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| August 15, 2006 | Monday | Rajab 18, 1427 |
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There is no issue of DAWN, on Tuesday August 15, 2006 due to newspaper holiday in Pakistan. However we will continue to update the latest news
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Independence Day being celebrated today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The nation will celebrate the 59th anniversary of its independence on Monday with traditional enthusiasm and renewed pledge to make the country prosperous and strong....
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President, PM call for national unity
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in their Independence Day messages have called upon the nation to unite against elements who do not want to see Pakistan on the path of progress and prosperity....
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Israel endorses UN resolution: Ceasefire takes effect today: Annan
JERUSALEM, Aug 13: The Israeli cabinet endorsed a UN resolution on Sunday calling for an end to the month-long war in Lebanon, which a growing number of critics argue the Jewish state has failed to convert into victory....
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Five Israeli troops, 29 Lebanese killed
TYRE (Lebanon), Aug 13: At least 25 civilians and four Lebanese soldiers were killed on Sunday as Israel continued to bombard the country despite an impending ceasefire, police and rescue workers said....
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Alternative rail tracks washed away
HYDERABAD, Aug 13: One week after its restoration, the train operation from Karachi came to a standstill again on Sunday after a fresh spell of heavy rain damaged both the alternative...
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Flood peak hits Guddu Barrage
SUKKUR, Aug 13: The peak flood of the season is expected to pass through the Guddu Barrage on the midnight of Sunday and Monday....
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UK made arrests on Washington pressure: Plane attack was not imminent: official
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: The Bush administration pressured the British authorities to arrest the suspects of a London terror plot at least a week before they had planned to do so, a US television channel reported on Sunday....
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30,000 hold anti-war demo outside White House
WASHINGTON, Aug 13: More than 30,000 people demonstrated outside the White House overnight to protest Israel’s US-backed military operations in the Middle East while experts warned that the Israeli and US...
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Seven die in Bara, Tirah clashes
LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Aug 13: At least seven more people were killed and three others injured in clashes between armed supporters of Lashkar-i-Islam and Ansarul Islam in Bara and Tirah areas on Sunday....
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Three hurt as six blasts rock Quetta, Mastung
QUETTA, Aug 13: Three members of a family were seriously injured in a hand-grenade attack in Khuzdar while four explosions occurred in Quetta and two in Mastung on Sunday night....
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Looted wealth to be recovered, says MQM
LAHORE, Aug 13: MQM chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday warned ‘chaudrys’ and feudals to be prepared for the D-Day as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement would spare nobody looting the national wealth....
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Sir Creek dialogue likely on schedule
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: There are strong indications from the foreign ministry officials of Pakistan and India that despite the postponement of the secretary-level meeting they may go ahead with the talks on the Sir Creek boundary dispute this month....
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Five Afghan soldiers, 20 militants die in clash
KABUL, Aug 13: Five Afghan soldiers and up to 20 extremists were killed in an ambush in southeast Afghanistan on Sunday, the US-led coalition said....
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Three killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 13: Indian troops shot dead three suspected militants during a gunbattle in Kashmir ahead of India’s Independence Day this week, an army spokesman said on Sunday....
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Iran threatens to quit IAEA
TEHRAN, Aug 13: Iran on Sunday repeated its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment activities as called for in a UN resolution, threatening instead to withdraw from the International Atomic Energy Agency....
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Aziz assures Siniora of support
ISLAMABAD Aug 13: Prime Minister of Lebanon Fouad Siniora on Sunday contacted Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on telephone and briefed him on the latest situation on ceasefire which will take effect from Monday morning....
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Pakistani killed in Iraq
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 13: A Pakistani identified as Khayal Mohammad s/o Hassan Khan was killed in Iraq, while he was on duty to deliver goods from Kuwait. He was 29....
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Speedy justice objective of SC, says CJ
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has aid that the prime objective of the Supreme Court is to dispense speedy justice to deserving people....
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