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| July 24, 2006 | Monday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 27, 1427 |
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Israel violating humanitarian law: UN official: Syria threatens to intervene
BEIRUT, July 23: The UN relief chief condemned Israel on Sunday for “violating humanitarian law” over its blistering raids on Lebanon as the Jewish state and Hezbollah killed more civilians in another wave of attacks....
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Talks with India to resume soon, hopes Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, July 23: Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has expressed hope that India-Pakistan composite dialogue will soon be back on track and stressed that it is in the interest of both the...
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Benazir warms to offer by ‘president’s men’
KARACHI, July 23: While political observers find it mildly amusing that individuals who frequently rub shoulders with President Gen Pervez Musharraf socially should address him in a public letter and advise...
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Opposition alliance likely on Aug 14
ISLAMABAD July 23: An opposition alliance encompassing the ARD, the MMA, the PONM, the Awami National Party, the Pakistan Tehik-i-Insaf and other groups is likely to be announced on Aug 14, sources told Dawn on Sunday....
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WB wants gas charges raised
ISLAMABAD, July 23: The World Bank has asked the government to introduce a new system of fixed charges in natural gas tariff in addition to those for the volume consumed in...
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Bomb attacks kill 64 in Baghdad, Kirkuk
BAGHDAD, July 23: Bombers killed at least 64 people on Sunday, striking a bloody blow against Iraq’s fledgling hopes for peace just one day after the government launched national reconciliation talks....
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23 killed in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, July 23: At least 23 people, most of them Taliban, were killed in new unrest in Afghanistan as the southern city of Kandahar was tense following a pair of deadly suicide blasts....
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BOI confirms acquisition of 1,200 acres for car plant
ISLAMABAD, July 23: The Board of Investment (BOI) on Sunday confirmed that the Punjab government was in the process of acquiring 1200 acres of (agricultural) land in Sheikhupura district for a Mercedes assembly plant....
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ME crisis: president, PM call OIC leaders
ISLAMABAD, July 23: In a bid to halt the Israeli aggression against Lebanon, President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz telephoned key leaders of the Organisation of Islamic Conference on Sunday to muster support for an effective political initiative....
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PPP veteran Sattar Gabol passes away
KARACHI, July 23: Founder member of Pakistan People’s Party Abdul Sattar Gabol died after suffering a severe heart attack here on Sunday morning. Gabol, 77, leaves behind his wife and a...
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Kabul releases army official
ISLAMABAD, July 23: The Afghanistan government has released a serving official of the Pakistan Army as a goodwill gesture, and 27 civilians will be released next week....
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New Delhi tests surface-to-air missile
BHUBANESHWAR, July 23: India on Sunday tested its surface-to-air Trishul missile from a site in the eastern coastal state of Orissa, defence officials said....
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Boy’s dramatic rescue from pit
NEW DELHI, July 23: A five-year-old Indian boy stuck in a 50-foot pit for two days was lifted to safety on Sunday in a massive rescue effort seen live on television....
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Saddam in hospital
BAGHDAD, July 23: Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein was hospitalised on Sunday due to the effects of a hunger-strike and will not be able attend the next stage of his trial, chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Musawi said....
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58 Afghans handed over to Kabul
QUETTA, July 23: Pakistan has handed over 58 illegal Afghan nationals to Afghanistan on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on Sunday....
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PIA to replace F-27s with ATR planes
KARACHI, Jul 23: Pakistan International Airlines has announced that it will start replacing the Fokker aircraft in its fleet with ATR planes from November....
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Crackdown on extremists in Punjab
LAHORE, July 23: The Punjab police have launched a crackdown on extremists and saboteurs across the province....
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Italian, Spanish teams scale G-II
SKARDU, July 23: Several members of expedition teams from Spain and Italy have succeeded in scaling the 8,035-metre-high Gashabrum-II peak in the Karakoram range....
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