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| July 25, 2006 | Tuesday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 28, 1427 |
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US ‘aware’ of new N-plant: Powerful nuclear reactor coming up in Khushab: ISIS report
WASHINGTON, July 24: The United States said on Monday it was aware that Pakistan is building a powerful new nuclear reactor and urged Islamabad not to use the facility for military purposes....
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N-reactor report no revelation, says FO
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Pakistan on Monday neither denied nor confirmed reports that a major expansion of its nuclear programme was under way and it was building a new reactor close to its facility in Khushab....
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Torrential rain claims over 20 lives
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Over 20 people died as monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in many parts of the country and Azad Kashmir on Monday. While the rain was heaviest in...
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Hot pursuit not to be allowed, warns FO
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Islamabad on Monday sternly warned New Delhi against any hot pursuit inside Pakistan or in Azad Kashmir and declared that the only option the two countries had was to pursue the peace process....
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Rice sets tough terms for Lebanon ceasefire
BEIRUT, July 24: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to Lebanon on Monday and insisted Hezbollah must release two Israeli soldiers and pull back from the border before any ceasefire, Lebanese politicians said....
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Provinces asked to curb sectarianism
ISLAMABAD, July 24: The centre has directed the provinces to take effective measures to curb sectarianism and set up special units to eradicate terrorism. The directive was conveyed to the provinces...
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20 prisoners freed in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), July 24: Security forces set free here on Monday 20 prisoners who had been arrested during military operation in the North Waziristan Agency....
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No OIC emergency meeting: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will not call an emergency meeting on the Middle East crisis despite a request by Iran’s president, the bloc’s chair Malaysia said on Monday....
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Kasuri, Mottaki discuss Lebanon
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Iranian Foreign Minister Manocher Mottaki contacted his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Kasuri on Monday on telephone to discuss the situation in Lebanon....
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CNG price reduced at state sector pumps
ISLAMABAD, July 24: The government on Tuesday announced a 4.3 per cent reduction in CNG prices at public sector stations with immediate effect and advised the private sector to follow the decision....
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Composite dialogue to resume soon: Kasuri
ISLAMABAD, July 24: Briefing the special committee of parliament on Kashmir, which met here on Monday with MNA Hamid Nasir Chatta in the chair, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said Pakistan...
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WTO talks in Geneva fail
GENEVA, July 24: The World Trade Organisation was seeing the benefits of freer global farm trade for developing countries slip from its grasp after the collapse of a crucial round of talks on Monday....
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New land allotment policy on anvil
ISLAMABAD, July 24: The government is working on a policy under which millions of acres of state land will be given away and private land will be acquired for allotment to private sector, particularly foreign entrepreneurs, to facilitate foreign direct investment....
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‘Re-election for two more terms’
LAHORE, July 24: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi started his second three-year tenure as provincial president of the ruling PML on Monday, pledging that his party would get Gen Musharraf elected as president-in-uniform for another “two terms.”...
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Musharraf in Karachi
KARACHI, July 24: President Gen Pervez Musharraf arrived in Karachi on Monday evening for a two-day visit to the provincial metropolis. On Tuesday, the president is scheduled to preside over high-level meetings and attend a number of functions.—...
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US, Pakistan sign accord to improve education
ISLAMABAD, July 24: The US and Pakistan signed a $62.7 million agreement to improve primary and higher education in Pakistan in 2006. Out of the total amount, $40 million will be...
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‘Militant’ held
LAHORE, July 24: Intelligence agents on Monday detained a man who headed a camp for training fighters for the banned Lashkar-i-Tayyaba militant group, an intelligence official said....
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Suggestions sought to amend laws
ISLAMABAD, July 24: President Pervez Musharraf has stressed the need for legislation to solve the problems of the masses, particularly women. He was speaking at a meeting held in Rawalpindi on...
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