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| July 10, 2006 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 13, 1427 |
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23 killed in Dera Bugti operation
QUETTA, July 9: Security Forces claimed on Sunday to have killed 23 militants of the Bugti tribe and injured 12 others in Sangsilla and Bhambhoor areas of the Dera Bugti district.... 
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SECP told to charge its former chief
ISLAMABAD, July 9: The government has directed the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to prepare a charge-sheet against its former chief Dr Tariq Hassan for his failure to avert the March 2005 stock market crash....
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Five die of heatstroke in NWFP
PESHAWAR, July 9: A heat wave played havoc in Peshawar and other parts of the province on Sunday, killing at least five people and affecting hundreds of others, hospital sources said....
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US Congress to question Pakistan F-16 deal
WASHINGTON, July 9: The Bush administration has pushed to conclude a landmark $5 billion sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan before completing traditional consultations with the US Congress and fully answering security concerns, a congressman and other congressional sources say....
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Kasuri, Rice to discuss Afghan situation
WASHINGTON, July 9: The US and Pakistan will continue discussions on bringing peace to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border when Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri meets Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice here on Monday....
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Long-range Indian missile hits snag
BHUBANESHWAR (India), July 9: India test-fired its longest-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile for the first time on Sunday, but it failed to hit its target, defence officials and sources said....
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‘Shun extremism, promote tourism’
SHANDOOR, July 9: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday reiterated his commitment to work for economic progress and development of tourism in Chitral and the Northern Areas and urged the people...
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Plane crash in Siberia; at least 137 dead
IRKUTSK (Russia), July 9: At least 137 people died when a Russian Airbus plane veered off a runway, slammed into a concrete wall and burst into flames while landing on Sunday here in the Siberian city, officials said....
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World Cup final: Italy beat France on penalties
BERLIN, July 9: Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties in the World Cup final after the two teams finished level at 1-1 after extra time in a dramatic encounter in which French playmaker Zinedine Zidane was sent off....
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65 Iraqis die in sectarian strife
BAGHDAD, July 9: Bands of masked gunmen went on a rampage on Sunday in a Baghdad area dominated by a particular sect, killing at least 42 people in a gruesome sectarian attack despite a massive security crackdown, witnesses said....
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Four charged in rape-murder case in Iraq
WASHINGTON, July 9: Three US soldiers have been charged with rape and murder and a fourth with dereliction of duty in the alleged rape and murder of a teenage Iraqi girl...
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FO says no information about Indian plan for troops in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, July 9: Pakistan has no information about a reported proposal for deployment of Indian troops in Afghanistan under the coalition command....
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Tel Aviv vows to continue assault
GAZA CITY, July 9: Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air strikes on Sunday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed the massive operation will go on, despite so far failing to win the release of a soldier seized two weeks ago....
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Bangladesh president back in office
DHAKA, July 9: The President of Bangladesh, Prof Iajuddin Ahmed, returned to his office on Sunday after 45 days of absence due to illness, ending opposition’s apprehensions that he had been ‘declared’ ill to pave way for installing a partisan president....
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UN reforms approved
UNITED NATIONS, July 9: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted an eight-part resolution designed to strengthen the UN, putting in place the first measures to effect the changes requested by...
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Team to seek release of Pakistani prisoners
ISLAMABAD, July 9: The Government of Pakistan is sending an official delegation to Kabul in the mid of this month in order to secure release of Pakistani prisoners languishing in Afghan jails....
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18 Afghans arrested
QUETTA, July 9: FIA personnel arrested 18 Afghans near the Chaman border for entering Pakistan illegally. A case was registered against them....
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Two killed, six injured in clash
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), July 9: Two people were killed and six others injured as two religious groups clashed in the remote Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on Saturday....
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