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| May 17, 2006 | Wednesday | Rabi-us-Sani 18, 1427 |
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Musharraf blasts ‘charter of democracy’: Overall uplift reaffirmed
ISLAMABAD, May 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have signed the Charter of Democracy (CoD) not for the public but for their own vested... 
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Fiery debate on high prices
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Senators called for government action to stem the tide of high prices at the start of an upper house debate on Tuesday amid some opposition warnings of protests that could reach private mansions....
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18 militants killed in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, May 16: Security forces killed at least 18 militants and blew up two vehicles near Miramshah in the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday. According to officials, the action was taken...
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‘8 Pakistanis to be freed from Guantanamo’
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Sherpao said on Tuesday about 35 Pakistanis were still languishing in Guantanamo Bay jail, a US-controlled torture cell where alleged terrorists and Al Qaeda members are detained....
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New voter list to be prepared
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The Election Commission would prepare new electoral rolls for the upcoming general elections and discard the voter lists it compiled in 2001-02, a source told this correspondent on Tuesday....
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Musharraf briefs French team
ISLAMABAD, May 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday shared Pakistan’s perspective on the Indo-US nuclear deal with the parliamentary delegation from France which is an important member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group....
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Diplomatic solution to Iran issue urged
ATHENS, May 16: Pakistan and Greece on Tuesday emphasised the need for a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear issue and expressed concern over the current situation in Iraq, a joint communique...
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Bush unveils plan for guest workers: Pakistanis likely beneficiaries
WASHINGTON, May 16: President George W. Bush has announced an immigration plan which will allow guest workers from countries like Pakistan to come to the US on visas sponsored by American...
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Flat rate for tax on salaries planned
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The government is considering a proposal to introduce flat rates for taxing the gross income of the salaried class in the next budget....
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Abolition of oil surcharge proposed
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The Board of Investment (BoI) has proposed a gradual abolition of petroleum surcharge, asking the government to phase it out by 20 per cent each year starting from the current fiscal....
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42 dead as violence rages in Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 16: More than 40 Iraqis died in bombings and shootings on Tuesday as Iraq’s dominant Shias promised the quick formation a new government. Shia politicians presented a list outlining...
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China will invite Iran, Pakistan and India to summit
BEIJING, May 16: China on Tuesday said it would invite the leaders of Iran, Pakistan, India and Mongolia to a Central Asian security summit in Shanghai next month....
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‘US pressure puts on hold India’s Agni-III test’
NEW DELHI, May 16: India appeared hesitant on Tuesday to confirm or deny a senior scientist’s claim that it was ready for the political signal to test a nuclear capable Agni...
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Roundtable on Kashmir
NEW DELHI, May 16: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference will take a decision on May 22 whether or not to attend the second roundtable conference on Kashmir to be presided over...
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Forest fire near PAEC unit put out
MULTAN, May 16: A fire that engulfed a forest surrounding Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission installations near Dera Ghazi Khan town late on Monday night was put out at 7am on Tuesday by fire brigade vehicles from several nearby cities....
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Explosion rocks Nushki
QUETTA, May 16: Nushki town was rocked by a powerful explosion close to the office of Afghan refugee organisation on Tuesday. A wall of the office was damaged while windowpanes of AFO office and nearby buildings were smashed....
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Lightning kills two children in Bajaur village
KHAR, May 16: Two children were killed and another was injured when lightning struck a village in Bajaur agency on Tuesday. Two children, who were swimming in a stream, were killed and one injured when the lightning struck them....
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Islamabad to host gas pipeline talks
NEW DELHI, May 16: Second secretary-level trilateral meeting on multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project is scheduled to be held on May 22-24 at Islamabad....
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