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| May 26, 2006 | Friday | Rabi-us-Sani 27, 1427 |
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Crisis persists; MQM team to meet president
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, May 25: Efforts to resolve the Sindh coalition crisis appeared to have made little progress on Thursday, despite both sides, Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim and a three-member... 
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Accord with Iran on border trade: Gas price formula being worked out: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that Pakistan and Iran had agreed to open border markets to promote bilateral and regional trade....
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Musharraf calls for creation of jobs at grassroots level
RAWALPINDI, May 25: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday called for optimal utilisation of resources for visible improvement in the life of the common man by initiating development projects and creating jobs at the grassroots level....
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India waiting for response: Singh: Peace proposals
NEW DELHI, May 25: As Indian and Pakistani officials toiled on Thursday to find common ground on yet another elusive issue — the Sir Creek dispute — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
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Opportunity for peace must be grabbed: Fazl
LAHORE, May 25: The Indian stance on Kashmir has softened and they now want to resolve the issue through dialogue, according to leader of opposition Maulana Fazlur Rehman....
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ARD decides to sign charter
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Almost all the parties in the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy on Thursday endorsed the charter of democracy signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif in London on May 14....
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Yields of most major crops decline
ISLAMABAD, May 25: The output of several major crops, including cash crops like cotton and sugarcane, declined during 2005-06 against production figures for the past year, reducing total farm productivity by 2.5...
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Privatisation of PTCL challenged in SC
ISLAMABAD, May 25: PTCL employees’ union on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the telecom giant’s privatisation. A petition, drafted by Ibrahim Satti, was filed under the apex court’s origional jurisdiction...
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US links talks with Iran to N-enrichment suspension
WASHINGTON, May 25: The White House has urged Iran to suspend uranium enrichment before it considered holding direct talks with Teheran....
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Musharraf opposes use of force against Iran
ISLAMABAD, May 25: President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday reiterated Pakistan’s opposition to the use of force against Iran and stressed the need for a peaceful and negotiated solution to its nuclear issue....
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Big-6 FMs to discuss N-issue
WASHINGTON, May 25: Foreign ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States will meet in a European capital at the end of next week to discuss the Iran nuclear dispute, the US State Department said on Thursday....
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Two killed in landmine blast
QUETTA, May 25: Two villagers were killed when a landmine blew up a bullock cart near Lehri in Sibi district on Thursday. “It was an anti-tank mine planted on the mud-road,” officials said....
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India, Japan vow to boost military ties
TOKYO, May 25: India and Japan pledged on Thursday to step up military cooperation, as Tokyo tries to move closer to Delhi, which is seeking to modernise its armed forces....
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Israel to arm pro-Abbas forces
JERUSALEM, May 25: Israel has decided to authorise deliveries of light weapons and ammunition to security forces loyal to moderate Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas, the defence ministry said on Thursday....
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SC allows woman to live with husband
ISLAMABAD, May 25: A Hindu man and his daughter who has embraced Islam both heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday when the Supreme Court allowed the girl to live with her husband after securing guarantees from her father-in-law....
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3,000 Afghan villagers flee heavy fighting
KANDAHAR, May 25: Up to 3,000 villagers caught in the crossfire of heavy battles between Taliban and security forces in southern Afghanistan have fled their homes, the International Organisation of Migration said on Thursday....
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Statement of Indian PM positive: FO
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Pakistan on Wednesday described as positive and forward-looking the statement of Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in which he had asked Indian troops not to commit human rights violations in Kashmir....
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Over 1,000 Al Qaeda suspects held in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, May 25: Security agencies arrested more than 1,000 Al Qaeda suspects between January 2002 and May 2006, according to a study conducted by the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS)....
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