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| June 17, 2006 | Saturday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 20, 1427 |
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Moscow ‘ready to join IPI gas plan’
SHANGHAI, June 16: Russia’s Gazprom is ready to participate in plans to build a natural gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.... 
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Sindh move to regain its land
KARACHI, June 16: The Sindh government has engaged prominent lawyer Abdul Hafeez Pirzada to move against the federal government in higher courts for restoration of ownership rights or financial compensation for...
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NA uproar over charged expenses
ISLAMABAD, June 16: The government came under more opposition flak on Friday as the National Assembly debated over Rs2.15 trillion worth of charged expenditure — on which it cannot vote — as part of the new federal budget....
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Musharraf hopeful of China frigate deal
SHANGHAI, June 16: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday expressed the hope that the deal under which China would provide four frigates to Pakistan by 2,013 with transfer of technology would be successfully accomplished....
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‘Missing’ journalist’s body found
PESHAWAR, June 16: A tribal journalist missing for about seven months has been killed. His body was found lying outside a village in Mirali in the restive North Waziristan tribal region on Friday afternoon....
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Two women teachers, 2 children shot dead
KOHAT, June 16: Two women school teachers associated with a foreign-funded vocational training programme and two children of one of the teachers were gunned down at Khawaga Sarai near Ghalju, headquarters...
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Bomb blast in Rakhni destroys restaurant
QUETTA, June 16: A restaurant and two shops were destroyed in a bomb blast in the Barkhan district’s Rakhni town on Friday. A tower of the Sibi-Harnai power...
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4 tribesmen killed in Waziristan firing
MIRAMSHAH, June 16: Four people were killed and one was wounded when army troops opened fire on tribesmen near here in the restive North Waziristan Agency on Thursday....
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Ministers’ absence Senate prorogued amid protests
ISLAMABAD, June 16: The Senate was prorogued on Friday amid opposition’s scathing criticism about continued absence of ministers from the house, leaving no one to respond to adjournment motions....
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70pc Pakistanis back nuclear Iran
WASHINGTON, June 16: As many as 70 per cent Pakistanis want Iran to have nuclear weapons, said a survey report released this week. The survey by Terror Free...
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India seems to have given up drive for SC seat: Akram
UNITED NATIONS, June 16: India appears to have given up its bid to secure a permanent seat in the 15-member UN Security Council since it has decided to field career UN...
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Suicide bomber kills 11 in Baghdad mosque
BAGHDAD, June 16: At least 11 people were killed on Friday by a suicide bomber carrying explosives in his shoes inside a Shia mosque, despite a security crackdown in the Iraqi...
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Acid-soaked ginger ban being openly flouted
ISLAMABAD, June 16: A large quantity of ‘acid-soaked’ ginger has been dumped in the fruit and vegetable market here and being openly sold in weekly bazaars and other markets....
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Prisoners’ lists swapped
ISLAMABAD, June 16: Pakistan and India on Friday exchanged lists of civilian prisoners being kept in each others jails on miscellaneous charges, says a private TV channel report.—Online...
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Angola hold Mexico 0-0
HANOVER, July 16: Angola, reduced to 10 men in the final minutes, caused one of the few surprises at the World Cup when they held Group D leaders Mexico to a 0-0 draw on Friday....
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Accord to boost ties with Ukraine
ISLAMABAD, June 16: Pakistan and Ukraine have agreed to further bolster relations and identified new areas of cooperation including gas development. The agreement was reached at the second...
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IIU to assist Afghan govt in printing material
ISLAMABAD, June 16: The International Islamic University (IIU) on Friday offered its support to the Afghan government in printing material that could promote brotherhood among Muslims of the region....
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NA to debate use of laptaps inside house
ISLAMABAD, June 16: The National Assembly is set to debate next week whether to allow its members to use laptop on their desks inside the chamber in a move that is likely to generate a considerable heat across party lines....
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