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| June 27, 2006 | Tuesday | Jumadi-ul-Awwal 30, 1427 |
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Suicide car bomb kills 7 troops in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), June 26: Five paramilitary soldiers and a Khasaddar of the Levies force were killed, while 26 others were injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into...
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Rice visits Pakistan as Afghan row intensifies
WASHINGTON, June 26: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves Washington on Monday for a surprise visit to Islamabad amid growing tensions between two key US allies in the region, Afghanistan and Pakistan....
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Irsa withdraws cut in water shares
ISLAMABAD, June 26: The sudden rise in temperature that melted snow in the Himalayan region has improved river flows and eliminated water shortages, creating hopes for a good Kharif crop, it is learnt....
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Democracy’s basic elements exist: PM
ISLAMABAD, June 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan has all the essential elements of democracy. Speaking at the inaugural session of an envoys’ conference at the Foreign Office,...
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Steel mill to be revamped
ISLAMABAD, June 26: The management of the Pakistan Steel Mills has sought the permission of the federal government to urgently revamp the mills with enlisting its 10 per cent shares on the stock market....
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KSE index gets massive battering
KARACHI: The KSE 100-share index on Monday suffered another big fall as leading investors indulged in panic-selling on the perception that the Supreme Court ruling on Pakistan Steel may slowdown the...
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Envoys conference focusses on security
ISLAMABAD, June 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday inaugurated a four-day Pakistani envoys conference convened by the government to review the country’s foreign policy and discuss the challenges it faces today on the diplomatic front and in the international arena....
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Eight killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, June 26: Eight people were killed in held Kashmir, including four militants shot dead in a gunbattle while trying to cross into India, police claimed on Monday....
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Indian movie team scraps Pakistan visit
KARACHI, June 26: A Bollywood delegation, citing security and visa concerns, has cancelled a visit to Pakistan for a screening of one of the few movies to beat a 40-year-old ban on Indian films, a Pakistani organiser said on Monday....
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Lankan general killed
COLOMBO, June 26: A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber assassinated the Sri Lankan army’s deputy chief of staff on Monday, dealing another blow to the island’s unravelling peace process....
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Masked men kill bandits
PESHAWAR, June 26: Masked gunmen killed a bandit chief and four members of his gang on Monday in North Waziristan, a government official said. The slayings in the Shawal area of...
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Owais reiterates need for talks
ISLAMABAD, June 26: Balochistan Governor Owais Ghani has said that bullets cannot resolve the issue of Balochistan which can be resolved only through a political solution....
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Israel rejects demands over kidnapping
GAZA, June 26: Palestinian militants on Monday demanded Israel free Palestinian women and minors in its jails in exchange for information on a kidnapped Israeli soldier, but Israel rejected any deal and threatened a big offensive....
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S. Asia can reduce poverty: WB
WASHINGTON, June 26: A World Bank report says South Asian countries can significantly reduce poverty in the next 10 years by increasing investment, improving labor quality and addressing gaps in income....
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Mauritania referendum
NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania), June 26: Voters in a country that has known only coups have overwhelmingly approved a referendum that places constitutional term limits on future presidents and ensures power will change...
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World Cup
COLOGNE, June 26: Final score in the World Cup second round match between Switzerland and Ukraine in Cologne on Monday. The decision made of penalty kicks. Switzerland 0...
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Two kidnapped Levies men recovered
QUETTA, June 26: Security forces recovered a kidnapped officer and a constable of the Levies force after heavy exchange of fire near Nuskhi on Monday. One kidnapper was killed and another injured....
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Kurram clash death toll rises
KOHAT, June 26: The death toll in last week’s clashes between two tribes in Kurram Agency has risen to 24 as two injured people died in hospital on Monday....
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