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| August 26, 2006 | Saturday | Sha'aban 1, 1427 |
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Fireworks in NA as motion is tabled
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Fire-breathing opposition parties on Friday turned up the heat on a somewhat panic-stricken ruling coalition which scrambled to establish late-night contacts with loosely-bound parliamentarians known to be in a sulk for one reason or another.... 
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Hair offered to quit for $500,000: ICC
LONDON, Aug 25: Since the fourth Test between England and Pakistan was abandoned last Sunday, dozens of possible scenarios have been outlined. But not even the most hardened Hitchcock fan could...
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St Petersburg cathedral gutted
ST PETERSBURG, Aug 25: A fire gutted a 19th century cathedral in the heart of Russia’s second city on Friday, destroying its famous azure domes which attract thousands of tourists every year....
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UNDP assails textile export managers
KARACHI, Aug 25: Pakistan is fetching the lowest price for its textile products in the European Union and the United States as compared to other textile exporters from Asia Pacific....
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Waziristan militants extend ceasefire
PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Militants in the North Waziristan have extended the ceasefire by another 15 days as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman has joined efforts...
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US probe into Israeli use of cluster bombs
NEW YORK, Aug 25: The US State Department is investigating whether Israel’s use of American-made cluster bombs in southern Lebanon violated secret agreements with the United States that restrict when it...
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EU pledges 7,000 peace troops
BRUSSELS, Aug 25: European nations pledged 7,000 troops on Friday to form the core of a beefed-up peacekeeping mission in Lebanon capable of enforcing the fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah....
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Iran rejects ‘language of force’
TEHRAN, Aug 25: Iran is ready for unconditional talks over its nuclear programme but rejects the West’s “language of force” over the issue, one of the Islamic republic’s religious leaders said on Friday....
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Six killed in fresh Kohlu operation
QUETTA, Aug 25: Four tribal militants were killed on Friday as security forces used helicopter gunships to launch another operation in parts of Kohlu district. Two members of the security forces were also killed while an officer was injured....
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Dera Bugti and Chagai declared A-areas
QUETTA, Aug 25: Home and Tribal Affairs Department Balochistan has declared the two districts of the province, Dera Bugti and Chagai, as A-areas. This was officially notified here on Friday.—APP...
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Sniper fire injures Kashmiri woman
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 25: In the second ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Kashmir this month, a Kashmiri woman was injured by an Indian sniper on Friday, an army official said here....
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EC advice on forms for voters
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: Election Commission secretary Kanwar Mohammad Dilshad on Friday said complaints were being received from Karachi that in some areas the enumerating staff has not provided voters’ enrolment forms....
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India introduces varsity quota bill
NEW DELHI, Aug 25: India’s government introduced on Friday a controversial bill in parliament to set aside more university places for the poor as students protesting the legislation battled police....
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Haj draw in second week of Sept
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The formal draw of Haj applications according to the government scheme will be held in the second week of September. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Haj...
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Passenger flight to Chicago diverted
NEW YORK, Aug 25: An American Airlines flight carrying 179 people from Manchester, England, to Chicago was diverted to Bangor, Maine, on Friday because of security concerns, the airline said....
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Inauguration marked by ‘political evasion’
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 25: An atmosphere of apparent political evasion prevailed at the inauguration on Friday of Azad Kashmir’s new President Raja Zulqarnain Khan that marked the completion of a controversial electoral process in the earthquake-devastated territory....
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AJK president urges India to demonstrate sincerity
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 25: AJK President Raja Zulqarnain Khan has urged India to demonistrate sincerity for finding a solution to the longstanding dispute of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris....
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Four killed in feud over ownership of mountain SOUTH WAZIRISTAN, Aug 25: Four people were killed and three others critically injured in an exchange of fire between the Jani Khel Wazir tribe of North Waziristan and the Malkshai Mehsood tribe of South Waziristan here on Friday....
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