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| September 09, 2006 | Saturday | Sha'aban 15, 1427 |
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37 die in Indian mosque blasts
MUMBAI, Sept 8: Some 37 people were killed and 50 injured on Friday when three bombs exploded as hundreds of Muslims poured out of a mosque in western India, officials said....
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No troop withdrawal from N. Waziristan: governor
PESHAWAR, Sept 8: NWFP Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai has ruled out withdrawal of army from North Waziristan, and said troops will remain along the Afghan border to check infiltration....
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Torrential rains wreak havoc on Sindh
HYDERABAD, Sept 8: At least ten people lost their lives as swirling floodwaters inundated several cities and towns in Sindh amid driving rain, causing the civil administration to swiftly deploy military helicopters and boats to help thousands of marooned people....
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Rail traffic suspended as bridge gives away
KARACHI, Sept 8: Thousands of passengers were left stranded at railway stations here on Friday after a makeshift bridge at Ran Pathani, some 80 kilometers from Karachi, was washed away in...
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Govt vows to get Hudood bill passed
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The government on Friday vowed to get the women’s rights bill passed by the National Assembly on Monday ‘at all costs.’ “The protection of women bill will be...
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MQM rejects amendments proposed by MMA: Women’s rights bill
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Friday hinted that the party would not vote for the women’s protection bill if any amendment was made in it on the demands of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal....
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Aziz holds consultation with PML lawmakers
ISLAMABAD Sept 8: Under pressure from both the opposition groups and coalition parliamentarians on the proposed protection of women’s rights bill, the government is embarking on a series of meetings at different levels....
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Govt accepts demand for DNA test
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani on Friday said the government would provide every facility under the law to conduct DNA test of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s body on the request of his family....
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Six killed in Barkhan explosion
QUETTA, Sept 8: At least six people were killed and 17 injured, four of them seriously, when a powerful bomb blast hit the Rakhni bazaar area of Barkhan district on Friday morning....
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PSM privatisation: govt files revision plea
ISLAMABAD, Sept 8: The federal government on Friday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court requesting it to set aside its judgment of annulling the controversial sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills to a three-party consortium....
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Suicide car bomb kills 16 near US embassy
KABUL, Sept 8: A huge car bomb exploded near the U.S. embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001....
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India may resume talks with Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Sept 8: India may resume a stalled dialogue with Pakistan after leaders of the two countries meet on the sidelines of an international summit in Cuba this month, India’s top diplomat said on Friday....
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Cuba meeting can revive peace process: experts
WASHINGTON, Sept 8: The meeting between President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Havana later this month can help revive the India-Pakistan peace process but to make...
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England beat Pakistan
NOTTINGHAM, Sept 8: England beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in the fourth one-day international here on Friday. The final scores were: Pakistan 235-8 in 50 overs; England 237 for 2, with 22 balls to spare....
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ASF personnel hurt in grenade attack
QUETTA, Sept 8: A personnel of the Airport Security Force (ASF) suffered injuries in a grenade attack on a camp near Gwadar airport on Friday. Sources said that some ASF personnel...
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Dr Qadeer undergoes treatment at AKH
KARACHI, Sept 8: Medical treatment of nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan began at the Aga Khan University Hospital amid tight security on Friday. Sources said that Dr Khan had earlier...
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LHC restrains police from arresting Misbah
LAHORE, Sept 8: The Lahore High Court on Friday restrained the Punjab police from arresting and repatriating Scottish girl Misbah Iram Rana (Molly Campbell) to Glasgow till the guardian court in Lahore decides the case of custody....
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‘Govt creating rift between provinces’
QUETTA, Sept 8: Members of National Assembly belonging to the PPP Parliamentarians have accused the government and intelligence agencies of conspiring to create a rift between the people of Punjab and Balochistan....
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