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| September 21, 2006 | Thursday | Sha'aban 27, 1427 |
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Musharraf calls for dialogue among faiths: ‘Time to build, not to burn, bridges’
NEW YORK, Sept 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday termed Pope Bennedict’s recent comments on Islam as unwarranted and cautioned against opening new fronts....
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Musharraf discusses Afghanistan with Annan
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday discussed the situation along the Afghan border with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on the sidelines of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly....
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Rs650m subsidy for price reduction: Aziz announces Ramazan package
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has announced a Rs650 million subsidy to bring down the prices of 38 essential items during the holy month of Ramazan....
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Coup in Thailand widely condemned
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: World leaders on Wednesday condemned a military coup in Thailand, urging the country to return to the rule of law and calling on their citizens to stay away from the Southeast Asian nation....
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Karzai asked to ‘do more’
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: President Pervez Musharraf urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday to ‘do more’ in Afghanistan instead of blaming Pakistan for his troubles....
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Karzai sees outsiders behind violence
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20: Foreign troops in Afghanistan will not be able to end attacks by Taliban unless steps are also taken to “destroy terrorist sanctuaries” outside the country, President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday....
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10 suspects arrested in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH, Sept 20: Security forces have arrested 10 people from Lawara Mandi area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the North Waziristan Agency, officials said. The action was taken after six US...
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Three shot dead in Wana
WANA, Sept 20: Three people, including a government official, were shot dead and two others were injured in South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday. According to sources, unidentified persons, riding a car,...
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Grand jirga of Baloch sardars today
QUETTA, Sept 20: A grand jirga of Baloch tribes convened by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud, will be held in Kalat on Thursday. All Baloch tribal sardars in Balochistan,...
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Saindak project: excessive mining goes unchecked
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The Rs18 billion Saindak Copper-Gold Project in Chaghai district of Balochistan province is being run by a Chinese contractor on a 10-year lease without any independent monitoring for...
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Sindh gets Rs2.30bn more to create jobs
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: The federal government will provide an additional Rs2.30 billion to Sindh to help generate 60,519 new jobs per annum by imparting technical and vocational training to both boys and girls in the province....
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Non-discriminatory approach on N-energy urged
NEW YORK, Sept 20: Pakistan will push for a criteria-based approach on the civilian nuclear technology issue at the meeting of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group in Vienna next month....
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Four women MPs robbed
KARACHI, Sept 20: Four women members of the Sindh Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and an employee of the Governor’s House were robbed of cash and valuables by four armed men on Jehangir Road on Tuesday night....
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BJP wants anti-terror accord scrapped
NEW DELHI, Sept 20: India’s right-wing opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants the joint anti-terrorism mechanism with Pakistan scrapped. The Press Trust of India quoted its senior leader Lal Kishan Advani,...
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Participatory uplift planning pledged: IMF-WB meetings conclude
SINGAPORE, Sept 20: The annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank concluded on Wednesday with a resolve from the participants to adapt to the fast changing world, evolve institutions, make development...
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SECP defers in-house badla ban
KARACHI, Sept 20: The Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday revised dates concerning ban on in-house badla and restart of short sale in futures contracts....
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Bush asked to press Musharraf on democracy, rights
NEW YORK, Sept 20: US President George Bush should press President General Pervez Musharraf to restore civilian rule, hold free and fair elections and end legal discrimination against women during their meeting on Friday, the Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday....
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Benazir hails HRW’s support for restoration of democracy
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20: Chairperson Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto has welcomed the support for restoration of democracy by Human Rights Watch (HRW). On the eve of the meeting between Gen...
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