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| June 2, 2006 | Friday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 5, 1427 |
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Musharraf discusses polls plan with PML leaders
RAWALPINDI, June 1: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday discussed the ruling Pakistan Muslim League’s strategy for the 2007 elections and the prevailing political situation in a meeting with leaders of the party.... 
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National Assembly, Senate begin stormy budget sessions today
ISLAMABAD, June 1: Both houses of parliament will meet on Friday to begin what are likely to be tense budget sessions that will be keenly watched for government-promised relief in the...
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Defence spending exceeds target
ISLAMABAD, June 1: Defence expenditure at Rs175.8 billion in the first nine months (July-March) of the current year is set to surpass its annual target while development expenditure at Rs204 billion is likely to fall short....
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Tighter monetary policy to stem inflation: WB
ISLAMABAD, June 1: Tighter monetary policy in Pakistan is expected to stem increase in the inflation rate, said the World Bank....
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Three major public bodies fail to achieve targets
ISLAMABAD, June 1: Three out of the four major public sector corporations were either unable to achieve their financial targets or suffered losses in the second quarter (October-December) of the current fiscal year, partially because of higher oil prices....
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Rare leopard shot dead in village near Muzaffarabad
MUZAFFARABAD, June 1: Earthquake survivors in a mountain village near here have shot dead a rare leopard saying it threatened their lives. Now questions are being raised and the wildlife authorities have decided to hold an inquiry....
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Iran rejects US terms for nuclear talks: Bush irritated by response
TEHRAN, June 1: Iran on Thursday rejected US conditions for talks over its atomic programme, prompting a warning from Washington that it would seek UN action if Tehran formally refused to freeze sensitive nuclear work....
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‘Breakthrough’ in Vienna
VIENNA, June 1: The world’s key powers reached a breakthrough agreement on Thursday on a deal designed to persuade Iran to halt atomic activities or face the threat of UN sanctions over its nuclear programme....
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Taliban still hold control of district
KANDAHAR, June 1: Taliban-led rebels were still in control of a district in southern Afghanistan Thursday more than 24 hours after forcing out government troops, a military general said....
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Protests in Kashmir over firing on mourners
SRINAGAR, June 1: Shops and businesses across Kashmir heeded a call by separatists to close on Thursday to protest the killing by soldiers of mourners angry over the drowning of 22 school children in a boating accident....
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Pakistan-India meeting on culture, visa system
NEW DELHI, June 1: Indian and Pakistani officials started talks on Thursday on strengthening cultural links, with New Delhi expected to push Islamabad to end a ban on Indian films and television channels, officials and a report said....
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Nawaz to strive for supremacy of Constitution
DUBAI, June 1: Leader of the PML-N Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, during his meeting with party workers on Thursday, said that his party would strive for supremacy of parliament and the Constitution and genuine empowerment of masses....
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Nato-ISAF to attend Rawalpindi meeting
ISLAMABAD, June 1: The Tripartite Commission comprising senior military and diplomatic representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States will hold its 17th meeting in Rawalpindi on June 5-6, it is learnt....
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Protest by workers forced into slave labour
ISLAMABAD, June 1: A large number of people staged a demonstration on Thursday against the owner of a brick kiln who, they alleged, had forced them into slave labour....
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Intimidating screening irks Muslims in US
NEW YORK, June 1: Frustrated and angry at being constantly profiled, Muslim advocacy groups have called upon the United States to come up with a better screening system at airports and other ports of entry in the country....
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Iraqi PM launches Basra crackdown
BASRA, June 1: Police and soldiers set up checkpoints and searched cars in Iraq’s second city on Thursday in a first test of new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s ability to restore stability with an “iron fist” security crackdown....
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Wreckage of Red Cross copter found
KABUL, June 1: The wreckage of a helicopter that had been chartered by the Red Cross and disappeared over Afghanistan in January is believed to have been found atop a snow-capped mountain, an official said Thursday....
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ANP leader Piralizai dies
QUETTA, June 1: Awami National Party’s president for Balochistan Malik Sarwar Khan Piralizai died at age of 64 in the Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi, on Thursday....
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CM-governor equation to ensure Fata peace: Fazl
PESHAWAR, June 1: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said it is possible to achieve durable peace in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas by establishing...
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PPP, MMA strike seat deal for AJK election
PESHAWAR, June 1: The People’s Party Parliamentarians and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have reached a seat adjustment agreement for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council elections to be held on July 11....
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