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| May 29, 2006 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 1, 1427 |
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Talks with India on combating narcotics, terrorism
NEW DELHI, May 28: Home secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold talks on terrorism and drugs smuggling on May 30 and 31 in Islamabad within the ambit of the third round of composite dialogue.... 
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Waziristan violence claims four lives
MIRAMSHAH, May 28: Two paramilitary soldiers, a suspected militant and a pro-government tribal elder were killed in two different incidents in North Waziristan Agency on Sunday...
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Proposal to privatise port management
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The government is mulling a proposal to hand over Karachi Port and Bin Qasim Port to private sector through management contracts, it is learnt....
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Decision to export 1m tons of wheat: Robust carryover stock seen
LAHORE, May 28: The federal government has decided in principle to export wheat this year and will determine how much it will export by the middle of June when Punjab declares its stock position....
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Train fares being reduced
LAHORE, May 28: Rail passengers who purchase economy-class tickets for travel between Lahore and Karachi will get a Rs50 discount on fares from June 11, Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad announced here on Sunday....
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Balochistan attacks leave six injured
QUETTA, May 28: Six people, including four security personnel, were injured in a rocket attack and landmine explosions in Dera Bugti and Kohlu districts on Sunday....
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Khamenei rules out nuclear roll-back
TEHRAN, May 28: Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday ruled out backing down in a dispute over his country’s nuclear programme, as top Russian officials made a fresh bid to find a diplomatic solution to the worsening crisis....
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Communal riots in India; 30 hurt
AHMEDABAD, May 28: At least 30 people were injured in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state, witnesses and police said....
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World moves to ease Java quake victims suffering
SYDNEY, May 28: Asian governments have joined countries around the world in scrambling to get food and supplies into Indonesian towns and cities pounded into rubble by Saturday’s earthquake that left thousands dead or homeless....
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Hunt for survivors intensifies as toll rises
BANTUL (Indonesia), May 28: Rescue workers dug desperately through rubble on Sunday for survivors of Indonesia’s earthquake as weeping relatives buried victims of the disaster which killed more than 4,600 people....
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Man slits estranged wife’s nose and lip
MULTAN, May 28: A young woman, said to be the victim of an honour-related crime, has undergone preliminary plastic surgery on her slit nostril at the Nishtar Hospital....
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Over 60 boys detained in Guantanamo
LONDON, May 28: More than 60 minors, some as young as 14, have been held as prisoners at the US detention facility for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a London-based human rights group said in a report published on Sunday....
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50,000 East Timorese flee homes
SYDNEY, May 28: The violence in East Timor has forced up to 50,000 people to flee their homes, the Australian Red Cross (ARC) said on Sunday....
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Moon sighted
KARACHI, May 28: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee chairman Mufti Munibur Rehman on Sunday endorsed the sighting of moon of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 1427 Hijri....
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Suu Kyi’s party to fight junta’s decision
YANGON, May 28: The party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Sunday to take legal action to fight her detention, a day after the junta ordered the extension of her house arrest in defiance international pressure....
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1,000 troops deserted UK army since war: BBC
LONDON, May 28: The BBC reported on Sunday that at least 1,000 British troops have “deserted” the armed forces since the US-led war was launched in Iraq three years ago....
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Nepal army vows to obey govt orders
KATHMANDU, May 28: The chief of Nepal’s army said on Sunday the military would accept the orders of the new government, his first comments since parliament curbed King Gyanendra’s powers including his control over the armed forces....
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Relief goods dispatched
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Pakistan on Sunday night sent relief assistance for the people of Indonesia on a special Boeing flight with 30 tons of consignment comprising tents, blankets, medicines and food items.—APP...
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