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| June 30, 2006 | Friday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 3, 1427 |
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Israelis arrest Palestinian ministers, MPs
GAZA, June 29: Israel arrested dozens of Hamas cabinet ministers and lawmakers on Thursday in a move the ruling group said aimed to topple its government, as the army pressed on... 
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210-day academic year from ’07
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The federal education ministry on Thursday notified a new scheme of studies for classes I to XII, extending the number of annual academic days from 170 to 210...
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Wapda’s loadshedding exceeds 700mw a day
ISLAMABAD, June 29: Electricity consumers in the country, excluding Karachi, are facing over 700mw of un-announced loadshedding daily in peak hours for the last few days owing to power generation and transmission capacity constraints, it is learnt....
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50 prisoners freed in Miramshah
MIRAMSHAH, June 29: Political authorities of North Waziristan released another batch of 50 prisoners from Miramshah jail on Thursday, an official said. Miramshah Assistant Political Agent Iqbal Khattak told Dawn that...
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President stresses economic diplomacy
ISLAMABAD, June 29: President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project the positive developments of the country....
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PPP, PML-N deny contact with govt
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday rebutted the government’s claim that former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif were in contact with the Musharraf regime....
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US Supreme Court declares Guantanamo trials illegal
WASHINGTON, June 29: The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President George W. Bush had overstepped his authority in creating military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees....
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Privatisation of gas firms delayed
ISLAMABAD, June 29: The privatisation of the Pakistan Petroleum Limited and the two Sui gas utilities has been put on the back burner because of ‘some unsettled issues’ on their transaction structure and tariff, Privatisation Minister Zahid Hamid has said....
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President seeks report on Karachi situation
ISLAMABAD, June 29: President General Pervez Musharraf has sought a report from Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi and Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad on loadshedding and deteriorating law...
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Pakistan cuts number of F-16s to be purchased
WASHINGTON, June 29: Pakistan intends to buy 36 F-16 fighter jets from the US and not 75 as originally planned, diplomatic sources told Dawn. The decision has been conveyed to the...
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3 die in Kohlu gunbattle
QUETTA, June 29: Three tribesmen were killed and two others suffered injuries in a gunbattle with security forces in Nal area of the troubled Kohlu district on Thursday night....
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Rockets fired on FC post
QUETTA, June 29: Rockets were fired on a Frontier Corps checkpoint near Kohlu on Thursday and reports of a heavy exchange of fire between gunmen and security forces were received from Tandori area between Sibi and Harnai....
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Iran rejects US-EU deadline: Responding to proposals by July 5
UNITED NATIONS, June 29: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Moutaki on Thursday rejected US and European Union demand to respond by July 5 to their proposals on Iran’s nuclear programme, saying ‘we have to clear ambiguities in their proposals.”...
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Pakistan, India to swap prisoners
NEW DELHI, June 29: India and Pakistan would exchange hundreds of prisoners as part of measures aimed at boosting trust between the old neighbours, Indian officials said on Thursday....
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Two ‘suicide bombers’ held in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, June 29: Afghan officials claimed on Thursday that they had captured two Pakistani nationals who were part of a 20-member team that entered southern Afghanistan to carry out suicide attacks....
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Germany ready for tough challenge
BERLIN, June 29: Excitement was mounting on Thursday a day ahead of Germany''s clash with Argentina in a mouth-watering quarter-final in Berlin''s Olympic Stadium. While hopes are growing in the home...
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Fahim leaves for London
ISLAMABAD, June 29: President of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) and Chairman of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Thursday left for London....
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Four rapists hanged
FAISALABAD, June 29: Four men convicted of gang-raping a Christian girl were executed in the district jail here on Thursday morning. Umer Hayat (32), Mubarik Ali (28), Mohammad Ashraf (34) and...
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