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| July 12, 2006 | Wednesday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 15, 1427 |
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Terror bombs cause mayhem on Mumbai’s lifeline: •Over 160 killed, 600 injured •7 blasts in 11 minutes •Alert in major cities
MUMBAI, July 11: Bombs ripped through seven packed commuter trains and stations during rush hour in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, killing at least 163 passengers and injuring about 600....
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Sabotage in air crash ruled out
MULTAN, July 11: Investigations into Monday’s air crash would take three to four months to reach any conclusion about what led to the tragedy, said Defence Minister Rao Sikander Iqbal on Tuesday....
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No operational control over ISI and MI, defence ministry tells court
KARACHI, July 11: The ministry of defence exercises only administrative control over Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) and it does not have any operational control or jurisdiction to enforce...
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Singh vows to defeat forces of terrorism
NEW DELHI, July 11: The deadly blasts in Mumbai followed a spate of grenade attacks by suspected militants in Srinagar on Tuesday in which at least six people, described as Indian tourists, were killed....
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A despicable act: president and PM
ISLAMABAD, July 11: Pakistan on Tuesday condemned bombings on commuter trains in the Indian city of Bombay as a ‘despicable act of terrorism.’ “‘Pakistan strongly condemns the series of bomb blasts on commuter trains,” the ministry said in a statement....
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NY subway security heightened
NEW YORK, July 11: Police heightened security on subways in New York as a precaution on Tuesday after a series of bombs on trains in India killed at least 135 people, the New York Police Department said....
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Rigging charges mar AJK polls
MUZAFFARABAD, July 11: Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir were held on Tuesday, with the counting of votes in progress till late at night, hinting at the...
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7 tourists killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, July 11: Seven tourists were killed and 35 people injured on Tuesday in a series of grenade attacks targeting holiday areas in the main city of revolt-hit held Kashmir, police said....
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US wants Central Asia economic corridor set up
WASHINGTON, July 11: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice underscored the importance of establishing an economic link between Central Asia and India through Pakistan and Afghanistan when she met Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, the State Department said....
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Bill to relax citizenship rules rejected
ISLAMABAD, July 11: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Affairs on Tuesday rejected a bill to simplify rules for granting citizenship to foreign nationals married to Pakistani women, member of the committee Nayyar Bokhari said....
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Over 40 dead in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD, July 11: A new spate of bombings, shootings and gunbattles left more than 40 people dead across Iraq on Tuesday, including 10 people massacred in an apparent sectarian attack in Baghdad....
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Loadshedding across country planned
ISLAMABAD, July 11: With no let up in energy crisis, the government is expected to start formal loadshedding and spread its duration evenly to different parts of the country to enable consumers to plan their life accordingly....
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Kasuri says blasts show need for talks
WASHINGTON, July 11: The Bombay bombings on Tuesday showed that Pakistan and India need to resolve disputes that can be exploited by extremists, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday....
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Kyrgyzstan to expel US diplomats
BISHKEK, July 11: Kyrgyzstan, home to a US military airbase, plans to expel two American diplomats, a human rights official said on Tuesday. The US embassy declined to confirm whether the...
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India to provide $25m for quake victims
NEW DELHI, July 11: India and Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, setting out the modalities for release of US $25 million pledged by India as humanitarian assistance for the victims of the October earthquake in Kashmir....
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Militants ask FM station to leave Muzaffarabad
ISLAMABAD, July 11: A militant organisation has threatened the FM 99 radio channel of dire consequences if it failed to wind up its operation in Muzaffarabad....
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Militants kill tribal elder, soldier
KHAR, July 11: Militants on Tuesday killed a pro-government tribal elder and a paramilitary soldier in a remote town near the Afghan border, officials said. Gunmen perched on hills opened fire...
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PCG guard injured in Hub blast
QUETTA, July 11: A Pakistan Coast Guard (PCG) employee was seriously injured in a blast in Balochistan’s industrial town of Hub on Tuesday. Police said the powerful blast occurred near the PCG office resulting in the death of guard Mohammad Riaz....
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