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| May 30, 2006 | Tuesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 2, 1427 |
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Kabul rocked by anti-US riot: Night curfew imposed; 50 killed in attack on Taliban
KABUL, May 29: Six people were killed in Kabul on Monday when security forces opened fire on protesters after a fatal crash involving a US army truck triggered the worst riots in the Afghan capital since the fall of the Taliban....
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Duty-free import of cement to continue: govt
ISLAMABAD, May 29: The government on Monday decided to continue with the policy of duty-free and subsidised cement imports in view of ‘failure of cement manufacturers to honour their commitments’....
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Accord to curb drug menace ready: Indian official
ISLAMABAD, May 29: Indian Home Secretary V. K. Dugal on Monday called for enhanced people-to-people contacts and cooperation in socio-economic fields for better relations between India and Pakistan....
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Salaried class: tax on perks, benefits
ISLAMABAD, May 29: The government is planning in the next budget (2006-07) to tax all perks and benefits of the salaried class, impose capital value tax on real-estate and central excise...
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High-tech weapons to boost air defence: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, May 29: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that Pakistan Air Force would be equipped with high-tech aircraft and state-of-the-art weapon systems and made stronger, more effective and operationally ready to ensure the country’s security....ecurity....
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MMA boycotts PA session
QUETTA, May 29: The provincial government suffered a setback on Monday when the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal announced a boycott of the current session of the Balochistan Assembly....
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Karo-kari: man kills wife, four others
SUKKUR, May 29: Five people, two of them women, were killed in the Chandan Umrani village in the Miranpur Buriro police area near Gharhi Khairo on Sunday night....
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Pakistan and India swap fishermen
WAGAH/KARACHI, May 29: Islamabad and New Delhi set free fishermen jailed for straying across the maritime border in an exchange that began with 59 Pakistani fishermen returning home through Wagah on Monday....
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Iran conducted N-fusion research
TEHRAN, May 29: Iran has conducted research into nuclear fusion, an Iranian nuclear official said on Monday as the country signalled its determination to proceed with its nuclear programme....
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Communal riots leave three dead in Aligarh
LUCKNOW, May 29: Clashes between Hindus and Muslims in a northern Indian town left three people dead and dozens injured, officials said on Monday, as authorities imposed curfew to quell the violence....
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India moves closer to meeting US conditions: Nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, May 29: The US and India have moved closer to making a legal arrangement that will prevent New Delhi from conducting further nuclear tests and will formalise its commitment to...
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Fresh warning issued against travel to Iraq
ISLAMABAD, May 29: Pakistan on Monday issued a fresh warning to its citizens not to travel to Iraq due to the alarming security situation there. The Foreign Office on Monday reiterated...
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Emirates’ PM due today
ISLAMABAD, May 29: UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum will arrive here on Tuesday and discuss with Pakistani leaders ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in all spheres of life....
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Death sentence for seven BD militants
JHALAKATHI (Bangladesh), May 29: A court on Monday sentenced seven militants to death for their role in the slayings of two judges in a bomb attack last year in southern Bangladesh, court officials said....
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Three girls killed as mine explodes
KHAR, May 29: Three girls were killed when they stepped on an anti-personnel mine at the Akori village on Monday morning. The girls were playing near a water tank where the mine had been planted....
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Two killed, 10 injured in landmine blasts
QUETTA, May 29: Two people, including a minor girl, were killed and 10 others were seriously injured in landmine and bomb explosions in Mach and Dera Bugti areas on Monday....
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ITF boycott of PIA continues
ISLAMABAD, May 29: As a consumer boycott of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) enters the third week, the national flag carrier has reaffirmed its policy of not allowing its workers to form trade unions....e unions....
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Bench asks ISI about scientist’s detention
ISLAMABAD, May 29: The Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday asked the ISI and federal government to give reasons about detention and whereabouts of a nuclear scientist associated with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission....
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