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| July 8, 2006 | Saturday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 11, 1427 |
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Law changed to allow bail for women: Musharraf promulgates ordinance; 1,300 female prisoners to be freed immediately
ISLAMABAD, July 7: President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday promulgated an ordinance to facilitate release of women detained on various charges, including violation of Hudood laws.... 
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‘Big fish’ allowed to escape net: Tariq: Ex-chief of SECP issues ‘white paper’
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Dr Tariq Hassan on Friday issued a ‘white paper’ on the March 2005 stock exchange crash, and...
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‘MFN status, Safta not linked’
ISLAMABAD, July 7: The government on Friday rebutted Indian allegation of not granting it most-favoured nation (MFN) status under the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta) agreement, saying that the issue had nothing to do with the regional agreement....
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London police warn of more bombings
LONDON, July 7: Britain marked the first anniversary of the London suicide bombings with flowers, candles and a two-minute silence on Friday as the city’s police chief said another attack now looked more likely....
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14 injured in Quetta blast
QUETTA, July 7: Fourteen people were injured in a blast in the busy Suraj Ganj Bazaar here on Friday. A deputy secretary to the provincial law department, a constable and several...
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‘Bombers didn’t train in Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani on Friday denied that any of the London transit system bombers, including one who appeared in a recently aired video warning of further attacks, had received training or support during visits to Pakistan....
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Navy’s firepower to be enhanced: Aziz
KARACHI, July 7: Pakistan Navy will be upgraded with new frigates, submarines and airborne surveillance systems, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz....
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Rice failed to defuse tension, says Spanta
WASHINGTON, July 7: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s recent visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan has not been able to remove tensions between America’s two key allies in the war against terror, says Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta....
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Plot to attack US tunnel foiled
NEW YORK, July 7: US law enforcement authorities said on Friday that they have disrupted a plot by foreign terrorists to attack the tunnel system running under lower Manhattan....
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Six die in attacks on Gaza town
GAZA CITY, July 7: Six Palestinians were killed on Friday as Israel pressed on with its bloody offensive in Gaza, a day after reoccupying land in the deadliest 24 hours in the Palestinian territories for four years....
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No information on missing scientist: ISI
ISLAMABAD, July 7: The Inter-Services Intelligence on Friday told the Lahore High Court that it had no information about the whereabouts of a nuclear scientist associated with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission who has been missing for two years....
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Scholar leading ‘Taliban’ group held in Nigeria
KANO (Nigeria), July 7: A prominent Muslim scholar has been arrested in northern Nigeria’s Borno State for allegedly leading a ‘Taliban’ group, his aides said on Friday....
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11 killed as raids in Iraq continue
BAGHDAD, July 7: Attacks on mosques after Friday prayers killed 11 people in Iraq and 40 were killed or wounded in a raid by Iraqi forces on Shia fighters that the...
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UN convention on workers’ age ratified
GENEVA, July 7: Pakistan on Friday formally handed over the instrument of ratification on UN’s Convention-138 relating to minimum age of workers to the International Labour Organization (ILO)....
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Farewell for Figo, Kahn in consolation match
STUTTGART, July 7: Germany and Portugal have to try and put aside their disappointment of failing to reach the World Cup final when they meet in the third-place play-off match here on Saturday....
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Militants kill Indian soldier
SRINAGAR, July 7: Suspected militants shot dead an Indian soldier on Friday during a gunbattle near the LoC, police said....
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Pakistan, Japan agree to curb proliferation
ISLAMABAD, July 7: Pakistan and Japan will work as partners in struggle against nuclear non-proliferation and have agreed to enhance cooperation in this area....
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Pakistan, France to expand defence ties
PARIS, July 7: Pakistan and France on Thursday expressed identical views on key international issues and agreed to enhance cooperation in economic, defence and education sectors....
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