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| July 29, 2006 | Saturday | Rajab 2, 1427 |
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Resignations withheld: Next 24 hours crucial
ISLAMABAD, July 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad have withheld the resignations tendered by federal and provincial ministers belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and... 
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MMA, ARD agree to launch drive
KARACHI, July 28: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Friday gave formal effect to their resolve for launching a movement against General Pervez Musharraf’s dispensation, but...
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Govt, partners in contact, says PM: MQM resignations
KARACHI, July 28: Despite uncertainty created by the resignations of Muttahida Qaumi Movement ministers and advisers, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz does not believe that there is a political crisis in the...
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High-level contacts may ease situation
KARACHI, July 28: Convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Dr Imran Farooq on Friday confirmed a telephonic contact between Gen Pervez Musharraf and the MQM chief Altaf Hussain, following the resignations...
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Iran, Syria warned of conflict: Blair, Bush discuss multinational force for ME
WASHINGTON, July 28: British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Iran and Syria on Friday that they face ‘the risk of increasing confrontation’ unless they reformed their behaviour in the Middle East....
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Hezb says it is using new rockets
BEIRUT, July 28: Intensive Israeli bombing killed 14 people in Lebanon on Friday and Hezbollah said it had fired new longer-range rockets at Israel, as diplomacy to end the 17-day-old war marked time....
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Muslim states call for unconditional ceasefire
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28: Foreign ministers of five Muslim countries on Friday strongly condemned Israel’s indiscriminate and excessive use of force against innocent civilians and called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire....
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OIC meeting on Mideast next week
KUALA LUMPUR, July 28: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday Iran would join a summit of key Muslim countries in Malaysia next week to discuss the escalating Middle East crisis....
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9 killed in Gilgit, Bannu floods
GILGIT, July 28: At least nine people were killed and several others injured as lightning, rain and flood played havoc with parts of Gilgit and Bannu on Friday....
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Blast leaves 21 injured
QUETTA, July 28: Twenty-one people were injured in a powerful bomb blast near the Chaman railway crossing on Friday afternoon. It was local made bomb planted on a motorcycle with a...
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Musharraf for exploiting country’s resources
ISLAMABAD, July 28: President Pervez Musharraf on Friday called for fast-track efforts to translate the geo-strategic importance of Pakistan into economic opportunities for the country....
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US not consulting Pakistan on nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, July 28: The US has not consulted Pakistan after the adoption of its nuclear deal with India by the US House of Representatives because it does not believe the development ‘changes the picture’ Islamabad needs to see....
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Pakistani major killed, claims India
SRINAGAR, July 28: The Indian army said on Friday a Pakistani officer had been shot dead along Kashmir’s de facto border, citing the incident as proof Pakistan’s army was involved in the region’s long-running rebellion....
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Mumbai blasts: two held
MUMBAI, July 28: Indian police investigating the Mumbai train blasts said on Friday that they had arrested two brothers amid reports that one was a suspected senior commander of a top militant group....
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Eight killed in Chichawatni accident
SAHIWAL, July 28: Eight people were killed and 76 others injured, 25 of them seriously, in a collision between two buses on the Chichawatni flyover. The casualties also include passengers of...
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Major energy crisis feared
ISLAMABAD, July 28: Pakistan is most likely to face a major energy crisis in natural gas, power and oil in the next three to four years that could choke the economic...
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Briton’s hanging put off for a month
ISLAMABAD, July 28: A British national condemned to die for murder on August 3 got another lease of life on Thursday as his hanging has been put off for one month....
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Afghan peace in region’s best interest
ISLAMABAD: July 28: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Friday said the country was fully committed to the war against terrorism and a peaceful Afghanistan was in the best interest of Pakistan and the region....
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