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| September 23, 2006 | Saturday | Sha'aban 29, 1427 |
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Bush unaware of ‘bombing to stone age’ threat: Pakistan-US understanding on ‘hot pursuit’ claimed
WASHINGTON, Sept 22: After a 90-minute meeting at the White House on Friday, President Gen Pervez Musharraf and US President George W. Bush indicated that they had an understanding on the... 
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No threat issued: White House
WASHINGTON, Sept 22: The White House on Friday denied threatening to bomb Pakistan after the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to force it to support the US-led war against terrorism....
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Home minister changed in Sindh reshuffle
KARACHI, Sept 22: In a sudden reshuffle in Sindh cabinet on Friday, two ministers and an adviser joined the government and portfolios of three ministers were changed....
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Cyclone warning for Thatta, Badin
LAHORE, Sept 22: A tropical depression over north Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast intensified into a cyclone on Friday. It may cause heavy windstorms and rain over the coastal area of...
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First woman to win Sword of Honour
ATTOCK, Sept 22: Aviation cadet Saira Amin on Friday became the first woman cadet in the history of the country’s defence forces to win the Sword of Honour at a passing-out parade at the Pakistan Air Force Academy in Risalpur....
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Rural Sindh top priority: PM
ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that federal, provincial and district governments have equally shouldered the responsibility of rehabilitating the rain-hit people in Sindh, and that the rural areas of the province are being given special attention....
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Pakistan is training snake: Karzai
WASHINGTON, Sept 22: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said Pakistan is ‘training a snake that can also bite the trainer.’...
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Nine firms vie to set up coal-based power plant ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: Nine major international companies are seriously competing to set up a 1,200 mw power plant near Karachi in response to the government’s emergency efforts to overcome power shortages....
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Pakistani, 19 Afghans killed
KABUL, Sept 22: Gunmen in Afghanistan attacked a convoy of oil tankers importing fuel for foreign forces and a construction company, killing a Pakistani worker, an Afghan government official said on Friday....
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Nasrallah rejects call to disarm Hezbollah
BEIRUT, Sept 22: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday rejected international calls to disarm his Lebanese guerillas and told a huge “victory” rally they still had more than 20,000 rockets after a month of war with Israel....
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Iran warns of ‘lightning’ response to attack
TEHRAN, Sept 22: Iran warned Western powers on Friday that the armed forces would hit back “like lightning” against any attack as it crowed over its military prowess and showed off firepower at a major army parade....
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Thai PM target of corruption probe
BANGKOK, Sept 22: Thailand’s military coup leaders got down to business on Friday, forming a panel to probe alleged corruption under ousted billionaire leader Thaksin Shinawatra and sacking a powerful police board he used to lead....
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Pope invites Muslim envoys for meeting
VATICAN CITY, Sept 22: Pope Benedict has invited the ambassadors of Muslim countries at the Vatican, as well as leaders of Italy’s own Muslim community, to a meeting on Monday at his summer palace, a senior Vatican official said on Friday....
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Zakat ‘Nisab’ notified
ISLAMABAD, Sept 22: The administrator general of Zakat on Friday notified the value of ‘Nisab’ as 612.32 grams of silver for the Zakat year 1426-27 AH, equivalent to Rs12,926....
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S. Arabia, Israel in ‘secret’ contacts
AL QUDS, Sept 22: Israel and Saudi Arabia have been conducting secret negotiations, the top-selling Hebrew daily reported on its front page on Friday....
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Bank holiday
KARACHI, Sept 22: The State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation, inclusive of public debt offices, will remain closed for public dealing on the 1st day...
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Dutch diplomat under fire for vilifying Delhi
NEW DELHI, Sept 22: A top Dutch diplomat in New Delhi has come under fire from the Indian foreign ministry after he reportedly labelled the capital as ‘miserable’ and a ‘garbage dump’, a newspaper said on Friday....
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BD storm toll rises to 76
DHAKA: The death toll from this week’s storm in Bangladesh reached 76 as rescuers found another 25 bodies of fishermen and sailors on Friday. In Sundarban alone 10 bodies were found....
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