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| May 28, 2006 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1427 |
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Over 3,500 die in Indonesia quake: • Town flattened • 200,000 homeless
BANTUL (Indonesia), May 27: A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia on Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,500 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami....
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Coalition differences settled, says premier
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Sindh coalition tussle came to an end on Saturday as Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced that misunderstandings and differences between Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been removed....
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Japan to resume $500m aid
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Japan has decided to resume its $500 million annual assistance from the next financial year to help Pakistan undertake mega development projects....
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Timely completion of port stressed: Jobs should go to locals: Musharraf
RAWALPINDI, May 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday called for adherence to top international standards in realisation of facilities at the Gwadar port....
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Woman dies in Quetta rocket attack
QUETTA, May 27: Over 30 rockets were fired in various parts of Balochistan on Saturday, killing one woman and injuring three other people in the capital....
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‘Bhutto faced US pressure on nuclear issue’
WASHINGTON, May 27: Former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto faced tremendous pressure from the then US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on his efforts to acquire nuclear capability for Pakistan but refused to give in....
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‘India keen to join TAP project’
NEW DELHI, May 27: Uncertainty over the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline plan has prompted India to look at the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan pipeline project to meet its growing energy requirements, Press Trust of India said on Sunday, quoting Petroleum Minister Murali Deora....
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Foreigners’ access to Dr Khan ruled out
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Foreign Office on Saturday ruled out the possibility of Pakistan changing its position on providing foreign interrogators direct access to scientist Dr A.Q....
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S. Asian states vow to boost ties: Social development forum concludes
BHURBAN, May 27: Six South Asian countries, including Pakistan and India, have unanimously pledged to enhance cooperation in social development to optimise the effectiveness of their policies....
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Taliban leaders among 5 killed
KABUL, May 27: Coalition forces struck an insurgent training camp in southern Afghanistan, killing five militants, including senior Taliban leaders, the US-led force said on Saturday....
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5 girls will be given to rivals over karo-kari
SUKKUR, May 27: A jirga decided on Saturday that five girls belonging to two rival groups would be given in marriage to settle a karo-kari dispute....
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15 killed in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, May 27: At least 15 people were killed in attacks in Iraq on Saturday as the country’s political leaders again failed to reach agreement on who should head the key defence and interior ministries....
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Iran dismisses Afghan mediation
TEHRAN, May 27: Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a two-day trip to Iran on Saturday to meet the Islamic republic’s top leaders and seek investment for his war-shattered nation....
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Java quake: president, PM grieved
ISLAMABAD, May 27: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have sent messages to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to express their sympathy and grief over the loss of lives in the earthquake that hit Java on Saturday....
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12 nazims disqualified
QUETTA, May 27: The Musakhel district election tribunal in Loralai led by Liaquat Ali Khoso has disqualified 12 union council nazims and naib nazims, including district nazim of Zhob in the...
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Rift in JUI-F over support to Taliban
QUETTA, May 27: Differences have emerged between the provincial chief of the JUI-F’s Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani and a party MNA Maulana Noor Mohammad over supporting Talibans....
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Arbab, MQM pledge to work together
KARACHI, May 27: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Saturday said that the coalition partners in the provincial government would strive together for the welfare of people....
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Musharraf assures freedom of media
ISLAMABAD, May 27: President General Pervez Musharraf has renewed his firm commitment to the freedom of the press and declared that the government would facilitate access to information....
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