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| May 5, 2006 | Friday | Rabi-us-Sani 6, 1427 |
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Decision on pipeline in 90 days, says Iran: Aziz, Ahmadinejad meet in Baku
BAKU (Azerbaijan), May 4: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday held in-depth discussions with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad covering the gas pipeline project, Iran’s nuclear issue, situation in the region and bilateral matters....
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Musharraf acts to defuse PML factional tensions
ISLAMABAD, May 4: President General Pervez Musharraf held intensive meetings in his chamber in Parliament House with leaders of various factions of the ruling PML and party president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi....
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Iran claims progress in N-work
TEHRAN, May 4: Iran said on Thursday it had made more progress in ultra-sensitive nuclear work, showing yet more defiance in the face of Western lobbying for tough Security Council action....
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UNSC considers binding draft: Halting Iranian enrichment
UNITED NATIONS, May 4: The Security Council on Thursday mulled a binding Franco-British draft resolution demanding a halt to Iran’s uranium enrichment that could be used for bomb-making, as Paris ruled out using force to end the standoff with Tehran....
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Use of force against Iran opposed: Talks with Russian parliamentarians
ISLAMABAD, May 4: The Senate foreign relations committees of Pakistan and Russia on Thursday agreed to oppose use of force against Iran on the nuclear crisis and warned against double standards in handling such issues....
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Power situation to get better: govt: Debate on oil prices today ISLAMABAD, May 4: The government on Thursday responded to a torrent of protests in the National Assembly over nationwide power cuts with promises of less troubles in the future and hesitatingly...
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Women workers to get home postings
ISLAMABAD, May 4: The prime minister has approved a decision to solve socio-economic problems and hardships being faced by female government employees by allowing them to be posted at the place of residence of their husbands....
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Joint probe in Swiss visa scam soon
ISLAMABAD, May 4: Pakistani and Swiss intelligence agencies will jointly investigate the Swiss visa scam to smash the human smuggling network, it is learnt through official sources on Thursday....
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Abizaid holds talks with Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 4: Commander in Chief of the US Central Command (Centcom) General John P. Abizaid called on President General Pervez Musharraf at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Thursday....
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FC captain among 4 hurt
QUETTA, May 4: Security forces using helicopter gunships carried out a fresh operation in Dera Bugti district after four Frontier Corps personnel, including an officer, were seriously injured in an attack on their vehicle on Thursday....
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ISPR blasts Indian comments
ISLAMABAD, May 4: A Pakistani military official on Thursday criticised an Indian commander’s comments after he said an ongoing military exercise was aimed at dismembering its arch-rival in the event of a war....
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Moussaoui jailed for life; says ‘I won’
ALEXANDRIA (Virginia), May 4: Zacarias Moussaoui shouted a final defiant “God curse America” on Thursday before he was formally sentenced to life imprisonment and taken away to America’s toughest prison....
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India rejects changes in N-deal with US
NEW DELHI, May 4: India on Thursday ruled out accepting any changes by the United States to a nuclear deal amid reports that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had raised...
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Rs15bn drip irrigation system planned
ISLAMABAD, May 4: The government is planning to introduce a Rs15 billion drip or sprinkle irrigation system in the country, a senior official said here on Thursday....
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Iran arrests 7 ‘rebels’
TEHRAN, May 4: Iranian armed forces have arrested four Sunni rebels near the country’s borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan and three Kurdish rebels close to the frontier with Iraq, a government newspaper said on Thursday....
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Two tribesmen wounded as soldiers open fire
MIRAMSHAH, May 4: Two tribesmen were wounded when paramilitary forces opened fire on a car near Semetary checkposts in Miramshah, North Wazirsitan Agency, on Thursday....
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PPP leaders to meet Indian PM
ISLAMABAD, May 4: A five-member delegation of the People’s Party Parliamentarians, led by its chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim, will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi next week, sources in the party told Dawn on Thursday....
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Altaf advocates Bhitai’s vision
KHAIRPUR, May 4: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that Jashn-i-Latif, which began here on Thursday, will promote the cause of peace in Sindh....
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