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| August 27, 2006 | Sunday | Sha'aban 2, 1427 |
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Bugti killed in operation: Six officers among 21 security personnel dead
QUETTA, Aug 26: Veteran Baloch nationalist leader and former Chief Minister of Balochistan, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was killed, along with 37 armed tribals, in a military operation in Chalgri area of Bhamboor hills of Dera Bugti district on Saturday....
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MMA against army’s role in politics: Qazi
KARACHI, Aug 26: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Saturday reiterated the combined opposition’s resolve to continue its struggle against President Gen Pervez Musharraf-led dispensation and put an end to military’s frequent intervention in the political process....
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PML-MMA panel to discuss draft of Hudood bill
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday held talks with MMA’s deputy parliamentary leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed in a bid to persuade the alliance to work out an accord on the proposed women protection bill....
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‘LoC firing to be raised at DGMO meeting’
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: Pakistan is ascertaining facts about the reported firing incident along the Line of Control on Friday, the second in less than two weeks....
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UK wants Rashid Rauf deported
PESHAWAR, Aug 26: UK has formally asked for deportation of a key suspect in the transatlantic flight bombing plot but Pakistan has indicated it still needs him for investigation, sources said....
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Support for Kashmiris to continue: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday Pakistan would continue to extend diplomatic, political and moral support to Kashmiris for settlement of the longstanding dispute in accordance with their aspirations....
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Power pylons, gas pipeline blown up in Kohlu
QUETTA, Aug 26: Power supply to various areas of Kohlu district was disrupted as two pylons of Barkhan-Kohlu transmission line were blown up on Saturday. A gas pipeline in the Loti gas field was also blown up....
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10 tribesmen released
MIRAMSHAH, Aug 26: The government on Saturday freed 10 tribesmen accused of attacking its troops near the Afghan border, in exchange for assurances that pro-Taliban militants will extend a ceasefire in the tribal region, an official said....
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50 Afghans deported
QUETTA, Aug 26: Officials on Saturday deported 50 Afghan nationals after holding them for a month on charges of staying in Pakistan without valid travel documents, police said....
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Iran opens heavy water N-facility
ARAK (Iran), Aug 26: Iran’s president launched a new phase in the Arak heavy water reactor project on Saturday, saying Tehran would not give up its right to nuclear technology despite Western fears it aims to make atomic bombs....
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New map proposes changes in Pakistan, Middle East
WASHINGTON, Aug 26: The US State Department has rejected suggestions that Washington is planning to redraft the boundaries of the greater Middle East, including Pakistan, along ethnic and religious lines....
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Musharraf and Singh to meet in Cuba: report
NEW DELHI, Aug 26: The leaders of India and Pakistan are expected to resume their disrupted dialogue on Kashmir and other bilateral issues, including terrorism, The Indian Express reported on Saturday....
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Pakistani freed by US court
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26: Headline-grabbing terror trial of Umer Hayat, a Pakistani American, ended on Friday after a US federal judge in Sacramento sentenced him to time he served in detention since his arrest in June 2005....
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Honour killing: fourth man charged in Italy
ROME, Aug 26: A fourth man wanted in the slaying of a Pakistani woman in an apparent ‘honour killing’, in a town in northern Italy has been charged, Italian news agencies reported on Friday....
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‘Joint approach against Taliban needed’
KABUL, Aug 26: Islamabad and Kabul need to find a common approach to tackling the Taliban-led insurgency, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said on Saturday as troops from his country set up in Afghanistan....
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34 arrested in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Aug 26: Saudi security forces arrested 34 suspected militants before laying siege to four gunmen in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday, the interior ministry said on Saturday....
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Tribesmen told to support Taliban
TANK, Aug 26: Tehrik-i-Talaba-i-Afghanistan, an offshoot of the Taliban, has warned 28 tribesmen of the South Waziristan Agency to stop working for the allied forces and support the Taliban movement....
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Two security men injured in clash
QUETTA, Aug 26: At least two security personnel were injured in skirmishes between security forces and armed tribesmen in the Kahan area of Kharmord on Saturday....
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