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| May 25, 2006 | Thursday | Rabi-us-Sani 26, 1427 |
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Talks on Siachen make no headway
NEW DELHI, May 24: India and Pakistan ended a 10th round of defence secretary-level talks over the Siachen glacier inconclusively on Wednesday amid hints that a political nudge was now needed to stitch up an agreement.... 
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SC halts handover of Steel Mills
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the handing over of Pakistan Steel Mills to new buyers till the middle of June....
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Awacs purchase okayed
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The federal cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposed purchase of an airborne warning and control system (Awacs)....
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Attack on Iran will destabilise region: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Iranian nuclear issue needs to be resolved through dialogue rather than use of force, cautioning that the mistake of launching a military offensive would destabilise the entire region....
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PML leaders back Arbab; MQM team in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim had a detailed meeting on Wednesday with the top brass of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League to seek support in his standoff with coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement....
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Orakzai for talks to end tribal unrest
PESHAWAR, May 24: NWFP Governor Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai said on Wednesday he would prefer using peaceful means instead of force to restore law and order in the tribal region....
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Singh asks militants to return
SRINAGAR, May 24: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed on Wednesday to ‘Kashmiri militants in Pakistan’ to “come home”, at the same time telling his troops to be more humane as he pressed forward with peace talks....
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65 Afghans killed in new wave of violence
KANDAHAR, May 24: More than 65 people, most of them Taliban, were killed in new violence in Afghanistan on Wednesday as the US-led coalition defended itself against criticism of civilian deaths in a major strike....
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GDP growth hit by low industrial, farm output
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Reduction in major crops’ output and lower than expected industrial performance overshadowed Pakistan’s modest 6.6 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate during the current year, below the target of seven per cent....
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BoI calls for cut in corporate taxes
ISLAMABAD, May 24: The Board of Investment has submitted several budget proposals, seeking lowering of several corporate sector taxes. They also contain suggestions to offer incentives to stimulate foreign investment in the industrial sector....
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Chaudhrys, PM discuss party matters, budget
ISLAMABAD May 24: Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and discussed with him the political situation, party matters and the budget....
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Bridegroom jailed for hosting valima feast
PESHAWAR, May 24: Senior Civil Judge Asghar Shah Khilji on Wednesday sentenced a bridegroom to one month’s imprisonment and fined him Rs500,000 for violating the law banning meals in wedding parties....
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Afghan intelligence official held
QUETTA, May 24: Law-enforcement agencies have arrested an Afghan intelligence official, a former governor of Kandahar, two other Afghan nationals and two Pakistani gun-runners from a refugee camp in Loralai....
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Al Qaeda ‘strategist’ handed over to US
ISLAMABAD, May 24: A leading Al Qaeda member, who had a $5 million bounty on his head and is wanted in Spain for possible links to the 2004 bombings, has been...
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Ibad leaves for London
KARACHI, May 24: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad left here for London on Wednesday night. The governor was reported to have gone on a private visit for a week with his family....
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Olmert threatens to redraw border
WASHINGTON, May 24: Encouraged by a positive US response to his plan to redraw the map of the proposed Palestinian state, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Congress on Wednesday that...
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Benazir appears in Swiss court
GENEVA, May 24: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto faced a new round of questioning on Wednesday by a Swiss magistrate who is investigating claims that she laundered millions of dollars in bribes....
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Pakistan and Cuba agree to boost ties
ISLAMABAD, May 24: Pakistan and Cuba have expressed their resolve to keep working for consolidating bilateral ties that had been deepened by the Cuban humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of the Oct 8 earthquake....
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