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| August 29, 2006 | Tuesday | Sha'aban 4, 1427 |
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Mystery over Bugti’s body deepens
KARACHI, Aug 28: The government and the Jamhoori Watan Party traded serious allegations on Monday as the key question about the location of the body of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, who... 
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Balochistan crippled by strike, violence
QUETTA, Aug 28: A complete strike on Monday paralysed Quetta and other cities and towns of Balochistan and reports of more incidents of rioting and arson were received from different parts of the province....
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Delhi told to mind its own business: Bugti’s killing unfortunate: India
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: In a reaction to Indian government’s statement regarding the situation in Balochistan province, Pakistan on Monday told India to mind its own business and focus on putting its own house in order....
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UK request being considered: FO: Extradition of Rashid Rauf
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The government on Monday confirmed that it had received a request from the United Kingdom for extradition of British national Rashid Rauf, a key suspect arrested in connection...
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Opposition’s NA ‘session’ on Bugti
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The National Assembly saw a bizarre division on Monday in a noisy mourning for Baloch leader Akbar Bugti when the Speaker made a short work of the sitting...
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Body taken to Islamabad, says Mazari: ‘Let me bury my brother with honour’
KARACHI, Aug 28: Veteran politician Sherbaz Khan Mazari has refuted government claims about killing Nawab Akbar Bugti in a mountain cave and said that the tribal chieftain was actually killed following a bitter shoot-out in the open....
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Equipment being sent to clear cave: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday that the authorities concerned had been directed to take earth-removing equipment to the mountainous area of Kohlu to recover the bodies...
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No-trust session to focus on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim and MMA’s deputy parliamentary leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed and other legislators from both sides met in Parliament Lodges on Friday evening to finalise strategy on the no-trust motion....
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Blast kills 17 in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Aug 28: A suicide blast tore through a crowded bazaar in Helmand on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding nearly 50, a provincial government spokesman said....
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ARD gives strike call for Sept 1
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has called a countrywide strike on Sept 1 and announced to hold an All-Party Conference in Islamabad and a public...
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Funeral prayers venue changed
QUETTA, Aug 28: The Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) on Monday announced a change in the venue of the funeral prayers of party chief Nawab Akbar Bugti....
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Killing won’t affect ties, says US
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 The United States would like to see the Balochistan dispute settled within the framework of a strong and unified Pakistan, the US State Department said on Monday....
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President seeks to calm rioters
MURREE, Aug 28: President Pervez Musharraf Monday sought to calm the people of Balochistan after two days of rioting over the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, but warned any rebellion would be crushed....
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10 killed, 30 injured in accident
SUKKUR, Aug 28: Ten people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus collided with a trawler near the Kandhkot bypass on Monday night. The bus was going to Karachi from Peshawar....
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Hafiz Saeed set free
LAHORE, Aug 28: The Lahore High Court on Monday set Jamaatud Dawa Pakistan chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed at liberty, terming his detention illegal. Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir directed the home department...
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Singh ready to meet Musharraf
NEW DELHI, Aug 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday he was prepared to meet President Musharraf on the sidelines of an international summit next month, giving a boost to their stalled peace process....
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‘Protests to continue till body is handed over’
QUETTA, Aug 28: Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal on Monday said that until the government handed over the body of Nawab Akbar Bugti to his family, agitation in Balochistan would continue....
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Army official buried
GILGIT, Aug 28: Captain Zameer Abbas, who was killed in the Kohlu operation on Saturday, was buried with full military protocol in his ancestral graveyard in Gilgit on Monday....
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