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| September 11, 2006 | Monday | Sha'aban 17, 1427 |
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Blast kills Afghan governor
KABUL, Sept 10: An Afghan provincial governor was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Sunday, as Nato said it killed 34 more Taliban fighters in its biggest offensive against the resurgent group....
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18 injured in Quetta bomb explosion
QUETTA, Sept 10: At least 18 people were injured when a powerful bomb exploded on a busy road here on Sunday. According to police, the bomb was in a packet left...
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‘Situation in Fata moving in right direction’
PESHAWAR, Sept 10: NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai has said things in Fata have started moving in the right direction and a pleasant change is expected in the life of its people....
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Pakistan remains key ally: US
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: Five years after 9/11, Pakistan continues to be a key US ally in the war against terror that can help the Bush administration regain its popularity at home by capturing senior Al Qaeda leaders like Osama bin Laden....
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Proliferation network ‘still functioning’
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: A US think-tank has claimed that the so-called Khan network of nuclear proliferators is still functioning despite Islamabad and Washington’s claims that it has been dismantled....
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Opposition rally calls for ending operation: Kohlu killing condemned
LAHORE, Sept 10: Opposition leaders and thousands of their supporters from various cities of Punjab expressed solidarity with the people of Balochistan on Sunday night, condemning the killing of Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Akbar Bugti....
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Rain misery in Sindh persists
HYDERABAD, Sept 10: Still reeling from the aftermath of the Sept 8 monsoon downpour, Hyderabad’s severely affected parts were on Sunday declared calamity-hit areas by the provincial government which otherwise did...
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Quaid’s death anniversary today
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The nation will observe Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s 58th death anniversary on Monday with a pledge to transform Pakistan into a vibrant, progressive and enlightened country as envisioned by the great leader....
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‘Iran ready to halt N-work temporarily’
VIENNA, Sept 10: Iran is ready to comply, at least temporarily, with the United Nations Security Council demand that it freeze uranium enrichment, diplomats claimed here on Sunday....
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Khatami demands end to N-arms discrimination
WASHINGTON, Sept 10: Former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami has urged the US to eliminate nuclear arsenals of Israel, India and Pakistan before asking Iran to give up its nuclear programme....
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Six killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 10: Five suspected militants and a civilian were killed in the latest violence in occupied Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Four of the militants were killed in three separate...
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Havana gets ready for NAM summit
HAVANA, Sept 10: Leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) of 116 developing nations will meet in Cuba this week for a summit that will gather some of the United States’ fiercest critics just 145km offshore....
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Pakistani shifted to Guantanamo
BALTIMORE, Sept 10: A Pakistani man who lived in the Baltimore area and graduated from a local high school in 1999 is among the 14 high-value terrorism suspects transferred from secret...
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Pakistan invited to Asia-Europe forum
HELSINKI, Sept 10: Asian and European leaders said on Sunday they would invite India, Mongolia and Pakistan as well as Bulgaria and Romania to join future gatherings of Asia Europe Meeting (Asem), a forum dedicated to dialogue between the two continents....
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Singh not to lead Indian team at UN session
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee will head the Indian delegation to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Hindustan Times reported on Saturday....
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Indian sailors face action over boat tragedy
SRINAGAR, Sept 10: A military enquiry into a boat tragedy that killed 20 school children and two teachers in occupied Kashmir earlier this year found four sailors responsible and recommended criminal...
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Two coalition soldiers killed
KABUL, Sept 10: Two coalition soldiers who were training Afghan troops were killed in combat in southern Afghanistan, the Nato-led force that commands the area said on Sunday....
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Durrani visits Dr Khan in hospital
KARACHI, Sept 10: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Durrani visited the Aga Khan Hospital on Sunday to inquire after the health of nuclear scientist Dr A....
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