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| October 14, 2006 | Saturday | Ramazan 20, 1427 |
Welcome to DAWN, Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper
Updated round-the-clock, with a major update before 10:00 PST (05:00 GMT)
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Aziz unveils Rs19.5 billion ‘vision for Balochistan’ plan
QUETTA, Oct 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday announced a Rs19.5 billion provincial support programme for Balochistan for the current fiscal year and said the government was ready to hold...
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‘India ready for Kashmir talks, but not in public’
KARACHI, Oct 13: India is ready to discuss all issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, with Pakistan, but not publicly, Prime Minister Manmohan has told a Finnish magazine, stressing that there will be no talks on altering the disputed state’s borders....
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Peace talks resume next month
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India have agreed to hold a two-day review meeting in the second week of November in New Delhi, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Friday....
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Furore in UK as army chief seeks Iraq pullout
LONDON, Oct 13: Britain’s army chief said he stood by his comments that British troops should leave Iraq soon because their presence was worsening security, but he insisted on Friday this did not represent a split with the government....
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‘Rocket case accused had links with Al Qaeda’ ISLAMABAD / TAXILA, Oct 13: The government has arrested eight Al Qaeda suspects for their alleged involvement in planting Russia-made rockets in different parts of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad last week....
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UNSC nears vote against N. Korea: Military sanctions excluded
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13: The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Japan on Friday inched closer to an agreement on imposing sanctions against North Korea for conducting...
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Why the Waziristan deal is a hard sell
PESHAWAR, Oct 13: New facts have emerged about this year’s September 5 deal between the government and militants in North Waziristan that may explain the unease felt by international players involved in the conflict in Afghanistan....
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Banker to the poor gets Peace Nobel
OSLO, Oct 13: Bangladeshi economist Mohammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for grassroots work to lift millions out of poverty that earned him the nickname ‘banker to the poor’....
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Cut in oil prices unlikely
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: The government on Friday hinted that it had dropped plans to reduce oil prices despite 25 per cent decline in international oil market because of uncertain future price forecast....
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US has doubts about N-test claim
WASHINGTON, Oct 13: The US on Friday joined France, China and South Korea in expressing doubts about the validity of the North Korean nuclear blast, saying that it found no radiation in the regional environment....
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US reviews Iraq strategy
WASHINGTON, Oct 13: The US is reviewing its strategy in Iraq following a rapid increase in violence in the Arab state, says America’s top general....
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US asks for explanation on UK general’s remarks
WASHINGTON, Oct 13: The United States on Friday asked Britain for an explanation after a British commander urged a quick withdrawal from Iraq, and said there was no difference of opinion between Washington and London....
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PM to visit US next month
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will make a brief visit to the United States next month for an important UN-related event in New York, it is learnt....
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Discussion sought on stranded Pakistanis
JEDDAH, Oct 13: The Pakistan Repatriation Council has called for discussions the issue of stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh in a conference to be held in Islamabad next month....
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Moon elected UN chief
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13: The United Nations General Assembly by acclamation elected South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the next Secretary General, replacing Kofi Annan who retired Dec 31 after two terms as UN chief....
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More relief goods planned for Lebanon
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistan will be sending another consignment of relief goods to Beirut over the weekend as part of its continuing efforts to bring solace to the people of Lebanon....
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3 die in Kashmir gunbattle
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: Two Kashmiri militants and an army soldier were killed in a gunbattle in a village in occupied Kashmir, police said on Friday....
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60-day strategic oil reserves envisaged
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistan has decided to increase its strategic oil reserves to cover up from 21 to 60 days of consumption to ward off security, commercial and economic concerns in case of unforeseen supply disruptions, it is learnt....
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Afghan official arrested near Chaman
QUETTA, Oct 13: Security forces arrested an official of the Afghanistan defence ministry on Friday while he was entering Pakistan near Chaman without valid documents, a Frontier Corps statement said....
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Afghan hurt in Peshawar bomb blast
PESHAWAR, Oct 13: An Afghan student of a local madressah was injured in a bomb explosion in Haji Camp area here. Roohullah was on his way to his seminary adjacent to the Sammi-Daewoo bus stand when the bomb exploded at 5:20pm....
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