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| June 21, 2006 | Wednesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 24, 1427 |
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AG questions court remit: PSM privatisation
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The government on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court to find a middle way between accepting and rejecting petitions challenging the sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills for Rs21.68... 
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Deficit budget for Balochistan
QUETTA, June 20: That the government of Balochistan is facing a severe financial crisis was evident from Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah’s budget speech in the provincial assembly on Tuesday....
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ARD, MMA plan joint movement
ISLAMABAD, June 20: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, the Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), Pakistan Tehrik Insaaf and PONM on Tuesday agreed to launch a joint movement to get rid of military rule and ensure free, fair and transparent general elections....
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Privatisation policy criticised in NA
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Opposition members on Tuesday assailed the government’s privatisation policy that most of them saw as harmful to national interests as the National Assembly discussed and voted on budget demands for grants for various federal ministries....
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Pakistan, Kuwait to boost ties
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Pakistan and Kuwait on Tuesday agreed to consolidate their relations, especially in the areas of trade, investment and manpower export. The agreement was reached in a meeting between...
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Truce negotiated between warring tribes: Kurram Agency clash toll 14
PESHAWAR, June 20: The administration on Tuesday negotiated a ceasefire between two tribes whose clash over a dispute on distribution of irrigation water had left 14 people dead and 35 others...
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Labourer kills three daughters; shot dead by policeman
LAHORE, June 20: A factory worker on Tuesday killed his three minor daughters before confessing to police, prompting a policeman to shoot him dead in the lock-up in Liaqatabad....
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Pakistan, India vow to help control bird flu
NEW DELHI, June 20: India and Pakistan on Tuesday discussed joint steps to control bird flu and polio as they seek to cooperate in tackling regional health concerns, an Indian spokesman said....
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US activates missile shields in response to N. Korean threat
WASHINGTON, June 20: The Pentagon has activated its new ground-based interceptor missile defence system following a North Korean threat to test a long-range missile, US media reported on Tuesday....
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Red Cross move on Israel challenged
GENEVA, June 20: An international conference was on Tuesday struggling to end a 56-year stalemate over Israel’s membership of the global Red Cross movement, after Muslim nations launched a politically-inspired challenge to a proposed settlement....
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12 killed in bus-van collision
HYDERABAD, June 20: Twelve people were killed and 14 others, nine of them women and children, injured in a collision between a bus and a van in the Husri police area on Tuesday....
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Nine vehicles destroyed in Torkham blast
LANDI KOTAL, June 20: A bomb blast in Torkham on Tuesday destroyed nine heavy vehicles carrying supplies to Afghanistan. Witnesses said the bomb exploded on a truck, destroying it with eight...
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Sweden hold England to draw
COLOGNE, June 20: England and Sweden drew 2-2 with a late flurry of goals but both teams advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday....
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2 US soldiers found dead
BAGHDAD, June 20: Two US soldiers missing in Iraq for three days have been found dead, their bodies showing signs of ‘barbaric’ torture, an Iraqi general said on Tuesday, after an intensive hunt involving thousands of troops....
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India urged to let OIC team visit Kashmir
BAKU, June 20: The Organisation of Islamic Conference’s contact group on Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday called for early resolution of the dispute and urged India to allow visit of its special representative to occupied Kashmir....
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Journalists end NA boycott as demands accepted
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Journalists covering parliament ended a three-day boycott of the National Assembly on Tuesday after the government accepted almost all their demands, including sending a fact-finding mission to North...
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‘US has not sought access to Qadeer’
ISLAMABAD, June 20: Contrary to recurring reports in the international media that the US is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to allow it direct access to Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan for...
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Track blown up
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jun 20: Saboteurs on Tuesday blew up a section of the rail track near Kot Chhutta railway station. The rail traffic was suspended....
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