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| September 07, 2006 | Thursday | Sha'aban 13, 1427 |
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MMA agrees to review women’s rights bill: Joint committee formed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: The government on Wednesday made another attempt to woo the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) to get its support for the controversial Women Protection Bill-2006 seeking amendment to Hudood laws.... 
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Balochistan shut over Bugti’s killing
QUETTA, Sept 6: A wheel-jam and shutter-down strike was observed throughout Balochistan on Wednesday on the call of All Parties Conference in protest against the killing of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab...
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BNP-M member resigns from NA
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: A pall of uncertainty hung over the National Assembly on Wednesday as a member of the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) resigned from the house in protest and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal threatened to do the same over different reasons....
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Arms swapped in Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 6: The political authorities and tribal militants exchanged weapons and vehicles in the North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday as a part of implementation of Tuesday’s peace agreement, sources said....
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Trust-building: accord reached with Kabul
KABUL, Sept 6: The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Wednesday they had to ‘kill the mistrust’ between them to better fight the Taliban and other militants who operate across their common border....
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Agha Shahi passes away
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: Agha Shahi, former foreign minister and don of Pakistani diplomacy, passed away here on Wednesday. He was 86. He had suffered a heart attack in Karachi last week on his return from Geneva after a three-week visit....
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US wants Pakistan to exercise sovereignty across country
WASHINGTON, Sept 6: The United States on Wednesday cautiously welcomed a truce between Pakistani authorities and tribal militants but also reminded Islamabad that it should not allow any part of the country to stay outside the government’s writ....
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Investment in PSM planned: minister
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: The government has decided to invest in the Pakistan Steel Mills to improve its working and make its ‘privatisable’ with better price in the light of the Supreme Court’s verdict....
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Iran test flies remodelled warplane
TEHRAN, Sept 6: Iran has remodelled one of the warplanes in its fleet and successfully test flown the aircraft, state-run media reported on Wednesday. The reports did not specify which plane...
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Dr Qadeer shifted to Karachi
ISLAMABAD, Sept 6: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was flown on Wednesday to Karachi for treatment of prostate cancer at Aga Khan Hospital, sources close to the nuclear scientist told Dawn....
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Defence plans with China reviewed
RAWALPINDI, Sept 6: Pakistan and China on Wednesday reviewed progress on defence ties, particularly the JF-17 Thunder aircraft and F-22 Frigates project....
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Israel to lift Lebanon blockade today
BEIRUT, Sept 6: Israel said on Wednesday it would lift an eight-week-old air and sea blockade against Lebanon on Thursday, handing over control to international forces....
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Draft law on ‘new’ Iraq submitted
BAGHDAD, Sept 6: Iraq’s dominant Shia alliance submitted a draft of a new law on Wednesday to govern the division of the country into autonomous regions....
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Opposition, police clash over poll reforms
DHAKA, Sept 6: At least 50 people were injured as activists of the opposition combine, marching towards the Election Commission, fought running battles with police here on Wednesday....
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Bush admits CIA held terror suspects
WASHINGTON, Sept 6: President George Bush acknowledged on Wednesday the CIA has run a secret detention program for terrorism suspects overseas and said 14 of those held have been transferred to...
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Ottawa urged to review pro-Bush policy
TORONTO, Sept 6: As the death toll of Canadian soldiers rises in Kandahar, some prominent opposition leaders here stepped up their campaign to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and urged Ottawa to review its foreign policy....
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India and Iran to strengthen economic ties
NEW DELHI, Sept 6: India and Iran on Wednesday agreed to speed up economic cooperation amid a raging debate on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the looming threat of UN sanctions....
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Musharraf, Karzai see better future
KABUL, Sept 6: President Pervez Musharraf has expressed the confidence that his visit and exchange of views with Afghan President Hamid Karzai will reinforce mutual understanding and further strengthen and expand bilateral ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan....
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