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| June 23, 2006 | Friday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 26, 1427 |
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Formation of jirga in final stage: Aurakzai
PESHAWAR, June 22: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has said that the formation of a grand tribal jirga to settle the Waziristan crisis is in the final stage.... 
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Forces, militants heading for truce
PESHAWAR, June 22: Government security forces and militants are heading for a tenuous ceasefire in the Waziristan tribal area, credible sources told Dawn on Thursday....
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‘Indian may take over one of PSM bidders’
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The Russian group that was part of the consortium which has purchased Pakistan Steel Mills might be acquired by an Indian-born steel baron, Supreme Court was told here on Thursday....
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Five MPAs suspended for rumpus in assembly
KARACHI, June 22: Provincial legislator Eshwar Lal on Thursday faced the ire of Sindh Assembly Speaker Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah who suspended the lawmaker belonging to the PML for sending fellow MPA Shazia Marri a note bearing some ‘indecent remarks’....
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Five Al Qaeda suspects held
QUETTA, June 22: Law-enforcement agencies on Thursday arrested five foreigners who were on their way to Wana in South Waziristan from Zhob in Balochistan....
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4 US soldiers killed in Afghan clashes
KABUL, June 22: Four US soldiers were killed and one was wounded in clashes with militants in northeastern Afghanistan, the coalition said on Thursday....
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No headway in talks on Wullar Barrage
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Pakistan and India on Thursday reaffirmed the sacrosanct status of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, which should be respected but made no headway in resolving the 22-year old dispute over the Wullar Barrage / Tulbul Navigational Project....
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NA validates Rs217bn govt overspending
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The National Assembly on Thursday validated more than Rs217 billion of federal overspending in the outgoing financial year that the opposition called government extravagance at the end of a 21-day budget session....
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A rare day for Pakistan at Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, June 22: It was a rare day for Pakistan on Capitol Hill, with one US legislator after another hailing the country as a ‘champion ally’ and some even urging the...
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Stress laid on use of alternative energy
RAWALPINDI, June 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday Pakistan would encourage investment in utilisation of alternative sources of energy....
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Cab import plan shelved
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The government has shelved a project for duty- and tax-free import of 300 purpose-built taxis as it did not get even a single offer by the June 21...
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Brazil outclass Japan
DORTMUND, June 22: Brazil striker Ronaldo equalled Gerd Mueller’s World Cup finals record of 14 goals, scoring twice in the 4-1 win over Japan in Group F on Thursday....
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‘Iran gas price under discussion’
ISLAMABAD, June 22: The government on Thursday expressed surprise over a statement of Iranian Deputy Minister for Oil Dr Hadi Nejad Hosseinian over gas price for the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline, saying that...
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Taliban’s claim of downing chopper rejected
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Inter-Services Public Relations director-general Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan on Thursday disputed Taliban’s claim that it had shot down an army aviation helicopter, saying the crash was because of a technical fault....
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Two injured in Pir Koh rocket attack
QUETTA, June 22: Two people were seriously injured and a mosque was damaged in a rocket attack in Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti district on Thursday....
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‘Missing’ journalist produced in court
JACOBABAD/SUKKUR, June 22: TV reporter Mukesh Rupeta and his cameraman Sanjay Kumar were produced in the court of a civil judge here on Thursday, three months after they had been detained for filming the Jacobabad airbase, designated as a sensitive area....
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Pakistan unlikely to join contest for top UN post ISLAMABAD, June 22: Signals from key policy circles in Islamabad and Rawalpindi are that Pakistan is unlikely to go for a tit-for-tat nomination on India’s bid for the post of UN secretary-general....
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Stranded Pakistanis hold protests
DHAKA, June 22: The Stranded Pakistanis General Repatriation Committee on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the ministry of home affairs to press their demands including stopping the eviction of the stranded people and resuming relief work....
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