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| June 04, 2006 | Sunday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 7, 1427 |
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Govt asked to stabilise internal situation: Karamat opposes long involvement of army
WASHINGTON, June 3: Pakistan’s outgoing Ambassador to Unites States, Gen Jehangir Karamat, has advised the government not to involve the army ‘for too long’ in Waziristan and Balochistan because it can be ‘counterproductive’ to do so.... 
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Two gas pipelines blown up
QUETTA, June 3: Two gas pipelines were blown up in Pir Koh area while power supply was suspended to Kohlu and adjoining areas after two big towers of 32kv Barkhan-Kohlu transmission line were damaged in another blast on Saturday....
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Levies man killed, three hurt in blast
KHAR, June 3: A Levies soldier was killed and three others, including the political tehsildar, were wounded after a remote-controlled explosive device went off near here on Friday night....
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Tribal chief killed
JALALABAD, June 3: Unknown assailants shot dead an influential Afghan tribal chief who was helping to persuade Taliban to work with the new government, police said on Saturday....
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‘Balochistan OD touches Rs15bn’
QUETTA, June 3: Balochistan’s overdraft stands at Rs15 billion and the province has paid over Rs262.7 million as interest on loan from the State Bank, says provincial Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah....
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Pakistan not in arms race: PM
ISLAMABAD, June 3: Pakistan is a peaceful country and its defence doctrine is based on minimum credible deterrence for maintaining peace in the region, according to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
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Govt sets $4bn FDI target for 2006-07
ISLAMABAD, June 3: The government has decided to set an ambitious $4 billion FDI (foreign direct investment) target in 2006-07 and plans various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investors to achieve it....
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35 die in Afghan unrest as district retaken
KANDAHAR, June 3: Nearly 35 Taliban rebels were killed in the latest strikes in Afghanistan as Afghan and coalition troops took back a district that had been in rebel hands for days, officials said....
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Russian among 27 killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, June 3: Gunmen killed one Russian embassy employee and kidnapped four others in Baghdad on Saturday, in the latest attack on foreigners in the lawless capital....
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17 held in terror plot in Canada
TORONTO, June 3: Police have arrested 17 people, including five teenagers, on terror-related charges, a senior Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer told a televised news conference here on Saturday morning....
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Iran awaits new proposals but won’t budge its stance
TEHRAN, June 3: Iran said on Saturday it was awaiting a new international proposal to end the crisis over its nuclear programme but refused to suspend work on uranium enrichment....
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Pakistan, Asean meeting tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, June 3: The third meeting of the Asean-Pakistan Joint Sectoral Dialogue Cooperation Committee (APJSCC) will begin here on Monday....
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Chinese among 2 electrocuted
QUETTA, June 3: A Chinese engineer and a Pakistani helper were electrocuted and two others suffered injuries in Dhodar area of the Lasbela district on Saturday....
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SHO Hub killed
KARACHI, June 3: SHO Hub, Aziz Hayat Baloch was on Saturday night gunned down by unknown assailants in the area of his jurisdiction....
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Afghan police officials sacked
KABUL, June 3: Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has sacked dozens of senior police officials in an effort to boost security in Kabul, an official said on Saturday....
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Early rains death toll tops 100 in India
NEW DELHI, June 3: The death toll from lightning strikes and powerful storms rose to 105 on Saturday as annual summer monsoon rains tore through India earlier than usual, authorities said....
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Balochistan budget on 20th
QUETTA, June 3: The Balochistan budget for financial year 2006-07 will be announced on June 20, Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf said on Saturday....
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New FSC CJ
ISLAMABAD, June 3: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday appointed Justice (Retd) Haziqul Khairi as Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) for a period of three years, a notification...
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