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| August 21, 2006 | Monday | Rajab 25, 1427 |
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Fierce clashes in Afghanistan; 71 Taliban killed
KANDAHAR, Aug 20: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and Afghan forces battled Taliban in Afghanistan with rockets, artillery and air strikes killing 71 militants on Sunday.... 
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Women’s rights bill to be tabled today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that the bill to protect women’s rights, formulated in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah, would be tabled in the National Assembly at 5pm on Monday....
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Hair-raising row turns Oval Test on its head
LONDON, Aug 20: Pakistan made cricket history by not emerging after the tea interval at The Oval on Sunday. The team and the management were incensed by the decision of the...
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Railways suffers Rs250-300m loss: Service suspension
LAHORE, Aug 20: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said the railways suffered a loss of between Rs250 million and Rs300 million because of the suspension of train service in...
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Israel warns of ‘next round’
AL QUDS, Aug 20: Israel warned on Sunday that it would keep up raids against Hezbollah to prevent the group from getting weapons from abroad and said it would prepare for the ‘next round’ of war....
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France wants EU meeting on Lebanon peace force
PARIS, Aug 20: France called on Sunday for a European Union meeting next week to co-ordinate what member countries plan to do about a UN force for Lebanon....
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Iran tests short-range missile
TEHRAN, Aug 20: Iran test-fired 10 surface-to-surface short-range missiles on Sunday, a day after launching a series of large-scale military manoeuvres geared at testing the country’s new defensive doctrine....
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Iran won’t halt enrichment
TEHRAN, Aug 20: Iran has said it will not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a package backed by six world powers that aims to allay Western fears Tehran is seeking to build atomic bombs....
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Former US officials stress support for Pakistan
NEW YORK, Aug 20: Citing Pakistan’s help in capturing and handing over terrorists, including top Al Qaeda leaders since 9/11, two former Bush administration officials maintained that “the recent events should...
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US investors to explore energy sector
WASHINGTON, Aug 20: A 48-member delegation of US investors will visit Pakistan next month to look for investment opportunities in the energy sector....
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Aziz not competent to remain PM: Fazl
PESHAWAR, Aug 20: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the opposition wants to convey through the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz...
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Nine trains to operate from Hyderabad
LAHORE, Aug 20: Railway officials have said that 15 trains will be operating to and from Karachi, while Hyderabad will be the last and first stop for another nine....
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Brohi case investigator steps down
KARACHI, Aug 20: The police officer tasked to investigate the Rasool Bux Brohi case has stepped down saying that he is under tremendous pressure to clear the influential police official accused...
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Sermons to be recorded
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: Sermons delivered in mosques before the Friday prayers will now be recorded by police, it emerged on Sunday....
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President fails to curb extremism: Benazir
LONDON, Aug 20: President Pervez Musharraf needs to do more to limit the influence of religious parties and militant groups to tackle extremism, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said here on Sunday....
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Musharraf to meet Bush next month
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: President Pervez Musharraf is scheduled to visit Washington on Sept 21-22 where he will hold talks with US President George W. Bush, sources told Dawn....
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Pakistan, China to curb drug trafficking
BEIJING, Aug 20: Pakistan and China have deepened their cooperation to combat drug trafficking and other cross-border crimes....
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CEC urged to bar president from political activities
ISLAMABAD, Aug 20: The People’s Party Parliamentarians has urged the Chief Election Commissioner to take notice of President Gen Pervez Musharraf’s participation in public meetings of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and its allied parties....
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