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| September 01, 2006 | Friday | Sha'aban 7, 1427 |
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Body retrieved from cave, says ISPR: •Remains be given to heirs: Jamil Bugti •Burial in Dera Bugti today •Four other corpses found •Public funeral not possible: DCO
ISLAMABAD/QUETTA, Aug 31: The body of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was retrieved from the rubble of a remote cave in the Kohlu district late on Thursday night amid protests by some... 
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It’s target killing: Marri
KARACHI, Aug 31: Veteran Baloch leader Sardar Khair Baksh Marri has described the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti as a target killing. In an interview, he said he feared for the...
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APC calls for total strike: SC urged to take notice of killing
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: An all parties conference on Thursday appealed to the nation to observe a complete strike on Friday and mark it as a ‘Black Day’ to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan....
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Balochistan towns limp back to normalcy: Sporadic protests continue
QUETTA, Aug 31: The situation in Quetta and most of the towns of Balochistan remained calm on Thursday amid tight security but some incidents of violence were reported in Khuzdar, Panjgur and Tump areas....
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Govt to mobilise people: Durrani
LAHORE, Aug 31: Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani on Thursday warned the opposition to ‘stop pursuing negative politics’ or get ready to face the music....
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Yousuf Haroon says Quaid’s advice on Balochistan ignored
KARACHI, Aug 31: Elder politician Yusuf A. Haroon has condoled with the family of Nawab Akbar Bugti who was reportedly killed in a military operation at the weekend....
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Protests to continue till operation ends: APC
QUETTA Aug 31: An all parties conference held in Sarawan House here on Thursday unanimously decided to continue agitation throughout the province till stoppage of military operation in Dera Bugti and...
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Uproar in NA over minister’s remarks: Mengal alleges use of chemical weapons
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: A National Assembly debate on the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti collapsed on Thursday amid provocations when a government minister said the Baloch leader was ‘rightly killed’ in a military operation six days ago....
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Four killed as resort in Murree collapses
MURREE, Aug 31: At least four people were killed when an eight-storey summer resort collapsed here in early hours of Thursday. The bodies were retrieved and initial reports said some other...
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WB wants separate regional power tariffs
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The World Bank has asked the government to notify separate tariffs for all distribution companies of Wapda to allow them become completely independent and bring in transparency in the power sector....
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Govt decides to hand over Rauf to UK
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: The government has decided to hand over Rashid Rauf, the main suspect in the London terror plot, to the United Kingdom, interior ministry sources told Dawn on Thursday....
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Conference of corps commanders today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31: A ‘special’ corps commanders’ conference has been convened on Friday to discuss the situation created by the death of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti in a military operation....
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Bush warns Iran as UN deadline expires
WASHINGTON, Aug 31: US President George Bush said on Thursday that Iran must face the consequences for responding with defiance and delay to demands for abandoning its uranium enrichment programme....
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Iran fails to meet deadline: IAEA
VIENNA, Aug 31: Iran failed to stop nuclear work by a Thursday deadline, the UN atomic watchdog said, clearing the way to possible sanctions by the Security Council due to western fears Tehran could be trying to make atom bombs....
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46 die as rockets hit Baghdad homes
BAGHDAD, Aug 31: Rockets slammed into homes in Baghdad just before nightfall on Thursday, killing 46 people and wounding well over 100, police sources said, adding that the toll could rise as bodies were pulled from the rubble....
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Menon named India’s foreign secretary
NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India on Thursday named Shiv Shankar Menon, its high commissioner in Islamabad as the new foreign secretary, signalling a more comprehensive engagement with neighbouring countries, including China...
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Accident leaves 10 dead
VEHARI, Aug 31: Ten people were killed and 25 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Lahore-Multan road, at a place 30km from here on Thursday....
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Dutch pilot dies in Afghan crash
THE HAGUE, Aug 31: A Dutch air force pilot was killed on Thursday when his F16 fighter jet crashed in Afghanistan, the Dutch defence ministry said....
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