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| May 12, 2006 | Friday | Rabi-us-Sani 13, 1427 |
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Anti-terror force in Quetta attacked: Six killed, 13 injured
QUETTA, May 11: Six policemen of the Anti-Terrorist Force were killed and 13 others injured, six of them seriously, in five powerful explosions which rocked the firing range of the Police Training College near the eastern bypass area, here on Thursday..... 
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Provinces told to close illegal universities: Chancellors’ body meets
RAWALPINDI, May 11: The chancellors’ committee on Thursday directed provincial governors to close down all illegally operating universities within three months....
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Aziz urges positive Indian response: ‘Bold suggestions on Kashmir’
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked India to positively respond to the bold suggestions given by Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute....
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Bitter debate on sugar likely in Senate
ISLAMABAD, May 11: The Senate will meet on Friday to begin a pre-budget session that is likely to be as hot as the prevailing weather, with the opposition planning to raise...
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UK bomber got 200 calls from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, May 11: British and Pakistani investigators are focusing on almost 200 phone calls made from Pakistan to one of the London bombers in a bid to uncover his links to Al Qaeda, security officials here said on Thursday....
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Greek agents charged with kidnapping Pakistanis
ATHENS, May 11: Two high-ranking Greek intelligence officers face kidnapping charges over the abduction and interrogation of Pakistanis seized here last year in a security follow-up to the London bombing, a court source said on Thursday....
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No pullout from Siachen, says India
NEW DELHI, May 11: India has no immediate plan to withdraw its troops from the Siachen Glacier where they have faced Pakistani soldiers across a poorly demarcated border for 23 years, India’s defence minister said on Thursday....
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Communists, allies sweep state poll; BJP routed
NEW DELHI, May 11: India’s ruling coalition, including communists and regional allies, recorded spectacular victories on Thursday in crucial state polls which left the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in disarray....
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Tight monetary policy urged
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Lenders on Wednesday flagged performance and credibility gaps in Pakistan and said that macroeconomic imbalances such as fiscal deficit, inflation and foreign trade deficit could be unbearable for the country....
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High-level team from Iran due this month
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Iran’s First Vice-President Parviz Dawoudi and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will be coming here later this month for consultations with the top Pakistani leadership on key issues including the international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear programme....s nuclear programme....
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Transmission line tower blown up
QUETTA, May 11: Saboteurs on Thursday blew up a tower of the 132-KV Rakhni-Barkhan power transmission line, suspending supply of electricity to Barkhan, Kohlu and Mawand....
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Tri-nation military exercises end today
RAWALPINDI, May 11: The 10-day Pakistan-US-Afghanistan military exercises ‘Inspired Gambit’ involving about 500 troops will conclude on Friday....
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Sea battle, air raids hit S. Lanka truce
COLOMBO, May 11: Sri Lanka’s military hit back with air strikes on Thursday after a fierce sea battle with Tamil Tiger rebels left 45 people dead, according to the navy, and punched another hole in a flimsy three-year truce....
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Five killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, May 11: Kashmiri militants on Thursday shot dead two policemen at point-blank range in occupied Kashmir’s main city while a soldier and two militants died in gunbattles, police said....
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Russia warns against military action in Iran
MOSCOW, May 11: Any military action against Iran could cause the regional situation to ‘explode’, the head of Russia’s Security Council Igor Ivanov warned Thursday, according to state-run news agencies....
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Five Indian army officers indicted
SRINAGAR, May 11: India’s top investigating agency on Thursday charged five army officers with murdering five civilians who had wrongly been described as militants in occupied Kashmir, a court official said....
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Action urged over Srinagar scandal
SRINAGAR, May 11: Occupied Kashmir’s top lawyers on Thursday protested on the streets of main city demanding action against people caught up in an alleged prostitution racket....
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Aziz starts five-state tour
ISLAMABAD, May 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz embarked on a five-nation tour on Thursday that will take him to Indonesia, Greece, Libya, Morocco and Egypt....
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