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| May 16, 2006 | Tuesday | Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1427 |
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Progress on Siachen issue expected: FO: Afghan foreign minister due soon
ISLAMABAD, May 15: Pakistan on Monday said it expected progress on the Siachen issue at the defence secretary-level talks with India in New Delhi next week.... 
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Accord with Greece to boost security ties: Deal for four frigates
ATHENS, May 15: Greece will provide four frigates to the Pakistan Navy, two of which will be delivered this year, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said here on Monday....
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Senate to view fiscal policy statements
ISLAMABAD, May 15: In a rare show of unanimity, treasury and opposition members in the Senate on Monday passed an amendment to the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act 2005, enabling...
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North Waziristan: accord to form jirga
PESHAWAR, May 15: A troika of civilian and military leadership on Monday formally decided to form a grand jirga to find out solution to the volatile situation in the North Waziristan...
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NAB accuses ministry of influencing inquiry: Non-transparent fixation of oil prices
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday accused the ministry of petroleum of creating a lobby to put pressure on the government through disinformation to shelve the ongoing...
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MMA not in favour of boycotting election
LAHORE, May 15: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) intends to take full part in the upcoming elections and will soon mobilise all its workforce for the purpose, a top leader of the alliance said on Monday....
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No future for corrupt politicians: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 15: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that there is no future for rejected and corrupt politicians and people will not be lured by these elements at any cost....
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Provinces’ demand for loan relief rejected
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The federal government has refused the provinces’ demand to partially waive cash development loans amounting to Rs200 billion, disallowing them to borrow money from the market to pay back the costly liability....
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Low-income groups to get more tax exemptions
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The federal government has decided to simplify tax laws, widen tax exemptions for low-income groups, increase tax-to-GDP ratio and raise the development budget in 2006-07, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance Dr Salman Shah told Dawn on Monday....
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Three pylons blown up near Quetta
QUETTA, May 15: Three pylons of a 132kv double-circuit power transmission line were blown up in the Mainghundi area, some 25km off here, and at least 19 rockets were fired on checkposts in the Dear Bugti district early on Monday morning....
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US restores diplomatic ties with Libya
WASHINGTON, May 15: The United States restored full diplomatic ties with Libya on Monday after 25 years of tensions during which US planes bombed sites inside the Arab country in retaliation for alleged terrorist acts....
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Ogra keeps POL prices unchanged
ISLAMABAD, May 15: The prices of petroleum products will remain unchanged at the existing level for the next 15 days, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) announced here on Monday....
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India stops LoC ‘Love infiltration’
NEW DELHI, May 15: Two young Indian women were caught by the Indian Army at the Line of Control in Poonch when they tried to cross over to meet their Pakistani boyfriends, NDTV news channel said on Monday....
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Minorities oppose ban on charities
HYDERABAD, May 15: Hundreds of Hindus and Christians marched here on Monday in support of two Muslim charities labelled as terrorist organisations by the United States....
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Dawn Editor
Mr Tahir Mirza, the present Editor of Dawn, will be retiring with effect from next week. He will be succeeded as Editor of Dawn by Mr Abbas Nasir....
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Nine Pakistanis face trial in Denmark
COPENHAGEN, May 15: Nine Pakistanis living in Denmark went on trial on Monday accused of participating in the so-called honour killing of an 18-year-old woman who married without the consent of her parents....
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Shazia Khalid calls for probe commission
NEW YORK, May 15: Rape victim Dr Shazia Khalid on Monday called upon the government of Pakistan to establish a commission, comprising Pakistani and international human rights lawyers to investigate the crime committed against her....
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Heatwave claims 10 more lives
VEHARI, May 15: The continuous heat wave claimed another 10 lives in Vehari and Sahiwal during the last 24 hours. Ghulam Qadir of Mailsi, Akram of Jallajeem, Hanif and Riaz of...
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