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| May 31, 2006 | Wednesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 3, 1427 |
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Budget outlay to touch Rs1.5tr: Relief for govt employees, pensioners expected
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The size of the national economy is estimated to grow to a figure of Rs8.8 trillion (about $145 billion) next year and the total budget expenditure will rise to Rs1.5... 
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Balochistan minister to boycott NEC session
QUETTA, May 30: Balochistan’s Senior Minister Maulana Abdul Wasay said on Tuesday he would boycott a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) scheduled for Wednesday....
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NEC meets today to approve PSDP
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The National Economic Council meets on Wednesday to approve a five-point growth and development strategy for next year, envisaging water and energy security, development of infrastructure, social sector and human skills and introduction of second generation reforms....
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Billions lost as KSE keeps tumbling
KARACHI, May 30: In 30 trading sessions, the Pakistan equity markets have seen its main KSE-100 index tumble by as many as 2,160 points from 12,278 on April 17 to 10,118 points on Tuesday....
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Court seeks evaluation of PSM’s market value
ISLAMABAD, May 30: The Supreme Court, probing the privatisation of the multi-billion Pakistan Steel Mills, on Tuesday asked the finance director of the corporation to help it evaluate the historical and market value of the mills....
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Joint venture accords signed with UAE
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday pledged to strengthen bilateral ties, particularly in sectors of economy, defence, security and investment in mega projects....
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Wanted men’s lists swapped: Pakistan-India talks open
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Pakistan and India exchanged lists of people wanted for their involvement in different crimes as they opened their two-day secretary-level talks on Tuesday....
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India, China sign defence accord
BEIJING, May 30: China and India signed an agreement on Tuesday to expand defence ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said, in a deal that is expected to see the neighbours conduct more military training exercises....
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NAM supports Iran, condemns Israel
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), May 30: The 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Tuesday backed Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions and condemned Israel for its brutal occupation of Palestinian lands....
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Dera Bugti mine blasts kill one, hurt four
QUETTA, May 30: One person was killed and four others injured in three landmine explosions in different areas of the Dera Bugti district on Tuesday. A gas pipeline was also blown up in the Sui gas field....
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Bank robbed in Mirali Bazaar
MIRAMSHAH, May 30: An armed gang looted Rs2.36 million from the Mirali Bazaar branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank here on Tuesday. Bank manager Fida Hussain told journalists that about six...
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Iraq attack: bodies of Pakistanis flown back
LAHORE, May 30: Bodies of two Pakistanis killed in a rocket attack on an US base in Iraq a couple of days ago were flown back on Tuesday for burial....
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US plans to use ballistic missiles against terrorists
WASHINGTON, May 30: The Pentagon is continuing to press for a plan to put conventional warheads on inter-continental ballistic missiles for use against potential terrorist targets....
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Decmposed body of missing girl found
QUETTA, May 30: The mystery of a missing eight-year-old-girl, Shagufta Riaz Paracha, was resolved when her parents recognised a badly decomposed body as being their daughter on Tuesday....
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32 Afghans deported
KHAR, May 30: The Bajaur Tribal Agency political administration on Tuesday deported 32 Afghan refugees to their country and demolished their houses, in an ongoing crackdown against Afghan refugees involved in anti-social activities....
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Top Indian court tells students to end strike
NEW DELHI, May 30: India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday directed thousands of medical students, interns and junior doctors to end a strike against higher college quotas for lower castes, saying patients were suffering....
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Consignment of relief goods sent to Indonesia
ISLAMABAD, May 30: President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday telephoned his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yodhoyono and offered wholehearted support from Pakistan in the wake of last weekend’s earthquake in the central Java province which claimed up to 5,000 lives....
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Pakistan and India to allow trading of raw products only
ISLAMABAD, May 30: Pakistan and India have formally agreed to allow trading of only raw products, mostly food items, between the divided regions of Jammu and Kashmir....
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