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| August 08, 2006 | Tuesday | Rajab 12, 1427 |
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Diplomats at UN wrangle over draft resolution: 53 civilians killed in Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7: As efforts to adopt a resolution to halt fighting in Lebanon wavered, diplomats here announced that envoys from the Arab states would address the 15-member UN Security... 
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Thousands marooned in Sibi, Bolan: NWFP flood toll rises to 144
QUETTA, Aug 7: Several thousand mine workers and villagers were stranded in coalmine areas of Margat and villages in Bolan and Sibi districts after flash floods inundated vast areas....
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Israel to step up offensive
AL QUDS, Aug 7: Israel vowed on Monday to step up its offensive in Lebanon after suffering its deadliest day since launching the war on Hezbollah almost four weeks ago, as international talks on a ceasefire stalled....
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Writ of law restored in Balochistan: govt
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The government on Monday claimed it had restored its writ throughout Balochistan, but the combined opposition differed. Opposition members staged a walkout in protest against what they called...
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No plan to bifurcate, privatise CAA: govt
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The government on Monday assured lawmakers in the Senate that there was no plan to bifurcate or privatise the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)....
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Expulsions should not affect peace process: FO ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Pakistan on Monday downplayed the expulsion of a senior Indian diplomat and said it should not impede the peace process with India. “In our view the expulsion should...
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12 trains to operate from Karachi
LAHORE, Aug 7: Twelve trains will be operating to and from Karachi while Hyderabad will be the last and first stops for another six. “The revised schedule is likely to remain...
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Arbab asked to end party row
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: President Pervez Musharraf on Monday advised the Sindh chief minister to work in cohesion with the party leadership and coalition partners in the interest of political stability in...
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Anti-India terror groups exist in Pakistan: Boucher
NEW DELHI, Aug 7: The United States on Monday acknowledged that certain terrorist groups having “designs” against India still exist in Pakistan but it also expressed the hope that peace talks...
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Pro-govt tribal elder beheaded in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 7: Pro-Taliban militants on Monday beheaded a pro-government tribal elder in the restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The body of Loi Khan was found dumped on a...
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Musharraf urges Annan to help stop aggression ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Monday urged United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to help stop the Israeli ‘aggression’ in Lebanon, saying a delay in a ceasefire would worsen the situation....
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India rejects US ban on firms dealing with Iran NEW DELHI, Aug 7: India on Monday rejected a ban by the United States on two of its firms exporting chemicals to Iran, saying the trade would not lead to weapons proliferation....
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‘Don’t grieve for me, father’
PESHAWAR, Aug 7: He was a quiet, lonely character, always sporting a smile. So, he laughed back when his suspecting family quizzed him about his unusually long stay in Quetta....
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Endangered Leo bound for Bronx
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Thirteen-month-old Leo, a male snow leopard found by a shepherd in the Nalter valley of Northern Areas in July last year, is on its way to the Bronx...
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Weather forecast
KARACHI, Aug 7: The Met office on Monday forecast a cloudy day with chances of thunderstorm in the metropolis for next 24 hours. According to a Met official, the temperature will range from 20 to 32 degree Celsius on Tuesday.—APP...
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14 Chinese, two Koreans arrested in Karachi
KARACHI, Aug 7: The Pakistani immigration police arrested 14 Chinese and two South Koreans on Monday for their alleged involvement in a fake passport scam, an official said....
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‘ADB to consider financing Bhasha dam’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The Asian Development Bank on Monday said it would consider financing the Bhasha dam whenever it received a request from Pakistan after finalising technical details of the project....
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3 CIA officials suspended after detainees escape
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Five handcuffed accused escaped from the lockup of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) in the early hours of Monday, sources said. However, later one of the escapees, Mohammad Afzal, surrendered to I-9 police....
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