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| August 17, 2006 | Thursday | Rajab 21, 1427 |
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Airline plot suspect linked with Jaish
BAHAWALPUR, Aug 16: Rashid Rauf, identified by Pakistan as a key player in the failed plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, was in a Pakistani militant group before he joined Al Qaeda, a senior group member said on Wednesday.... 
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UK seeking custody of Rashid Rauf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: A six-member team of British counter-terrorism officials has arrived here to seek custody of Rashid Rauf, informed sources told Dawn on Wednesday. Twenty-five-year-old Rauf, who is from Birmingham,...
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Opposition keeps up offensive
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The opposition in the National Assembly kept up its offensive against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday over the scrapped sale of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), some members...
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Govt rejects demand for PM’s resignation
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The government on Wednesday dismissed the opposition’s argument that the prime minister or members of the cabinet committee on privatisation should resign as the Supreme Court held them...
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Lebanese deployment begins today: France agrees to lead UN force
PARIS, Aug 16: France is ready to take command of an enlarged United Nations force in Lebanon until February, Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said on Wednesday....
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‘Pakistan out of bounds for foreign terrorists’: Corps commanders meet
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday presided over a Corps Commanders’ conference which discussed the ongoing peace process with India. Informed sources quoted the president as saying that...
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Terror not confined to Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON, Aug 16: The White House has said that terrorism is not restricted to Pakistan’s tribal areas but is spread across 50 countries. At a regular briefing at the White House...
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Wheat procurement target not achieved: Cement to replace bitumen
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The government on Wednesday decided to start construction of roads with cement instead of bitumen and imposed a new cess at the rate of Rs5 per bale to...
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5 militants, soldier killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Aug 16: Five militants were shot dead in occupied Kashmir by Indian troops on Wednesday after they sneaked across the de facto border from the Pakistani zone, the Indian army said, as it reported the death of one soldier....
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Murder of Pakistani woman shocks Italy
ROME, Aug 16: The killing in Italy of a young Pakistani woman by her own family has shocked Italians and prompted a discussion about integration, just as the government pushes through legislation making it easier for immigrants to obtain citizenship....
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Soldiers hurt in landmine blasts
QUETTA, Aug 16: Two security personnel were injured in landmine explosions in Sibi and Kahan areas on Wednesday. Officials said that a soldier on patrol was injured after a landmine exploded near a security checkpost in Sibi....
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‘New envoy to India named’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Shahid Malik will replace Pakistan High Commissioner to India Aziz Ahmed Khan whose term ends this month. Government sources told Dawn on Wednesday that Mr Malik’s name had been approved by the prime minister and the president....
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Washington flight diverted after terror alarm
WASHINGTON, Aug 16: A Washington-bound flight from London was diverted to Boston’s Logan airport on Wednesday after an altercation between the crew and a passenger....
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Eight held in Khost raids
KABUL, Aug 16: US-led coalition and Afghan troops raided two suspected Al Qaeda sanctuaries in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday and detained eight “terrorists,” the US military said....
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Defence accords signed with Beijing
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed two agreements on defence cooperation and military assistance at the conclusion of the fourth round of defence and security talks held here....
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Govt ready to face no-trust motion: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday that the government was ready to face no-confidence motion being moved by opposition against him. Talking to reporters here after inaugurating...
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‘I am PM of both Kashmirs’
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 16: AJK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has said he believes he is the prime minister of the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir although administratively he is exercising authority in one of its divided parts....
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HC to return from Colombo
ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Bashir Wali Mohmand, who escaped a Claymore mine attack in Colombo on Monday, will return to his country by next week....
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