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| September 17, 2006 | Sunday | Sha'aban 23, 1427 |
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Musharraf, Singh agree to resume dialogue: •Indian PM accepts visit invitation •Accord on joint anti-terror mechanism HAVANA, Sept 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed at breakthrough talks here on Saturday to resume negotiations on the Kashmir dispute and jointly battle terrorism....
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Hudood bill: MMA adamant
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Saturday refused to cooperate with the government on the protection of women’s rights bill and restated that the alliance would resign...
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N-issues in spotlight at NAM summit
HAVANA, Sept 16: Developing countries broached sensitive nuclear issues in Havana on Saturday as North Korea blamed the United States for prodding it to have deterrent arms....
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Iran invites president for pipeline talks
HAVANA, Sept 16: President Pervez Musharraf has been invited by his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Tehran to discuss progress on the gas pipeline project from Iran to Pakistan and...
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Pope says sorry for ‘offending’ Muslims
VATICAN CITY, Sept 16: The Vatican said on Saturday Pope Benedict was sorry that Muslims had been offended by a speech whose meaning had been misconstrued, but Morocco withdrew its ambassador as anger at his words flared on....
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US, Afghan forces in fresh offensive
BAGRAM, Sept 16: About 7,000 US and Afghan government forces launched an offensive against the Taliban in central and eastern Afghan provinces on Saturday as a Nato-led operation wound down in the south....
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PML old guard concerned over Balochistan crisis
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Expressing concerns over the development in Balochistan following the killing and unceremonious burial of Nawab Akbar Bugti, veteran leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League have demanded a...
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Linking Islam with terror wrong: Aziz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday reiterated that the erroneous linking of Islam with terrorism should be discouraged as “Islam is a religion of peace and propagates tolerance, inter-faith harmony and compassion”....
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Govt urged to fulfil its basic duties
ISLAMABAD, Sept 16: The Planning Commission’s new ‘Approach paper’ urges the government to fulfil its basic responsibilities for the provision of justice, security, education, health, sanitation, water and other essential services....
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200 Pakistanis, Lankans face expulsion from Spain
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE (Spain), Sept 16: About 200 Pakistanis and Sri Lankans, the first people from Asia to reach the Canary Islands among a flood of recent immigrants, on Saturday...
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Six Kashmiris killed
SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Three gun battles in occupied Kashmir killed at least six suspected militants and wounded two policemen on Saturday, police said. Indian army’s special forces killed three suspected militants...
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Indian fishermen detained
KARACHI, Sept 16: the Maritime Security Agency arrested 25 Indian fishermen and impounded four boats on Saturday for entering Pakistan’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea....
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Pakistan’s G-77 bid likely to be endorsed
NEW YORK, Sept 16: There are bright prospects of Pakistan getting endorsement for the chairmanship of the Group of 77 (G-77), the largest Third World coalition in the UN....
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US objects to Pelestinian ‘unity govt’
RAMALLAH, Sept 16: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet US President George Bush in New York on Wednesday amid US rejection of guidelines set for a planned unity government with Hamas, officials said on Saturday....
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Sudan opposes UN force
HAVANA, Sept 16: Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Saturday he did not want a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur under any circumstances....
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Rajapakse, Chavez call on Musharraf
HAVANA, Sept 16: President Gen Pervez Musharraf met leaders of various countries on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit here on Friday and exchanged views with them on bilateral ties and matters of mutual interest....
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US firms ask Senate to okay India N-deal
WASHINGTON, Sept 16: Dozens of leading US companies have urged the Senate to approve the nuclear deal with India, saying it will create major trade opportunities for them....
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President gives away awards to Cuban doctors HAVANA, Sept 16: President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday awarded medals and certificates to the members of a Cuban medical brigade that provided critical support to the survivors in the aftermath of earthquake in October last year....
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