were gradually decreasing.... 
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MMA schedule for anti-govt drive
LAHORE, May 1: Leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have approved a schedule for an anti-government movement that the alliance plans to launch later this week....
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Four subjects to go fully to provinces: PSDP size to be increased accordingly
ISLAMABAD, May 1: The federal government has decided to transfer four major responsibilities to the provinces and substantially increase the size of public sector development programme (PSDP) for next year to...
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Blasts hit rail track, bridge
QUETTA, May 1: Saboteurs on Monday blew up a railway track linking Pakistan with Iran and a bridge between Kohlu and Kahan, officials said here....
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Durrani’s uncle killed in Bannu
PESHAWAR, May 1: Paternal uncle of Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani was shot dead near his village in Bannu on Monday. Mir Mohammad Khan, uncle of the chief minister, was ambushed...
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34 killed in held Kashmir
JAMMU, May 1: Suspected militants massacred 34 Hindus in Kashmir in attacks aimed at wrecking peace talks between the government and moderate separatists, officials said on Monday....
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Trans-Kashmir trade talks today
NEW DELHI, May 1: Pakistani officials arrived here on Monday to begin talks aimed at improving transport links between Islamabad and New Delhi, officials said....
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Iran complains to UN on US threat: Bush speaks to Putin
TEHRAN, May 1: Iran has written to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to complain about the perceived threat of a United States attack, the state news agency IRNA said on Monday....
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China again warns against Iran sanctions
NEW YORK, May 1: Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya on Sunday reiterated his country’s aversion to any sanctions resolution against Iran, warning that introducing a resolution on the...
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Sectarian riots claim four lives in Baroda
VADODARA (India), May 1: Four people were killed on Monday when mobs of Hindus and Muslims went on a rampage in a western Indian city after authorities demolished a small Islamic shrine, police said....
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Cleric’s body found in Miramshah
MIRAMSHAH, May 1: The body of a cleric abducted from Mirali last week was found near Miramshah in the North Waziristan Agency on Monday, officials said....
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Ceasefire in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, May 1: Local Taliban commanders announced a complete ceasefire till May 11 in the North and South Waziristan agencies on Monday three days ahead of Tablighi congregation here, sources said....
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Plan to stop gas supply to power, cement units: New fuel policy prepared
ISLAMABAD, May 1: The government has decided not to provide gas to the cement sector in future and divert additional gas supplies away from Wapda, KESC and independent power producers (IPPs) after 2011, owing to gas shortfalls....
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DCG to meet this week
ISLAMABAD, May 1: The Pakistan-US Defence Consultative Group (DCG) is meeting in Washington this week to review and bolster bilateral military cooperation, particularly in the war against terrorism....
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Oil crisis to continue for next three years: US
WASHINGTON, May 1: US Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman has warned that extraordinarily high international oil prices may stay at their current levels for the next two to three years, affecting consumers across the globe....
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Workers in Iran protest on May Day
TEHRAN, May 1: A few thousand Iranian workers held a rare protest in Tehran on Monday, using international Labour Day to press demands for more jobs, better contracts and the payment of wage arrears....
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US hit by immigrants boycott
WASHINGTON, May 1: A one-day nationwide strike and business boycott gathered steam on Monday to demand legal rights for millions of illegal immigrants, with many US businesses shutting down voluntarily to avoid disruption....
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Uzbekistan president arrives today
ISLAMABAD, May 1: Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov arrives here tomorrow (Tuesday) on a two-day official visit on the invitation of President Pervez Musharraf....
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