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| May 22, 2006 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 23, 1427 |
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NWFP Governor Khalil being replaced
PESHAWAR, May 21: NWFP Governor Khalilur Rehman resigned on Sunday and has been asked to continue till the appointment of a successor, according to highly-placed sources....
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Households to pay 7.2pc more for gas
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has allowed gas utilities to increase domestic users’ tariff by 7.2 per cent and up to 16 per cent for other consumers with effect from July 1....
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Rs5.9bn water project opened: Mirani dam nears completion: Musharraf
KARACHI, May 21: President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said that with the country’s economy having been stabilised the focus would now be on the issues of poverty alleviation, jobs creation and inflation control....
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Attack on Srinagar rally leaves seven dead
NEW DELHI, May 21: Seven people were killed and over 20 injured when suspected terrorists attacked a Congress rally at the Sher-i-Kashmir Park in Srinagar....
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Pakistan, Iran differ on pricing formula
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan and Iran on Sunday proposed divergent price formulae for their gas pipeline project, indicating a wide difference of opinion on gas pricing....
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Tax base will be widened: adviser
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The government plans to reduce tax rates, enhance exemption limit for salaried class, broaden the tax base and allocate more resources for infrastructure development and social sector improvement...
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NY Times and reporters may be prosecuted
WASHINGTON, May 21: The federal government appears to have the authority to prosecute journalists or newspapers for publishing classified information, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said on Sunday....
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Man killed by landmine, bike bomb rocks Hub
QUETTA, May 21: A man was killed and four policemen and six others were injured in landmine and cycle bomb explosions in Dera Bugti and Hub on Sunday....
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Coach falls into Indus: 12 dead
SKARDU, May 21: Twelve people were killed and four others injured when a coach fell into the Indus river near Khamosh Choofair here on Sunday....
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Singh to visit Srinagar
NEW DELHI, May 21: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he would go ahead with a visit to Srinagar this week despite an armed attack by militants on a Congress party rally there that left at least seven dead....
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20 killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, May 21: Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday pledged a new drive to tackle insurgent violence as his government met on its first full day in office and at least 20 people were killed in a new wave of bloodshed....
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Tamil leader shot dead
COLOMBO, May 21: A top Tamil Tiger field commander was shot dead in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday by an unidentified gunman, rebel and military sources said....
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Two die in Kabul suicide blast
KABUL, May 21: A suicide car bomb aimed at a US military convoy struck Kabul on Sunday, killing at least two civilians and wounding around eight others, security officials and witnesses said....
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Talks on Siachen pullout this week
NEW DELHI, May 21: Defence officials from India and Pakistan will discuss pulling troops from Siachen glacier here this week, an official said on Sunday....
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Malaysian PM stops over
KARACHI, May 21: Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Abdullah Ahmed Badawi arrived here on Sunday evening on a brief stopover on his way to Tokyo....
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Taliban plan attacks from Pakistan, says Spanta
KABUL, May 21: Leaders of the Taliban movement and Al Qaeda are living in Pakistan where they organise attacks in Afghanistan, the Afghan foreign minister said on Sunday, in the latest in a war of words between the neighbours....
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Governors to select VCs, says HEC
ISLAMABAD, May 21: The Higher Education Commission has said that governors retain powers to appoint a vice-chancellor from a panel of candidates recommended by a ‘search committee’ of eminent scholars....
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Pakistani diplomat dies in Riyadh
RIYADH, May 21: The head of the chancery at the Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh, Mr M. Raza Otto, died at a hospital here on Saturday night of complications from heart surgery....
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