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| September 02, 2006 | Saturday | Sha'aban 8, 1427 |
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Forlorn funeral for Bugti: •Last glimpse not allowed •Family members stay away •DCO shows Bugti’s watch, glasses
QUETTA, Sept 1: A shroud of mystery enveloped the manner in which the Dera Bugti administration on Friday allowed only a small number of mourners to quickly bury a wooden, padlocked...
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Three provinces hit by strike: Two Rangers personnel killed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Two paramilitary personnel were killed and several people injured as most parts of the country gave an effective response to the strike call given by the combined opposition...
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Commanders briefed on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The Corps Commander of Quetta, Lt-Gen Hamid Rab Nawaz, on Friday gave corps commanders a detailed presentation about the situation in Balochistan arising out of the death of...
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MPs’ resignations to be scrutinised
ISLAMABAD Sept 1: The government fearing en masse resignations by the opposition has decided to amend the Senate rules by making it mandatory for the chairman to “satisfy himself before accepting...
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Accord to promote inter-faith harmony
OSLO, Sept 1: Pakistan and Norway on Friday agreed to set up an inter-faith harmony centre in Norway to promote relations between Muslims and non-Muslims....
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Focus on Thar coal for power generation
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The government has decided to develop the Thar coal for power generation on a priority basis to overcome energy crisis following confirmed estimates that its reserves were equivalent...
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3 resign from PSM board of directors
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Three members of the board of directors of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have resigned because of “interference by the government” in the affairs of the mills, while two...
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Hudood bill questioned
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Members of the People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) in the National Assembly select committee on the Criminal Law Amendment (Protection of Women) Act 2006 on Friday expressed concern over the government’s move to change certain clauses of the bill....
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Artist Ahmed Saeed Nagi passes away
KARACHI, Sept 1: Ahmed Saeed Nagi, known as the official artist of the freedom movement, passed away on Friday night in the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi....
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British girl denies abduction report
LAHORE, Sept 1: A 12-year-old British girl earlier reported to have been abducted by her father and brought to Pakistan “had left the UK on her own and that nobody has...
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Iran sanctions next month, says US
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: The United Nations Security Council could approve initial sanctions against Iran by the end of this month because of Tehran’s failure to meet an international deadline, US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Friday....
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Pakistan-US naval exercise
ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: Pakistani and US Navy would conduct joint exercise “Inspired Union 06” from Sept 6. The bilateral exercise would be conducted in the Northern Arabian Sea....
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29 die in Iran plane accident
TEHRAN, Sept 1: Twenty-nine people were killed on Friday when an Iranian airliner caught fire after landing in Mashhad, Iran’s civil aviation chief said, lowering earlier reports of up to 80 dead....
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PAF pilot killed in plane crash
DADU/HYDERABAD, Sept 1: A Pakistan Air Force jet fighter crashed near a village in taluka Thana Bula Khan on Thursday night, killing the pilot. The Jamshoro district police and army personnel recovered the pilot’s body, Faisal Khan, on Friday morning....
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Four arrested
PESHAWAR, Sept 1: An intelligence agency has arrested four members of a banned religious outfit on a charge of having links with foreign militants hiding in the region, sources told Dawn on Friday....
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13 tribesmen freed to pave way for truce
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 1: Political authorities in North Waziristan released another batch of prisoners on Friday to clear the way for a permanent truce expected in a few days....
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Afghan drug fight has failed: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 1: The US-backed strategy to fight Afghanistan’s massive drug trade has failed and the country is expected to have a bumper opium crop this year, the US State Department said on Friday....
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Academic under fire over 9/11 theory
BOSTON, Sept 1: A University of New Hampshire professor has come under fire from state politicians for teaching his unconventional view that a U.S. government conspiracy allowed the Sept 11, 2001, attacks to occur....
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